Description
Canute (1016-35), Penny, Quatrefoil type (c.1017-1023), Thetford mint, moneyer Ealdred, crowned and draped bust left within quatrefoil, legend commences at one 1 o’clock, +CNVT REX ΛNGLOR. Rev, long voided cross over quatrefoil with pellet cusps and pellet centre, reads +EΛLDRED MO ÐEO, 1.02g (S.1157; N.781; BMC VIII; SCBI 15 (Copenhagen) 3807 ; Blackburn and Lyon, Thet. A m).
Brightly toned with amber undertones on the reverse, a fetching portrait, comprehensive legends both sides. Slight wave to the flan, free from any peckmarks, marginally blocked dies in obverse script, reverse cleanly struck and well centred. Bold very fine
