Alfred the Great Penny, Phase III, London, moneyer Tilewine, London monogram

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, ÆLFRx ED REx, rev. small wide Londonia Monogram across centre, quatrefoil of pellets to left, cross to right, moneyer signature above and below, TILEVINE, NE ligatured / MONETA, outer beaded circle surrounding, weight 1.59g (Mackay London B 1.1, O1/R1, pl.3 - 42 this coin; SCBI Lyon 609; N.646; S.1062). Unevenly toned with some old deposit and evidence of prior cleansing, rim chip at top of obverse, otherwise with good detail, good very fine and with a good provenance and very rare.