Kings of Wessex, Æthelwulf (839-58), Penny, Phase IV, Inscribed Cross type [BMC xvii], Canterbury, Wermund, aedelvvlf rex, draped bust right breaking inner circle, rev. vermvnd moneta arranged on and around limbs of beaded cross, 1.32g/6h (Naismith C148e, this coin; SCBI BM 1227, Copenhagen 660, Mack 718; N 618; S 1051). Full flan with smooth surfaces, very fine, rare £1,200-£1,500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Anglo-Saxon and Norman Coins from the Royal Berkshire Collection.

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Provenance: Sir C. Oman Collection, Christie’s Auction, 21 January 1969, lot 19; SNC November 1986 (7588); T.E. Nield Collection, Glendining Auction, 8 September 1993, lot 414