Cnut Penny (Salisbury Mint)

[Descartes]

Learned chaps, 

Could you hammered chaps cast your eye over this Canute quatrefoil penny (Salisbury mint) and tell me if the portrait looks normal. It's certainly a different bust to the one you find on the usual penny. Were dies locally made during Canute's reign rather than centrally? 

[Rob]

North p.168 shows you the regional variations in style, so in answer to your question, yes, there is no standard form. According to him they were made in 19 regional centres, so whether at the local mint in this case is another matter, and I don't know the answer. For further reading consult Anglo-Saxon Monetary History by Blackburn and Lyon, pp.223-72. I don't have it.

The style looks ok for the area. Winchester is the closest shown - which makes sense.

[Descartes]

1 hour ago, Rob said:

North p.168 shows you the regional variations in style, so in answer to your question, yes, there is no standard form. According to him they were made in 19 regional centres, so whether at the local mint in this case is another matter, and I don't know the answer. For further reading consult Anglo-Saxon Monetary History by Blackburn and Lyon, pp.223-72. I don't have it.

The style looks ok for the area. Winchester is the closest shown - which makes sense. 

Thanks, Rob. 

That's really useful information. I'll try and get hold of Blackburn and Lyon as it sounds like a good read. Cheers for the Winchester pointer too