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1 Penning - Harthacnut Cross and crescents
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1035-1042 |
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| Weight | 0.8 g |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of King Harthacnut facing left, depicted wearing a conical helmet with prominent cheek guards and a mail hauberk, the shoulders and chest rendered in a stylized manner characteristic of Viking-age Scandinavian coinage. The effigy is rendered in bold relief with a pronounced facial profile. A Latin legend commences at the lower left of the field and runs clockwise around the periphery, separated from the central device by a beaded inner circle. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central short voided cross with four crescents, each bearing pellet tips, positioned in the angles of the cross arms; a small pellet is placed in each of the four corners within the inner circle, creating a symmetrical decorative composition typical of Anglo-Scandinavian penny types. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the moneyer's legend running clockwise in the surrounding field. |
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