The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins formed by Marvin Lessen (Part 2)

Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Quatrefoil type, Gothabyrig [Castle Gotha], Wulfmær, pvlfmær o giod, Exeter ‘main’ style, drapery in parallel loops, 0.91g/9h (Dolley/Elmore Jones, BNJ XXVIII, no.10, same rev. die [= SCBI Copenhagen 1062]; BEH 1001; N 781; S 1157). Crack at 6 o’clock and in centre, flan a trifle bent, otherwise very fine and extremely rare
£1,000-£1,500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: Baldwin Auction 70, 28 September 2011, lot 352 [from Baldwin 1964]