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1 Penning - Magnus Lagabøte
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1263-1280 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Stylized frontal bust of King Magnus Lagabøte within a beaded inner circle, rendered in the crude but expressive manner typical of medieval Norwegian hammered coinage. The royal effigy is depicted facing, with regal attributes suggesting crown or diadem. A circumscribed legend in Latin runs between the beaded inner circle and a beaded outer rim, identifying the monarch by name and title. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Magnus VI earned his epithet "Lagabøte" — the Law-Mender — through the comprehensive legal reforms he enacted between 1274 and 1276, including the Landslov, Norway's first unified national law code replacing the regional thing-laws that had governed separate districts for centuries. His reign also saw the permanent cession of the Hebrides and Isle of Man to Scotland via the Treaty of Perth in 1266, following the inconclusive Battle of Largs. The penning coinage of his reign reflects a monetarily ambitious program, though the thin fabric of these small silver pieces made them susceptible to flan cracking — a chronic problem collectors encounter even in lightly circulated survivors.