1 Penning - Bruno III Leeuwarden

Bruno III ruled Frisia as a minor under the regency of his mother Gertrude of Saxony following the death of his father Egbert I, and the coins struck in his name reflect the political fragility of the county during those years. Leeuwarden functioned as a regional minting center in a territory where imperial oversight from the Holy Roman Empire was inconsistently enforced, leaving local ecclesiastical and comital authorities considerable latitude in coinage decisions. The "var." designation against Dann Sa#502 suggests this piece departs from the cataloged type in at least one die characteristic — likely a legend variation or cross form — making precise attribution dependent on direct comparison with the Ilisch corpus.