Thrymsa 'Vanimundus', Type B

The Vanimundus thrymsa takes its name from a runic inscription that appears on a small group of related sceattas and thrymsas — almost certainly a moneyer's name, making it one of the earliest identifiable individuals in English monetary history. Whether Vanimundus operated under Kentish or East Anglian authority remains unresolved; the distribution of finds pulls in both directions. Type B is distinguished from Type A by subtle die characteristics that Metcalf used to sequence the series, suggesting a later production run within what was already a short-lived coinage before the transition to silver sceattas displaced electrum issues entirely by the late seventh century.