Description
Canute (1016-35), Penny, Quatrefoil type (c.1017-1023), Southwark mint, moneyer Wulfstan, London style bust A, crowned and draped bust left within quatrefoil, legend commences at 8 o’clock, +CNVT REX ΛNGLOR. Rev, long voided cross over quatrefoil with pellet cusps and pellet centre, reads +PVLFSTΛN SVD, 1.35g (S.1157; N.781; BMC VIII; SCBI 15 (Copenhagen), 3744; Blackburn & Lyon, Lon. Am).
A rare mint moneyer combination, couple of peckmarks on the reverse. Legends mainly clear with some soft spots, broad portrait, slight undulation to flan. Very fine.
