Lot 975 , British Hammered coins, Kings of Wessex, Alfred the Great, Halfpenny, Phase III [BMC –], London Monogram type, ælf red, diademed bust left wearing decorated tunic, rev. londonia monogram, trefoil of pellets above and bel
British Hammered coins, Kings of Wessex, Alfred the Great, Halfpenny, Phase III [BMC –], London Monogram type, ælf red, diademed bust left wearing decorated tunic, rev. londonia monogram, trefoil of pellets above and below, g (MacKay II 1.2 [O1/R1], this coin; Stack 442, same dies; BMC –; N 645 var.; S 1063)
Provenance - found metal detecting in Salisbury, 1970s
£500-800
Condition:
No holes in the coin. Size is approixmately 14.7cm, uneven circumfrence, weight 0.5g
Sold for £3,200