A prominent and long-serving English moneyer, Lifinc’s active period at the Winchester mint (one of the most important mints in Anglo-Saxon England) spanned much of Edward the Confessor’s reign. His name appears on numerous silver penny types, including the radiate/small cross, pointed helmet, and sovereign/eagles types, indicating a career that likely stretched over a decade or more. The frequency and consistency with which his name appears suggest that he held a particularly stable senior position within the Winchester mint specifically, and the English monetary system generally.  His coins, like this particular example, bear the inscription “+LIFINC ON PINCE”, and identify both the moneyer and the mint. In fact, “PINC” is an abbreviated form of the latin Wintanceaster, or Winchester.