Description
Canute (1016-35), Penny, Quatrefoil type (c.1017-1023), Southwark mint, moneyer Brihtmaer, crowned and draped portrait left within quatrefoil, legend commences, +CNVT REX ANGLORVM. Rev, long voided cross over quatrefoil with pellet cusps and pellet centre, reads +BRIHTMÆR SVDG, 1.00.g (S.1157; N.781; BMC VIII).
Excellent portrait with clear fields on a problem free flan, legends crisp and concise with the slightest of weak points in places. Bold very fine, much eye appeal with a scarcer moneyer.