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1 Penning - Sweyn Forkbeard
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 996-1014 |
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| Weight | 1.87 g |
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| Obverse description | Crude facing bust of King Sweyn Forkbeard rendered in a stylized, archaic manner, contained within an inner beaded circle. The royal effigy displays schematic facial features characteristic of late Viking-Age Scandinavian die-cutting. A circumferential legend in uncial Latin letters reads '+ DEnEr rEX AnGLO', identifying the king as Rex Anglorum, separated from the central design by the inner beaded ring. A further beaded ring frames the outer edge of the coin, typical of the hammered penny coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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