Does the CNUT REX SW coin legend show that Cnut the Great ruled at Sigtuna?

• A coin struck at Sigtuna c. 1030 with Cnut as issuer has been seen as proof that Cnut the Great ruled in Sweden (Sigtuna) for a short period following the battle of Helgeå. However, based on other contemporary coins it can be shown that the legend was merely partly copied from an English prototype. Thus, it does not show that Cnut ruled at Sigtuna.

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HUMANIORA  -- Historia och arkeologi -- Arkeologi (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- History and Archaeology -- Archaeology (hsv//eng)

HUMANIORA  -- Historia och arkeologi -- Historia (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- History and Archaeology -- History (hsv//eng)

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Numismatik

mynt

Sigtuna

Knut den store

Archaeology, North European

Arkeologi, nordeuropeisk

History

Historia

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