ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelwulf. 839-858. AR Penny (20mm, 1.38 g, 6h). Inscribed Cross type. Rochester mint; Tirweald, moneyer. Struck circa 854-858. Good VF.

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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelwulf. 839-858. AR Penny (20mm, 1.38 g, 6h). Inscribed Cross type. Rochester mint; Tirweald, moneyer. Struck circa 854-858. + ΛEÐELVVVLF REX, draped bust right / TIRVA LD MO N E T Λ arranged on limbs of, and around, beaded cross. Naismith R41.2c (this coin, illustrated as R41.1b); SCBI 26 (East Anglia), 1109; North 618; SCBC 1051. Lightly toned, slight bow to flan. Good VF. Excellent metal for issue. Rare.

From the Causeway Collection, purchased from AMR Coins, March 2013. Ex Spink 211 (13 December 2011), lot 15 (further pedigree given there erroneous); Bruun Rasmussen 764 (11 December 2006), lot 5428.


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Triton XXVII – Session Four – Lot 984–1341 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 10 January 2024 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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