

Cnut Silver Penny
Short Cross
Ælfwine on Oxford
1.09g 17.3mm
Spink - 1159
North - 790
Obverse:
CNVT RECX A. Crowned bust left with sceptre.
Reverse:
ÆLFPINE ON OCX. Voided short cross with pellet centre.
A single peck mark on each side, otherwise extremely fine. An extremely rare moneyer for this type at Oxford, with only one example recorded in the EMC/SCBI - struck from the same obverse die but paired with a double-name reverse die reading “Ælfwine Tosti” - SCBI 9, Ashmolean Museum, number 720. Only one legend spelling variation for this type is listed by Stainer - ÆL˙FPINE ON OCX - as on this coin (number 5).
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Specific References
Cnut Silver Penny
Short Cross
Ælfwine on Oxford
1.09g 17.3mm
Spink - 1159
North - 790
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