Alfred the Great Penny, Portrait type, phase III, London, Tilewine, London monogram, ex Ashmolean Museum, Hird and Morrison 8g (Album 416)

8g (Album 416)

otherwise good very fine and one of the plate coins in Bull specifically to illustrate the colon over the thistle on obverse and the two stars over crown on reverse

ML in exergue

leaning on the throne

legend and raised rim surrounding

Alfred the Great Penny, Portrait type, phase III, London, Tilewine, London monogram, ex Ashmolean Museum, Hird and Morrison 8g (Album 416)Alfred the Great (871 899), silver Penny, portrait type, third coinage (c. 880 899), London Mint, diademed portrait facing right, wearing tunic made up of curved lines with pellets, legend and outer beaded circle at rim surrounding, legend commences at lower left with saltire dividing King's name, LFRx ED REx, rev. small wide Londonia Monogram across centre, quatrefoil of pellets to left, cross to right, moneyer signature above and below, TILEVINE, NE