1/4 Penning

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.