Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Facing Bust type [BMC XIII; BEH Ac; N 830; S 1183], Penny, Sudbury, Folcwine, eadpard rex, rev. +foliwine. on svðb, small cross with extended limbs, 1.15g/12h (Bt 21, this coin; Freeman 9; BMC –; FEJ 805 and Ryan 864, same dies). Very fine and rare, some light earthen deposits £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Braintree Hoard of Late Anglo-Saxon Pennies.

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Folcwine is the only known moneyer for Sudbury at this period. Freeman knew him to work in four types in Edward the Confessor’s reign: Pointed Helmet, Sovereign/Martlets, Hammer Cross and Facing Bust, surviving examples of which are all extremely rare (Freeman notes ten specimens across all four types). Thanks to the Braintree Hoard we can now add Pyramids and Harold’s PAX type to this canon.