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1/4 Penning
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1205-1260 |
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| Value | 1/4 Penning |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate-type coin, the reverse presents the incuse mirror impression of the obverse design, showing the recessed outline of the griffin and surrounding ring transferred through the thin silver flan during the single-die hammering process. The surface is irregular and unfinished, characteristic of this class of medieval Norwegian fractional coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Norwegian coinage of the thirteenth century was produced under a system of royal minting rights that shifted significantly during this period, with Håkon Håkonsson's long reign from 1217 to 1263 dominating production. These fractional bracteate-influenced pieces were struck at a time when Norwegian silver coinages were among the thinnest and smallest in Scandinavia, their low face value reflecting an economy still heavily reliant on bullion weight rather than fiduciary exchange.
Skaare 204 places this piece within a classification built on die study rather than documentary evidence — formal mint records from this period are essentially nonexistent for Norway.