Cnut Pointed Helmet

 

1024-1030
BMC xiv
Hildebrand G
Seaby # 1158
North # 787
Image Description Notes

 

 

  • Penny
  • L[•EOF]RF•IC ON BVCC•I
  • 0.75gm/19.67mm
  • EX: John Hulett Collection part XX sold at DNW 185(1 December 2020), lot 3; Sotheby's English and Foreign Coins(12 November 1981), lot 44

 

 

 Buckingham; SCBI Copenhagen-13: 122(die match). See BNJ 34(1965) pages 46-52 for a review of the coins of this mint. At the time the review was written there were 36 known coins from this mint. There were only two listed of this type, this coin was not listed and must be a latter find. All three are from the same moneyer and appear to be from the same dies.

 

 

  • Penny
  • LEOFǷINE ON CENT:
  • Pointed Helmet
  • 0.90gm/18.10mm
  • EX: Schulman b.v. Auction 340(1 December 2012), lot 589

 

 

 Canterbury; SCBI 1-Fitzwilliam: 773(die match); SCBI 13-Copenhagen:161(die match)

 

 

  • Penny
  • ǷINRED ON CANT
  • 0.93gm/18.40mm
  • EX: W. J. Conte Collection sold at CNG Auction 60(22 May 2002), lot 2219

 

 

 Canterbury; SCBI 13 Copenhagen-194(die match)

 

 

  • Penny
  • •E•L•EǷINE ON •L•EIC:
  • Pointed Helmet
  • BMC xiv; Hild. G
  • 1.12gm/18.64mm
  • S 1158
  • N 0787
  • Found 10 December 2022 near Kärla Church on Saaremaa Island, Estonia

 

 

 Chester; SCBI 13 Copenhagen-1382 & 1383(die match to both)

 

 

  • Penny
  • ÆL•FǷINE:• ON COL:•
  • 1.08gm/18.50mm
  • EX: Davisson's; Exhibited in Paris, 1953

 

 

 Colchester; SCBI 25-Helsinki: 755(die match); See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 259, coin 35 for a probable die match.

 

 

  • Penny
  • G•ODR•IC: ON COL•A•
  • 1.00gm/18.90mm

 

 

 Colchester; SCBI 13 Copenhagen-262 & 263(die match to both); See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 259, coin 36 for a probable die match.

 

 

  • Penny
  • SǷET ON DORCEST:
  • 1.21gm/19.13mm
  • EX: Antykwariat Numizmatyczny(Michal Niemczyk) Auction 29(28 June 2021) lot 4228

 


 Dorchester; SCBI 24 West County Museums-950(die match). Very rare type for the mint. This is possibly one of only three in private hands.

 

 

  • Penny
  • L•EOFǷINE ON DOF
  • 0.93gm/18.50mm
  • Detector find near Norwich, 25 November 2003

 

 

 Dover; SCBI 13 Copenhagen-380(die match); EMC 2018.027(this coin); See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 260, coin 49 for a probable die match.

 

 

  • Penny
  • SÆǷINE ON ECCXCE:
  • 0.83gm/18.00mm
  • EX: Mike Vosper; Cambridge Hoard

 

 

 Exeter; SCBI 13 Copenhagen-475(die match); See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 262, coin 69 for a probable die match.

 

 

  • Penny
  • ǷVLSTAN ON ECXCE:•
  • Pointed Helmet
  • 0.98gm/19.26mm
  • Found on Saaremaa Island, Estonia, Spring 2014

 

 

 Exeter; SCBI 13 Copenhagen-490(die match);See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 262, coin 71 for a probable die match.

 

 

  • Penny
  • GODRIC ON CLEǷEC
  • 1.02gm/18.00mm
  • EX: Davisson's

 

 

 Gloucester; SCBI 19-Bristol and Gloucester: 64(die match)

 

 

  • Penny
  • ETSIGE ON HÆSTINGA
  • 0.87gm/18.10mm

 

 

 Hastings; SCBI 42-South Eastern: 1058 & 1059(die match)

 

 

  • Penny
  • OR•DR•IC: ON HER•E:
  • 1.07gm/18.79mm

 

 

 Hereford; SCBI 13-Copenhagen-1250(die match); See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 273, coin 246 for a probable die match.

