The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins formed by Marvin Lessen Part I

Northumbria (York), Cnut, Penny, contemporary imitation, cnvt r ·:· i : :· x ·:· retrograde around crude patriachal cross, pellets only in lower angles, rev. cvn ·:· net ·:· ti retrograde around cross pattée, 1.47g/8h (cf. Lyon/Stewart Gp IIb; cf. N 501; cf. S 993). Fine, rare £150-200

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

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Provenance: Believed to be a metal detector find, c. 1994; Patrick Finn FPL 3, January 1995 (41).

The Patrick Finn ticket with the coin states ‘Spoke to I.S. [Ian Stewart] who says he has only seen a few [of these imitations] over the years’