1 Penning - Harold III Saint

Obverse description	Full-length frontal figure of a nimbate saint, rendered in a hieratic Romanesque style, standing erect and facing the viewer. The figure holds a crozier surmounted by a cross in the right hand and a book in the left, emblematic of episcopal or saintly authority. The legend HARALD RE, identifying King Harald, is inscribed in the field in Latin characters. The overall design reflects the Anglo-Saxon artistic influence prevalent in Danish coinage of the late 11th century.
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Reverse description	A bold short lobate cross occupies the center of the field, its four arms terminating in broad, rounded lobes characteristic of late Viking-Age Danish coinage. At the intersection of the arms, a four-petaled rosette or flower ornament forms a decorative central boss. The quadrants between the cross arms are filled with pointed star or lozenge motifs, lending the design a rich, textured appearance. A beaded border encircles the entire composition. The moneyer's legend * SWAFA ILVNDI, identifying the moneyer Swafa operating at the mint of Lund, runs around the periphery in Latin script.
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