Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

Cnut (1016-1035), Quatrefoil type, Penny, Færthen, faerden mo hvn, 1.06g/11h (Eaglen 164, dies Bc [3] and BNJ 69, pl.7, 164, this coin; BEH 1238; SCBI Copenhagen 1272; N 781; S 1157). Very fine and very rare; the sole type of this moneyer, only one other specimen believed known outside of museum collections (£240-280)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Pennies of the Huntingdon Mint.

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Provenance:
‘Cnut’ Hoard, c.1993
R.J. Eaglen Collection [from Baldwin 1998]