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½ Penning - Anonymous
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1103-1130 |
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| Weight | 0.2 g |
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| Obverse description | A griffin depicted in profile facing right, rendered in the Romanesque style characteristic of early Norwegian medieval coinage. The mythical creature displays spread wings and a quadruped body, struck in high relief with bold, deeply incised lines conveying a sense of heraldic energy. The design occupies the majority of the field, with a beaded inner ring encircling the motif along the rim. The flan is irregular and thin, consistent with the bracteate hammering technique employed for this denomination. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the incuse mirror image of the obverse griffin type, as is characteristic of bracteate coinage struck from a single die on a thin silver flan. The incuse impression is faint and distorted, with the griffin's body and wings discernible in negative relief across the field. The surface shows natural die flow and fabric irregularities typical of early twelfth-century Norwegian hammered coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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