1/4 Penning

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.