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

Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Short Cross type, York, Ucede, vcede onn eofer ·, lis sceptre, 1.14g/6h (SCBI Copenhagen 883-4, same dies; SCBI America 536 [J.L. Dresser], same obv. die; BEH 821; N 790; S 1159). Portrait partly weak, otherwise very fine, dark tone £240-£300

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

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Provenance: A.J. Arnot Collection, BDW Auction 11, 21 March 1995, lot 243.

The owner’s ticket alludes to this coin emanating from the ‘Cambridge area’ find, c. 1993, but the cataloguer does not share that opinion