Kings of Wessex
Kings of Wessex, Alfred the Great (871-99), Penny, Phase III, London Monogram type [BMC ix], Tilewine, ælfr ed rex, diademed bust right wearing decorated tunic, rev. londonia monogram, tilevine above, moneta below, 1.50g/12h (MacKay B 9.2 [O3/R8], this coin; SCBI Fitzwilliam 549 = MEC 8, 1259, same dies; BMC 116; N 646; S 1062). Minor flan flaw in reverse field, otherwise good extremely fine and attractively toned £6,000-£8,000