ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Eadred. 946-955. AR Penny (22mm, 1.42 g, 4h). Horizontal-Rosette 2 (HR 2) type (BMC i). Mint in the northwest(?); Eadmund, moneyer. + EΛDRED REX, small cross pattée / EΛDM/VND MO in two lines; cross pattée flanked by annulets between, rosettes above and below. CTCE 192; SCBI 34 (BM), 651 (same dies); North 708; SCBC 1113. Old cabinet toning. Good VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from F. Weber, December 1974.
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