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½ Penning - Anonymous
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1103-1130 |
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| Technique | Hammered (bracteate) |
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| Obverse description | Central device comprising a cross potent (crutch cross) with bifurcated terminals superimposed over a saltire (St. Andrew's cross), the combined motif set within two concentric beaded rings that define the inner field. The flan is thin, irregular, and characteristic of early medieval Norwegian hammered coinage. No legible inscription is present. The surfaces display the heavily worn and oxidised patina typical of bracteate-style penny fractions of the early twelfth century. |
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| Mintage | ND (1103-1130) - Unique |
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Issued during the reign of Sigurd I — the Crusader king who led a Norwegian fleet to the Holy Land between 1107 and 1110 — this fractional silver piece belongs to a coinage so thin and poorly documented that attributing specific types to individual reigns remains contested among Scandinavian numismatists. The anonymous character of the issue was deliberate: royal identity on Norwegian coinage of this period was inconsistently expressed, and die-cutting was frequently contracted to moneyers whose workmanship varied wildly across a single issue.