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Description: | A penny of Canute struck by the moneyer Sweartbrand of Lincoln. It is a short cross type minted between 1030-1035/6. The obverse bears the legend +CNUT RECX and shows a bust of the king, wearing a diadem and holding a sceptre whilst looking left. The reverse reads +SPEARTEBR[A]ND L and shows a short cross, voided. This inscription appears to be a variant of the normal forms of the moneyer's name Sweartbrand or Swertebrand. It weighs 1.02g and has a die axis of 12. North, J. J. 1980. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c.600-1272, ref. 790. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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