Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1/4 Penning
| Issuer | Norway |
|---|---|
| Year | 1170-1205 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Skaare#154 |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | As a bracteate coin struck from a single die, the reverse presents the incuse mirror impression of the obverse design, showing the characteristic shallow negative relief of the triquetra motif and concentric ring border typical of this hammered bracteate production. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | ND (1170-1205) |
| Additional information |
Norway's fractional silver coinage of this period reflects the administrative reach of Sverre Sigurdsson, who seized the throne after a prolonged civil conflict with the Baglar faction backed by the Church. Small-denomination issues like this served the dense trading networks along the western fjords, where ecclesiastical mints operated under contested authority. Skaare 154 places this type within a narrow attributional window defined largely by stylistic die groupings rather than documentary evidence — precise reign assignment remains debated among Scandinavian numismatists.