The Only Known Example of This Unique Reverse Type and Moneyer Under Eadwig

Kings of all England, Eadwig (955-959), silver Penny, two-line type, moneyer Frithumund, small cross pattée, linear circles and legend surrounding, outer beaded border around all both sides, +EADVVIG REX, rev. three cross pattées across centre, scroll ornament above and below moneyer name in two lines, FRÐEM / VND MO, the final M inverted, weight 1.43g (cf.N.724; cf.S.1122). Outer rim chipped, otherwise lightly toned, good very fine and the only known example of this new reverse type and moneyer for this reign.

The moneyer Frithumund is not listed in North for this reign or this variety of the two-line penny with the scroll ornament top and bottom and is the earliest appearance of this moneyer name on coinage. Frithumund is a known moneyer in the succeeding reigns of Eadgar and Aethelred II up to the first-hand issue (979-985), so if this is the same moneyer he was quite long lived in his profession at this time in history.

Provenance:
Found Medstead, Hampshire 2013, Early Medieval Corpus 2013.0022, illustrated on website.
Coin Register 2014, no.82 listed as a new reverse type, illustrated plate 10 British Numismatic Journal, volume 84, 2014.