Catalog
1 Penning - Cnut Aethelred II short cross imitation
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1016-1035 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped, diademed bust of King Cnut facing left, rendered in the Anglo-Saxon style closely imitating the Æthelred II short cross type, contained within a plain inner circle. The effigy displays a stylized drapery across the shoulder and a prominent diadem, characteristic of early 11th-century Scandinavian imitative coinage. A Latin legend surrounds the inner circle within the outer beaded border of the coin. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A small, plain cross centred within a plain inner circle, directly imitating the short cross reverse design of contemporary Anglo-Saxon pennies. The cross arms extend to but do not breach the inner circle, and the field is otherwise plain. A Latin moneyer's legend reading from a pellet surrounds the inner circle, identifying the moneyer Godwin operating at the mint of Lund, enclosed within the outer beaded border. |
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