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1/4 Penning
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1170-1205 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Capital letter H in relief at center, flanked by four pellets positioned at the cardinal points. The design is enclosed within two concentric circles, the outer border formed by a ring of pellets or beads, characteristic of Norwegian bracteate coinage of the medieval period. |
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| Obverse lettering | H |
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At 0.05 grams, these fractional pieces represent the lower extreme of medieval Scandinavian silver coinage — so light that surviving examples are frequently bent, clipped, or pierced from use as personal ornaments rather than exchange. Struck during the reigns of Sverre Sigurdsson and his immediate successors, a period of near-continuous civil conflict between the Birkebeiner and Bagler factions, their production reflects a monetary system under considerable strain.
Skaare 133 places this type firmly in the late twelfth to early thirteenth century attribution, though die-link analysis across the broader penning series remains the primary tool for tightening reign-specific assignments.