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1 Penning - Eirik Magnusson Bergen
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1280-1285 |
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| Value | 1 Penning |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | A bold central cross occupies the field, extending toward the inner beaded circle that encloses it. A Latin legend in uncial characters is arranged between the inner beaded ring and a second beaded ring at the rim, identifying the mint city. The design is characteristic of the English-influenced penny coinage adopted by Norwegian mints during the reign of Eirik Magnusson. |
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Eirik Magnusson's penning coinage of the early 1280s was struck under conditions of persistent monetary instability — his father Magnus Lagabøte had already debased Norwegian silver coinage significantly, and Eirik's own issues continued that trend. The Bergen mint was the dominant Norwegian production center in this period, though its output was irregular and die workmanship inconsistent across the run.
Skaare 228 is among the more frequently documented varieties from this reign, but surviving examples in collectible condition are genuinely scarce.