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1/4 Penning
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1170-1205 |
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| Currency | Penning (995-1387) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (1170-1205) |
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Norway's fractional silver coinage of this period reflects the chronic shortage of bullion that plagued Scandinavian mints in the late 12th century. These pieces — among the smallest silver coins struck anywhere in medieval Europe — circulated alongside larger pennies during the reigns of Magnus Erlingsson and Sverre Sigurdsson, a period defined as much by civil war as by commerce. The Birkebeiner-Bagler conflicts disrupted mint activity repeatedly, making consistent production nearly impossible.
At 0.04 grams, even minor die wear represents a meaningful fraction of the coin's total mass.