Description
Canute (1016-35), Penny, Quatrefoil type (c.1017-1023), Southwark mint, moneyer Wulfstan, London style bust A, early dies, crowned and draped bust left within quatrefoil, legend commences at 8 o’clock, +CNVT REX ΛNGLORV, R’s with tail serifs projecting backwards. Rev, long voided cross over quatrefoil with pellet cusps and pellet centre, reads +PVLFSTΛN SVG, 1.08g (S.1157; N.781; BMC VIII; SCBI 15 [Copenhagen, Part IIIc], 3743-46).
A well struck example on a full flan, one peckmark behind bust and die break below ear, dies blocky in places. Legends legible both sides with a large imposing portrait. Reverse, impressive with clean details, free from any surface markings. Very fine, reverse better.
