Harthacnut. Penny. 1035-40. Cambridge mint #sherborne AD 668-681

AD 668-681

Obverse description: Double headed eagle

Obverse: The arms of William Allen’s family including six Martlets and surmounted by another with legend: “WILLIAM ALLEN LONDON * 1795 *”

The obverse picture is with the capsule open

clasp North West Frontier

Harthacnut. Penny. 1035-40. Cambridge mint #sherborne AD 668-681This Jewel Cross type issued in 1035 1037, was minted in Cambridge by the moneyer Osgeat, in the name of Cnut. and is the first recorded example of this type combination. Chipped along a Faultline but otherwise good very fine. Full providence shown from The Fitzwilliam Museum attached and via the link below. EMC number : 2025. 0280 State: Anglo Saxon England (871 1066) Ruler: Harthacnut Type: Cnut (Harthacnut), Jewel Cross, N 797 Mint: Cambridge Mint