Anglo-Saxon - Rare Harthacnut - Arms and Sceptre Penny - London, Leofstan > Lot No. 344

Description:
June 1040 AD-June 1042 AD. London mint; moneyer Leofstan. Obv: +CNVT REX AN (without C in RECX), profile diademed bust left holding sceptre in left hand, forearm visible across bust, with king's name given as 'Cnut'. Rev: +LEOFSTAN ON LVND, short voided cross, quadrilateral with pellet in each angle and in centre.

Measurements:
Silver, 1.07 grams, 18.85 mm.

Condition:
Flan flaw to centre, otherwise good very fine; about as struck.

References:
BMC xvii. Hild. I. S. 1169. N. 799 var.

Comments notes:
This issue was struck during the reign of Harthacnut and could be considered a posthumous issue, but the inscription may be an abbrieviated or alternative form of Harthacnut.

Estimate: £800 - 1,200 (EUR 1,000 - 1,500; USD 1,270 - 1,910)

Auction date: Thursday 9th September 2010 at The Swedenborg Hall 20-21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH

Sold for: £1,250