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short cross penny of Cnut (coin)

Ownership/credit: Purchased with support from the V&A Purchase Grant Fund.

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Ownership/credit: Purchased with support from the V&A Purchase Grant Fund.

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Descriptions

This coin is part of an important collection of Saxon and early medieval coins held by the museum. The collection contains examples of coins minted in the Devon burgh towns of Exeter, Lydford, Barnstaple and Totnes. This penny was issued by Cnut, and minted in Exeter by Edwine.

Inscription

+CNVT . REC A.:
+EDPINE ON ECXE


This object is not on display.

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