 

 

  • Penny
  • EADNOÐ: O HVNTED
  • Pointed Helmet
  • BMC xiv; Hild. G
  • 1.05gm/18.80mm
  • S 1158
  • N 0787
  • EX: From the private collection of an English Gentleman; Dr. R. J. Eaglen collection sold at Baldwin's Auctions 18(13 October 1998), Glendininings Auctions(11 Oct 1993) lot 254(part)

 

 

 Huntingdon; SCBI 13 Copenhagen-1262 & 1263(die match to both); See Eaglen BNJ 69(1999), page 120, coin 192(plate 9 this coin)

 

 

  • Penny
  • GVSTAN ON LINCO
  • 0.88gm/18.70mm
  • EX: St. James Auction 46(22 July 2021), lot 110(came with an old Mark Rasmussen ticket)

 

 

 Lincoln; SCBI 14-Copenhagen:1651(die match); Iosteinn is a scarce moneyer known mostly at Lincoln. This spelling of his name is particularly rare.

 

 

  • Penny
  • SVERTINC ON LINC
  • 0.99gm/18.50mm

 

 

 Lincoln; cross behind bust

 

 

  • Penny
  • Æ•LFG•AR ON LVND
  • 0.75gm/18.50mm

 

 

 London

 

 

  • Penny
  • ÆL•FǷIG ON LVND:
  • Pointed Helmet
  • BMC xiv, Hild. G
  • 0.97gm/18.58mm
  • S 1158
  • N 0787
  • EX: Schulman b.v. E-Auction 8(14 December 2022), lot 1093

 

 

 London; SCBI-66 Norwegian II: 2840(probable obverse die match); There are seven coins in the EMC/Sylloge were on the reverse there is a pellet after the "L" in the moneyer's name and a colon after the mint but none are a die match to this coin.

 

 

  • Penny
  • ÆLFǷIG ON LVNND
  • 1.00gm/19.40mm

 

 

London; SCBI 25-Helsinki: 779(die match); SCBI 36-Berlin: 703(die match)

 

 

  • Penny
  • BRVNGAR PVCA O LV
  • 0.95gm/18.32mm

 

 

 London; SCBI 14-Copenhagen;2266, 2267 & 2268(die match to all three); Very rare double name for the moneyer

 

 

  • Penny
  • ETSIG•E: ON LVN•DE:
  • 1.09gm/18.30mm

 

 

 London; SCBI 14-Copenhagen;2509 & 2510(die match)

 

 

  • Penny
  • LEOFRED ON LVN:
  • 1.06gm/18.40mm

 

 

 London; SCBI 14-Copenhagen:2695 (die match); SCBI 66-Norwegian II:2987(die match)

 

 

  • Penny
  • LEOFSTAN ON LVN:
  • Pointed Helmet
  • 1.04gm/18.40mm

 


 London; SCBI 14-Copenhagen:2736(die match)

 

 

  • Penny
  • LEOFǷOLD: ON LVND
  • 0.99gm/18.50mm

 

 

 London; SCBI 66-Norwegian II: 3020 & 3021(die dupicate of both)

 

 

  • Penny
  • STIÐULF ON LVND:
  • 0.96gm/18.10mm

 

 

 London; SCBI 14-Copenhagen; 2913(obverse die match); See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 284, coin 421 for a probable die match; This moneyer known only for this reign, mint and type.

 

 

  • Penny
  • Ƿ•V•L•F•R•I•C O•NL•VN:
  • 0.80gm/18.50mm

 

 

 London

 

 

  • Penny
  • IOHAN ON LIMN
  • 0.97gm/18.10mm
  • EX: W. J. Conte Collection sold at CNG Triton VI(13 January 2003), lot 1375

 

 

 Lympne; SCBI 66-Norwegian II: 3105(die dupicate)

 

 

  • Penny
  • ÆLFPINE ON MÆL•DV
  • 1.12gm/18.00mm
  • EX: W. J. Conte Collection sold at CNG Triton VI(13 January 2003), lot 1376

 

 

 Maldon; SCBI 15-Copenhagen:3115(die duplicate)

 

 

  • Penny
  • HǷATMAN O NORÐ
  • 1.02gm/18.60mm
  • EX: Davisson’s; Holger Hede Collection Part II, sold by Bruun Rasmussen Auctions(28 September 1991), lot 18

 

 

 Norwich; SCBI 15-Copenhagen:3178(die match); SCBI 23-East Anglia Museums:1231(die match)

 

 

  • Penny
  • O•SL•ACC:ON N:ORÐǷ
  • 1.00gm/20.00mm

 

