Kings of Wessex Alfred The Great Silver Penny 871-899AD, Viking Imitation

Kings of Wessex Alfred The Great Silver Cross Pattee Penny 871-899AD, Viking Imitation
20x21mm, 1.27g

Crude, retrograde legends mean this coin will be a contemporary Viking imitation of Alfred’s two line type.

Small section of edge loss and a few minor perforations evident under magnification consistent with a heavy strike, coin is stable.

Peck marks to reverse (a result of the silver being tested during Saxon/Viking times)

A great piece of history with connections to Alfred the Great and the invading Vikings.

This coin comes with an old collectors ticket.