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The Collection of British and European Coins Formed by the Late Julian Birch

Julian Birch

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№ 42

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12 November 2015

Hammer Price:
£320

Cnut (1016-1035), Penny, Short Cross type, Hertford, Leofric, leofric on heor, lis-headed sceptre, 1.03g/6h (cf. BEH 1164; N 790; S 1159). Minimal crimping, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £300-400

Provenance: W.J. Conte Collection, CNG Triton Auction VI (New York), 14-15 January 2003, lot 1393

The moneyer is Leofric