ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelwulf. 839-858. AR Penny (21mm, 1.22 g, 10h). DORB/CANT type. Canterbury mint; Ealhmund, moneyer. Struck circa 849-854. + EÐELVVLF RE+, DOR–B– arranged around central pellet / EALGNVND NO(NE)TΛ, CANT in monoram. Naismith C125a = SCBI 2 (Glasgow), 541 (same obv. die); North 614; SCBC 1049. Near VF, toned, a few light marks. Rare.
Ex Alan Williams Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, November 1991.
