Short cross penny of Cnut
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 Wulfstan.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 391/1990
- Category
- Array
- Collection Class
- Numismatics
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Material
- silver
- Common Name
- short cross penny of Cnut
- Simple Name
- coin
- Inscription Transcription
- +CNVT RCX A; +PVLSTAN ON ECX
- Period Classification
- Late Saxon (900-1066)
- Production Year Low
- 1030
- Production Year High
- 1036