Æthelwulf (839-858), Penny, phase IV, Canterbury, Hunbearht, 1.31g, aeðelvvlf rex, diademed and draped bust right, shoulders break inner circle, rev. hvnbea | rht - mo | n | e | t | a, on inscribed cross, final letters in angles (Naismith C144e, this coin; Lockett IV {1960}, lot 3623, same reverse die; N.618; BMC XVII; S.1051), superbly struck, extremely fine or near so, rare thus.
provenance
Lawrence, part II, Glendining, 14 March 1951, lot 220 - "extremely fine, rare" - £7.5.0 (Seaby)
Estimate: £2000 - £2500