© Dix Noonan Webb
© Dix Noonan Webb
Penny - Cnut and Siefred
| Silver | 1.33 g | - |
| Issuer | Viking Kingdom of York (Kingdoms of British Isles and Frisia) |
|---|---|
| King | Siefred (895-900) Cnut (900-905) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 895-905 |
| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
| Currency | Pound |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.33 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#311288 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Cross pattée, pellet in first and fourth quarters, lettering around.
Script: Latin
Lettering: SI EF RED VS
Translation: Siefred.
Comment
Anglo-Saxon Middle Period (c.780-973), Anglo-Viking Coinages (885-954), Coinages of the Viking Kingdom of York (c.895-920)Siefred (Sigeferth) is recorded as being a pirate in Northumbria around 893 and seems to have assumed control after Guthfrith’s death in 895.
Some 3,000 silver pennies bearing Cnut's name were in the Cuerdale hoard, found near Preston, Lancashire in 1840. The date suggested for the burial of this hoard is c. 905, soon after the Vikings were expelled from Dublin. Who Cnut was and where he reigned are matters of conjecture.
L.&S. IIId
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Standard circulation coin Penny - Cnut and Siefred (895-905) from Viking Kingdom of York (Kingdoms of British Isles and Frisia) made of Silver weighing 1.33 g is that it features the image of King Cnut, also known as Canute, who was a Viking king of England, Denmark, and Norway. He ruled England from 1016 to 1035 and was known for his military conquests and his efforts to unite the Viking tribes. The coin's design includes an image of King Cnut and the name "Cnut" in Old English lettering, making it a unique and valuable piece of numismatic history.
