Early Anglo-Saxon Coins
BRITISH COINS, Kings of Wessex, Æthelberht (858-66), Penny, Inscribed Cross Phase, Canterbury, Hunræd, aedelbearht rex around draped bust right breaking inner circle, rev. hvnred moneta on and around limbs of beaded cross, 1.21g/6h (Naismith C192, this coin not listed, but same obv. die as Naismith C192f [= Lockett 477]; BMC 37-9; N 620; S 1053). Light trace of surface verdigris on reverse, otherwise very fine and toned, rare £1,400-1,800
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Provenance: Bt D. Hess June 1967