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1/4 Penning
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1205-1260 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | A large royal crown occupies the central field, surmounted by a prominent fleur-de-lis finial rising from its top arch. The crown is rendered in bold relief characteristic of bracteate hammered coinage, with two visible lateral arches flanking the central motif. The design is contained within a plain incuse circle, with the irregular flan edge typical of small medieval Norwegian silver issues. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate coin, the reverse displays the mirror-image incuse impression of the obverse design: a large royal crown with a central fleur-de-lis finial, punched through the thin silver flan. The incuse relief is characteristic of the bracteate technique employed for small-denomination Norwegian medieval coinage of the thirteenth century. |
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Norway's fractional coinage of the thirteenth century emerged from a monetary system under persistent strain — the kingdom simply lacked sufficient bullion to maintain consistent full-denomination output. These small silver pieces circulated alongside cut fractions of larger coins, a practice that remained common well into the reign of Håkon Håkonsson.
Skaare 189 belongs to the bracteate-influenced thin-flan tradition that distinguishes Norwegian issues of this period from contemporary Continental types. Many specimens show irregular flans from hand-cut blanks.