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1 Penning - Anonymous
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1069-1080 |
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| Reference(s) | Skaare#34 , Schive#III:28 , Brekke#5:13 |
| Obverse description | Crude effigy of a royal bust with free-flowing hair facing left, rendered in the rough hammered style characteristic of late Viking-age Norwegian coinage. The bust occupies the central field and is enclosed by a circular beaded border at the rim. A circumscribed legend in Latin uncial characters surrounds the effigy between the bust and the beaded ring. |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | A two-lined cross set within a solid inner ring occupies the central field, a motif typical of Anglo-Saxon-influenced Norwegian pennings of the period. The cross and solid ring are enclosed by a circumscribed repetitive legend in Latin uncial characters. A solid ring forms the border at the rim. |
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