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1 Penning - Harald Hardråde
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1047-1066 |
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| Reference(s) | Skaare#7 |
| Obverse description | Central triquetra motif enclosed within an inner beaded or linear ring, with an additional concentric ring bordering the outer rim. A circular inscription runs between the inner ring and the outer border, framing the triquetra device in the field. The overall style is characteristic of eleventh-century Anglo-Scandinavian hammered coinage, executed with irregular flan preparation typical of the period. |
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| Reverse description | A two-line cross with three pellets in the upper-left quarter and three pellets in the lower-right quarter, set within a circular inner ring. Surrounding the cross, a runic inscription in the legend names the mint master responsible for production at Hamar, reading OLAFR (A) HAMR, translating as 'Olav of Hamar.' The execution is consistent with mid-eleventh-century Norwegian hammered silver pennings, with the runic lettering arranged continuously around the cross motif. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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