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1 Penning- Knut I Ericson
| Issuer | Sweden |
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| Year | 1167-1196 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (Penning) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned royal effigy depicted facing front in full face view, the figure holding a sword upright in the right hand and an orb or ring in the left hand, rendered in the crude, stylized manner characteristic of 12th-century Scandinavian hammered coinage. The bust is set within a beaded inner circle that frames the design. The broad, flat flan and irregular planchet edges are typical of the period. No legible legend is present, the design relying entirely on the royal iconography to convey regal authority. |
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| Reverse description | Plain or incuse reverse resulting from the hammered striking technique, exhibiting irregular surface texture and flan distortion consistent with 12th-century Swedish bracteate-influenced penning coinage. No distinct design elements, legends, or symbols are discernible on the reverse. |
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Knut I Eriksson's reign consolidated Sverker and Erik dynastic rivalries into something approaching stable royal authority in Sweden, and these thin bracteate-style pennies were among the earliest coins struck under a distinctly Swedish royal mandate rather than ecclesiastical or foreign initiative. At 0.25g, the flan was so slight that surviving examples are frequently found cracked or incompletely struck — a structural limitation of the technology, not collector mishandling.