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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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| Obverse description | Crowned royal bust facing front, rendered in a schematic medieval style typical of 13th-century Norwegian coinage. The effigy is enclosed within a solid incuse ring that frames the entire design field. The crown is depicted with distinctive upright projections above the sovereign's head. As a bracteate issue, the design is struck in relief on one side only, with corresponding incuse impression visible on the reverse. The flat octagonal flan is characteristic of Norwegian fractional pennies of this period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Norwegian coinage of the thirteenth century was dominated by bracteates and thin, often poorly controlled small silver issues produced under bishops and local magnates as much as royal authority. The quarter penning falls within the reign of Haakon Haakonsson and his immediate successors, a period when Norway's monetary system was fragmented enough that regional ecclesiastical mints operated with considerable autonomy. Skaare 187 is among the smallest denominations documented from this stretch — thin, easily bent, and frequently found in hoards rather than as individual losses.