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1/4 Penning
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1205-1260 |
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| Weight | 0.10 g |
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| Obverse description | Single-sided bracteate of irregular flan struck in thin silver. The design features a large Gothic letter N in the field, serving as a mint initial for Nidaros (Trondheim), enclosed within a plain inner circle. The letter is rendered in bold, slightly archaic strokes with flanking vertical lines on either side, all executed in the characteristic rudimentary style of 13th-century Norwegian hammered coinage. The outer border of the flan is uneven, consistent with the hand-cut fabric typical of medieval Scandinavian bracteates. |
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| Obverse lettering | N (Translation: Nidaros) |
| Reverse description | As a bracteate, this coin has no true reverse; the reverse shows only the incuse mirror impression of the obverse design, with the letter N appearing in relief as a faint negative image pressed through the thin silver flan during striking. |
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