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1 Penning - Sven Estridsen Saint Michael

Issuer Denmark
Year 1047-1075
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Diameter 17 mm
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Obverse lettering SVIIII
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Mintage ND (1047-1075)
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Sven Estridsen's reign saw Denmark's coinage brought into closer alignment with contemporary English practice — unsurprising given Sven's long ties to the English court and his years in exile under Cnut's dynasty. The Hauberg 8 attribution places this among the earliest of his recognized types, issued during a reign that also saw the first serious attempts to organize Danish episcopal administration.

Die workmanship on this type is characteristically uneven, a product of decentralized minting across multiple Danish towns with little standardization between workshops.