Alfred the Great, King of Wessex. AD 871-899. AR Penny, 1.50g. BMC Type vi.

AELFRED REX, diademed, mantled bust right.
LONDI (Londonia) monogram, cross above, four dots below.

Spink 1061; BM 140. 
Very rare.
Ex Dr. John Gulick Collection.
Estimate $15,000.

With permission of Gemini auction VI, lot 935.