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1 Penning - Magnus VII Ericson

Issuer Kingdom of Norway
Year 1319-1343
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Weight 0.73 g
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Reverse lettering O
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Mint Oslo Mint
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Magnus VII Ericson inherited the Norwegian throne at age three in 1319, simultaneously elected King of Sweden — a dynastic union that stretched royal administration thin across two kingdoms. His Norwegian coinage is sparse by any measure, reflecting both the diminished importance of small silver denominations during his reign and chronic fiscal pressure. The penning issues attributable to his reign are distinguished primarily through die study; Brekke's classification separates them from earlier Håkon V material largely on stylistic grounds rather than documentary evidence.

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