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1 Penning - Magnus Berrføtt
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1093-1103 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Crowned royal effigy facing front, depicted in a schematic, stylised manner characteristic of late Viking-age Norwegian coinage. The figure holds a sceptre, with the design rendered in low relief typical of hammered pennings of this period. A partial Latin legend encircles the bust in the surrounding field, partially legible due to the crude die-cutting and irregular flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | MAGNVS R. (Translation: King Magnus) |
| Reverse description | A double-line cross divides the reverse field into four quarters, each containing a lozenge (rhombus) and a trefoil (clover-leaf) motif superimposed upon one another, a decorative arrangement typical of late 11th-century Norwegian bracteate-influenced coinage. The surrounding legend is largely illegible owing to the irregular flan and worn die, a common feature of hammered pennings struck under Magnus Barefoot. The overall execution is crude yet consistent with Skaare's typological classification for this reign. |
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