Andreas Hoard Cnut Coin
Date made: 11th century
Description: The inscription on this coin is;
CNUT RE(C)X (AN). Bust left, diademed; in front sceptre (usually with lis head, but sometimes a trefoil, with beard and extra tassels, blundered)
Chester (LEG:). Elleæine (*Ælfwine)
Numismatic information:
SHORT-CROSS c.1029-35/6—(BMC xvi; Hild. H; North 790)
Measurements: die-axis 180°
Materials: silver
Date found: 1874
Object name: coin
Collection: Archaeology Collection
ID number: 1954-1523/6