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1 Penning - Magnus VII Ericson
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1319-1343 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing crowned royal effigy depicted in bust form within a beaded inner circle, the crown rendered with prominent fleurons. The monarch's facial features are crudely but distinctly executed in the medieval hammered style, with flowing hair visible to either side of the face. The field surrounding the effigy is plain, consistent with the small module and limited die space characteristic of Norwegian pennings of this period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Magnus VII was elected King of Norway in 1319 at age three, simultaneously inheriting the Swedish crown through his maternal line — making him the only ruler ever to reign over both kingdoms simultaneously. The Norwegian and Swedish crowns were separated again in 1343 when Magnus ceded Norway to his son Haakon, which brackets the period of this issue precisely. Norwegian silver pennings of this reign are notably thin and fragile, a reflection of declining silver content and minting capacity in fourteenth-century Norway that worsened steadily across the reign.