England AR penny c. AD 1016-23 Cnut, quatrefoil type, Lincoln, Osgut moneyer, ex-L.E. Bruun, Brahesminde ss+

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England, Cnut, silver penny, c. AD 1016-23, Osgut (Asgautr) moneyer, at the Lincoln mint; his bust left in quatrefoil/long cross superimposed on quatrefoil with pellets at the four cusps. 0.88 g.

The moneyer's name Osgut (Old Norse spelling: Asgautr) was clearly of Norse descent, an indication of the extensive Scandinavian settlement in England by the time of Cnut's reign.

Better than very fine, minor deposit, peckmarks. Rare moneyer.

S. 1157; North 781; SCBI Copenhagen 1782 (this coin); Bruun 390 (this coin)

ex-L.E. Bruun (1852-1923) collection, acquired 1922; from the family collection of the Counts of Brahesminde (the Bille-Brahe family), begun in the 19th century.

 

 

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