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1 Penning - Gaute Ivarsson
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Nidaros |
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| Year | 1474-1510 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a stylized archiepiscopal cross or staff rendered in low relief in a crude, medieval hammered style typical of late 15th-century Norwegian ecclesiastical coinage. The device, likely representing a crozier or processional cross associated with the See of Nidaros, is set within a roughly circular flan. The coin is bordered by a raised beaded or pearled rim encircling the entire periphery. No legible legend or inscription is present, consistent with small-denomination bracteate pennings of this period. The overall strike is weak and irregular, characteristic of hand-hammered coinage from the Nidaros Mint under Archbishop Gaute Ivarsson. |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate coin, the reverse exhibits the incuse mirror impression of the obverse design, showing the faint negative relief of the central device pressed through the thin silver flan. The surface is largely flat and featureless, with minor flow lines and surface irregularities resulting from the single-sided hammered striking technique. The beaded border impression is partially visible on the reverse periphery. No inscription or additional design elements are present on this side. |
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| Mint | Nidaros Mint |
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