Great Britain. Penny, ND. S.1050; N.618. Aethelwulf of Wessex, 839-858. Phase 4, BMC xvii; EMC 025622. +HVNBEA RHTM ON ETA. Viking traded portrait penny. Pierced. Excessively rare. Sharpness of Very Fine. Deliberately pierced at center, possibly for attachment to a Viking lead weight or gaming king piece? No coins of this moneyer recorded in London on the Early Medieval Coin Corpus at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University. With Certificate of Authenticity. Estimated Value $1,500-UP