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Anglosaxons Alfred AELFRED the GREAT , LONDON tower mint. VERY RARE
Anglosaxons Alfred AELFRED the GREAT , LONDON tower mint. VERY RARE
Anglosaxons Alfred AELFRED the GREAT , LONDON tower mint. VERY RARE

Anglosaxons Alfred AELFRED the GREAT , LONDON tower mint. VERY RARE

$ 171.6

Availability: 100 in stock
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  • Condition: chipped
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  • Certification: Uncertified
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    Description

    Alfred the great, CHIPPED coin, please see pictures
    Is so rare, that in my opinion is not important
    1.6 grams of silver
    British
    ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Alfred the Great. 871-899. AR Penny (18mm, 1.60 g, 2h). London monogram type (BMC vi). London mint. Struck circa 883. ÆLFR ED RE+, diademed bust right / Londonia monogram, four pellets in central O; small crosses pattée above, . Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe 104; SCBI 30 (American), 302 ; MacKay A1(ii), dies O3/R3, no. 10 (this coin, incorrect weight noted); North 644; SCBC 1061. chipped. Old cabinet tone. Near EF. Wonderful portrait. Rare.
    from spink 1952
    Under Alfred's leadership the Anglo-Saxons turned the tide against the onslaught of Viking attacks. Alfred's issue of fine silver pennies in London, after the city was recaptured from the Danes in 883, are an expression of the new found English confidence. The obverse adopts a portrait based on late Roman prototypes, much finer than anything produced since the days of Offa a century earlier. The monogram of London on the reverse was possibly inspired by Papal issues. William MacKay has recently published a masterful study of this most famous of Anglo-Saxon coin types, see BNJ 2019.