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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 2119538, member: 44140&quot;]I figured it out, I worked all day for a Penny.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been looking for some affordable Viking era coins. I was hoping to some day add a coin of a ruler of my most ancient ancestors. I was looking at museum photos of the rare, crude and early Scandinavian coins all very fascinating and struck from Unobtainium.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have mentioned in several other posts my love for the very small manual &quot;Reading Medieval European Coins&quot; by Ralph S. Walker, with this coin I put it to the test. The coin was mis-attributed on the &#039;bay. It was previously attributed as Derby mint and an unspecified moneyer. I have read the manual several times cover to cover (44 pages). It has a chart with all the different Anglo letters that do and do not exist in our language proper, and outlines some important abbreviations. I am sure there are better texts and catalogs for Anglo-Scandinavian pence, but these 44 pages was extremely helpful. I was able to determine the mint and moneyer with some relative certainty.</p><p><br /></p><p>The key that broke the whole legend wide open was the first letter to the right of the Maltese Cross. What to everyone thinks looks like a D followed by V is actually not a D or P with a faint line perpendicular to the spine, but rather a symbol or letter used on coins for &quot;TH&quot; sort of like a Theta. (Uber Interesting.) The other letters are well formed an completely legible as the moneyer Thurston of Stamford. Notice &quot;ON STA&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>There are some odd &quot;extra pellets&quot; on the reverse....can an penny guy make comment?</p><p><br /></p><p>Also appealing to me is the use of the pointed Viking helmet used on this penny. This penny was most likely struck after AD 1021. The coin was modeled on Late Roman coinage, although many centuries afterward.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again rather than butchering the history Ill just sum it up real fast.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cnut was a Danish Viking whom was the first king to unite all of England. He was proclaimed King of England, Denmark, Norway and <i>some of</i> Swedes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any additions or corrections are much appreciated. Any information on the extra pellets would be awesome. Feel free to comment and pile on your pence.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>North Sea Empire</p><p>Stamford, Anglia</p><p>Cnut the Great (r. AD 1016 -1035)</p><p>AR Penny 18.2 mm x 1.00 grams (c. AD 1021-1035)</p><p>Obverse: The helmeted bust of Cnut left holding a scepter with 3 lobes.+ CNVT REX A</p><p>Reverse: Short cross with 4 pellets and 2 extra opposing pellets. + THVRSTAN ON STA</p><p>Note: EF</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]401635[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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