Canute Penny, Short cross type, Canterbury, Leofwine, ex Cambridge Hoard and English Doctor quartered shield of arms within

quartered shield of arms within linear quatrefoil

to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi

his left arm held-out low

53grams of 0

otherwise with a delightful old iridescent cabinet tone

Canute Penny, Short cross type, Canterbury, Leofwine, ex Cambridge Hoard and English Doctor quartered shield of arms withinCanute (1016 35), silver short cross Penny (1029 35), Canterbury Mint, Moneyer Leofwine, diademed bust left with sceptre, legend surrounding commences at top, CNVT . RECX., rev. pellet in annulet at centre of voided short cross, linear circles and legend surrounding, +LEOFPINE ON CENT, weight 1. 18g (SCBI Hunterian 2: 930; BMC type XVI; N. 790; S. 1159). Toned, well centred strike, almost extremely fine.