ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Edward the Elder. 899-924. AR Penny (22mm, 1.28 g, 1h). Small cross/Horizontal-Trefoil 1 (HT 1) type (BMC ii). Mercia North East dies; Adalbert, moneyer. Late period II, struck circa 920-924. Small cross pattée / ADAL/ BERT in two lines; + + • + between, trefoils above and below. CTCE 50; SCBI 26 (East Anglia), ; BMC; North 649; SCBC 1087. Toned, edge chipped, roughness and scratches, ragged flan. VF.
From the Todd Hansen Collection, purchased from Alex G. Malloy.