Great Britain Silver & Bronze
Lot 1912 Session 6 (9.30am Wednesday) Great Britain Silver & Bronze
Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $900
VIKINGS OF YORK, in name of Cnut, (c.895-902), silver penny, (1.4 grams), obv. inverted patriarchal cross, around CNVT RX seperated and arranged around the edge, rev. +CVN NET TI, small cross with pellets, (S.993, N.501, cf.BMC 963/929). Attractive light tone, good very fine and very rare variant.
Purchased in 1967. A very unusual variant with the omission of the E in REX, a variety apparently missing in all main British SCBI's and BM.
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