The Collection of Anglo-Saxon and Earlier Hammered Coins formed by the late Captain 'Peter' Arnot

Cnut (1016-1035), Short cross type, Hunna, Malmesbury, HVNA ON MEaLM, 1.12 gms. Extremely fine and excessively rare, in outstanding condition for a coin of such great rarity, and probably the only example of moneyer and type of this extremely rare mint outside Scandinavia (£1,500-2,000)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Anglo-Saxon and Earlier Hammered Coins formed by the late Captain 'Peter' Arnot.

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Only two other coins of this moneyer and type are recorded, both in Scandinavian national collections (SCBI Copenhagen 3135, different dies, and Hildebrand 2894). Provenance unrecorded, purchased 1977.