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TYRANT COLLECTION
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SILVER PENNY (1024-1030 AD)
Cnut, King of all England, 1016-1035 AD
York mint, moneyer Ira. Pointed helmet portrait facing left, holding scepter; reverse, short cross voided,
limbs terminating at center in 2 circles, a large pellet in each angle, each enclosed by a broken annulet.
Exceptionally choice, well struck with every detail sharp, on a full broad flan of good metal, sheathed in
rich bluish purple gray patina.
S-1158. N-787. PCGS-graded MS64.
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SILVER PENNY (1036-1038 AD)
Harold, King of all England, 1035-1040 AD
London mint, moneyer Eadwold. Diademed portrait facing left; reverse, “jewel cross”, a cross composed
of 4 ovals joined at the base by 2 circles enclosing a pellet. Rare. Minted Spring 1036 to 1038, when Har-
old was joint ruler with Harthacnut. Somewhat crudely engraved, on a full broad flan showing ancient
encrustation beneath silvery gray patina.
S-1163. N-802. PCGS-graded MS63.
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SILVER PENNY (1036 AD)
Harthacnut, King of all England, 1035-1042 AD
Bath mint, moneyer Waedell. Diademed portrait facing right; reverse, “jewel cross”, a cross composed of
4 ovals joined at the base by 2 circles enclosing a pellet. Very rare. Minted Spring to Autumn 1036, when
Harthacnut was joint ruler with his illegitimate half-brother Harold. A superb example of this briefly
coined type, with a crisp portrait and jeweled cross, clear and complete legends, on a broad full flan of
good metal showing complete beaded rims, and sheathed in ideal golden silvery gray patina.
S-1167. N-809. PCGS-graded MS61.