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Harthacnut (1035-1042), Penny, Helmet type, Lund (Sweden), Ælfward, +harecnvt around helmeted and armoured bust left, +alf · pard : on l ·, kidney beans in first and fourth quarters, 0.93g/1h (Becker H10/16; S 1170). A few peckmarks, otherwise very fine, dark tone, rare £800-£1,000

Provenance: J.G. Murdoch Collection, Part I, Sotheby Auction, 31 March-4 April 1903, lot 151 (part); Glendining Auction, 18 January 1923, lot 207; M. Atkin Collection [bt Baldwin]