Crowned
and draped bust of Cnut left, within quatrefoil.
Text around CNVT REX ANGLO PVM.
Reverse:
Long cross of two lines voided, each bar terminating
in two crescents, pellet in centre, within
quatrefoil with pellet at apex of each cusp.
Text around DRENG MO LINC.
History:
Cnut was proclaimed King by the Danish fleet
in England in 1014 but was forced to leave.
He returned in 1015 and in 1016 agreed on
a division of the country with Eadmund Ironsides.
In November 1016 Eadmund died and Cnut secured
all England, marrying Emma of Normandy.
Date:
Quatrefoil type, moneyer Dreng, minted Lincoln,
1017-1023 AD.
