England Cnut Long Cross Penny [solved]

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halfdisme
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Posted: 26 Jan 2020, 06:53 #
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First, I apologize for the photo rotation.

This has been attributed as Cnut. Can someone confirm that, and attribute the moneyer and mint?

http://www.elfreeman2.com/t19/9sw318o.jpg

http://www.elfreeman2.com/t19/9sw318r.jpg

The coin is 17mm, silver, and weighs 0.9 gram.
radrick007
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Posted: 28 Jan 2020, 01:23 #
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We have all known types for Cnut listed in the England catalogue and there is no match with your coin. I'm no expert but the combination of the crude portrait and the voided long cross doesn't look like any English penny I have seen before, but I could be wrong.
Just because you can't see it ... doesn't mean it isn't there - Anon.

Former coin and banknote catalogue referee.
halfdisme
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Posted: 28 Jan 2020, 04:26 #
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To me, the portrait looks more like this one, but the legend appears to be wrong:

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces53835.html

Could it be an esterling?
cmaclean Catalogue referee
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Posted: 28 Jan 2020, 10:27 #
Edited: 28 Jan 2020, 10:28
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It looks like a Hiberno-Norse 'Long Cross and Hands Coinage', c.1035-1060. I'll look into it a bit more later today. It is a crude Irish imitation of Anglo-Saxon coinage.
cmaclean Catalogue referee
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Posted: 28 Jan 2020, 12:38 #
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Looks like you have Sp#6132. Worth £200 in fine condition and £475 in very fine condition. Its one of Irelands earliest coins, they only started striking them in c.995.
halfdisme
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Posted: 28 Jan 2020, 14:34 #
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Excellent! Thank you very much.
Status changed to Solved (halfdisme, 28 Jan 2020, 14:34)
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