Catalog
1 Penning - Sweyn II Estridsen
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1047-1075 |
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| Value | 1 Penning |
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| Reverse description | A long voided cross divides the reverse into four quadrants, with each arm of the cross terminating in a crescent-shaped tip, forming the characteristic three-crescent ends described for this type. Three pellets are arranged in a triangular cluster within each of the four angles of the cross. The design is executed in bold, clearly defined relief consistent with the hammered technique, and the irregular flan edge is characteristic of eleventh-century Danish pennings struck at Viborg. |
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| Mint | Viborg, Denmark (1016-1157) |
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Sweyn II's reign saw Denmark's minting network expand dramatically, with coins struck at numerous provincial sites rather than a centralized royal mint — a deliberate policy to assert control over a kingdom that had only recently escaped Norwegian dominance under Magnus the Good. The settlement between Sweyn and Magnus in 1047 effectively ended a dynastic struggle that had consumed Scandinavian politics for years, and coinage bearing Sweyn's authority was one of the more immediate declarations of that independence.
Hauberg's classification of these pennies reflects significant die variation across minting sites, meaning attribution to a specific mint often rests on subtle stylistic differences in the lettering.