 

 Norwich; SCBI 45-Latvian:129(die match)

 

 

  • Penny
  • GODǷINE ON ROFID
  • 0.94gm/18.50mm

 

 

Rochester; SCBI 15-Copenhagen: 3309, 3310 & 3311(die match to all three)

 

 

  • Penny
  • ÆL•FǷINE ON SERE
  • 1.02gm/18.70mm
  • EX: Patrick Finn

 

 

 Salisbury; SCBI 15-Copenhagen:3421 & 3421(die match to both)

 

 

  • Penny
  • ÆLFGAR ON SVÐG
  • 1.03gm/18.30mm

 

 

 Southwark; SCBI 9-Ashmolean:701(die match); SCBI 15-Copenhagen:3689(die match)

 

 

  • Penny
  • MOROLF ON STA
  • 0.93gm/18.40mm

 

 

 Stamford; This moneyer known only for this mint and reign; very rare variety with the cross on the neck and two extra pellets on the reverse. No other examples in the Sylloge or EMC. One was sold by CNG, Auction 58, lot 1824, same mint and type but moneyer was Ædwine. Another was sold by DNW, Auction 63, lot 207, same mint and type but moneyer was Leofric.

 

 

  • Penny
  • OSǷER•D ON STANF:
  • 1.02gm/18.30mm

 

 

 Stamford; This moneyer known only for this mint.

 

 

  • Penny
  • OSǷERD MO STAN
  • 1.02gm/17.99mm

 

 

 Stamford; SCBI 15-Copenhagen:3642(die match); This moneyer known only for this mint.

 

 

  • Penny
  • ÆLFǷINE ON ÐEODF
  • 0.96gm/18.90mm

 

 

 Thetford

 

 

  • Penny
  • ǷINEMAN ON ÐEOD
  • 1.03gm/19.40mm

 

 

 Thetford; SCBI 15-Copenhagen: 3866(die match); SCBI 45-Latvian:132(die match)

 

 

  • Penny
  • Æ•L•FS•IGE ON ǷINC•
  • 0.99gm/18.00mm

 

 

 Winchester; In the reverse legend N and Ƿ are legated.

 

 

  • Penny
  • LA•D•MÆ•R O•N ǷIN•EC:
  • 1.02gm/18.90mm
  • EX: W. J. Conte Collection sold at CNG Triton VI(13 January 2003), lot 1382

 

 

Winchester; See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 298, coin 574 for a probable die match. Moneyer known only for Winchester.

 

 

 

  • Penny
  • CETEL M-O EOFRǷIC
  • 1.02gm/18.50mm

 

 

 York; SCBI 13 Copenhagen-573(die match) ; See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 263, coin 96 for a probable die match.

 

 

  • Penny
  • CETEL M-O EOFRǷIC
  • 1.07gm/18.20mm
  • EX: Dr. Thomas Dailey Collection sold at CNG Auction 69(8 June 2005), lot 2114

 

 

 York; SCBI 13 Copenhagen-573(die match); See English Coins in the British Museum, v.2, page 263, coin 96 for a probable die match.

 

 

  • Penny
  • GRIMOLF M-O EOF
  • 0.98gm/18.60mm

 

 

 York

 

 

  • Penny
  • ǷIÐRINE M-O EOF:
  • 0.95gm/18.50mm
  • Found near Thetford, Norfolk, March/April 2009

 

 

 York; SCBI 13-Copenhagen: 903(die match); Moneyer apparently only of York and beginning with the reign of Cnut and ending with Harold I.

 

 

  • Penny
  • ǷVLNOÐ M-O EOFR
  • 0.99gm/19.00mm

 

 

 York
 

 

Extremly Rare Bust Right Variety

There are perhaps only two coins of this varity in private hands

 

 

  • Penny
  • GODR•ICC ON LVND:
  • Hild. Ga
  • 0.93gm/19.41mm
  • S 1158var
  • N 0787
  • From the late John Hulett(Part XVIII) sold at DNW 175(06 May 2020),lot 4;(bt Spink October 2008); Spink Numismatic Circular October 2008, HS3571; The Viking Collection(J. F. Chown) sold at Spink Auction 150(14 March 2001),lot 1032; W. N. Clarke Collection; The Commander R.P. Mack Collection Part I sold at Glenddining(18 November 1975),lot 171(bt Baldwin 1965)

 

 

 London; SCBI 20-Mack:1098(this coin)

 

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