(x) Wessex, Aethelred I (865/6-871), Penny, 1.23g, 9h, Lunettes type, Canterbury, Herebeald, + aeÐelred - rex, legend begins at 9 o'clock, diademed and draped bust, with bonnet, right breaking solid inner circle, rev. herebea in one line between lunettes containing ldmo above and neta below, he and ne ligate (cf. BMC 8; cf. Lyons & MacKay Ae2.75 and Ae2.76; N.622; S.1055), tiny spots of verdigris, good very fine / very fine, very rare, only two other coins by this moneyer listed by Lyons & MacKay.
Provenance:
Purchased from M Roberts, 20 May 1991
Estimate: £2,500.00 - £3,000.00