ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelwulf. 839-858. AR Penny (21mm, 1.26 g, 3h). Inscribed Cross type. Canterbury mint; Wærmund, moneyer. Struck circa 854-858. + ΛEÐELVVLF REX, draped bust right / + VERMV ND MO N E T Λ arranged on limbs of, and around, beaded cross. Naismith C148c = SCBI 20 (Mack), 718 (this coin); North 618; SCBC 1051. Toned. Near EF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 712659 (Spring 1999); L. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 399; Spink Numismatic Circular XCI.2 (March 1983), no. 1040; R.P. Mack Collection, purchased from Spink, 1955; Duke of Argyll Collection.
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