Auction Catalogue
Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Short Cross type, Warminster, Winegod, pineg on por, 1.12g/3h (SCBI Copenhagen 4212 [different dies]; BEH 3869; N 790; S 1159). Minor flan crack at 4 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine with light dusty find patina, extremely rare £1,500-£2,000
Provenance: Found in the Bristol area, 2013 (EMC 2013.0061).
The other known coins of this type for the mint are:
1) Lord Stewartby Collection (Spink Auction 234, 22 March 2016, lot 264: same dies as Copenhagen 4212)
2) W.J. Conte Collection (CNG Auction 60, 22 May 2002, lot 2244, different dies to both Copenhagen 4212 and the present specimen)
3) SCBI Copenhagen 4212
4) SCBI Copenhagen 4211 [moneyer Beorhtric]
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