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THBViking / English Cnut the Great Silver Penny - 1 Gram
Lot 37
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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2020-11-05 10:00:00
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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Western Europe, Viking / English, ca. 1016 to 1035 CE. Silver Penny. London Mint. Obverse: Bust wearing sash with pointed helmet in tondo and writing around circumference. Reverse: AELFGET ON LVNDE, small even-armed cross with flower (central circle with semi-circle/petaloid shapes. A lovely silver penny from the rule of King Cnut (Canute) the Great of Denmark, England, and Norway, named the North Sea Empire. A highly popular king who wielded great influence in the Catholic Church due to his possession of Denmark and among the Norse-Gaels due to his control over the maritime zone between Great Britain and Ireland, Cnut is perhaps best known for the legend of King Canute and the Tide in which he asks the incoming tide of the sea to halt at his feet and when it does not, he exclaims on the uselessness of secular power in comparison to the supreme power of God. A gorgeous artifact from a past empire. 90.68% silver, 6% copper, 1% lead. 1 gram. Coin Size: 0.75" Diameter (1.9 cm) Size: 1.75" L x 1.25" W (4.4 cm x 3.2 cm); 3.875" H (9.8 cm) on included custom brass stand.
Provenance: ex Pegasi Gallery, Michigan, USA acquired before 2010
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#158239Expected wear on edges and to some details as commensurate with age, but design is clear. Intact and excellent.Condition
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