Coins from the reign of King Cnut
have the four letters arranged amusingly around the edge.
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The Ghost of Stephen Foster,
Mon 19 Apr 2004, 17:53,
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Bloke who tried to command the tide?
Refered to as 'Canute'?
Is that the one?
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Linbox has a serious dunk habit,
Mon 19 Apr 2004, 17:56,
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That's the feller.
"CNUT" is the original Saxon/Dane/whatever spelling.
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The Ghost of Stephen Foster,
Mon 19 Apr 2004, 17:57,
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Not necessarily ALL coins from his reign.
Some of them definitely do, though. I saw David Dickinson spelling it out on telly. And I used to live with a numismatist, so I've seen some first-hand.
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The Ghost of Stephen Foster,
Mon 19 Apr 2004, 17:59,
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