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8 Skilling - Christian IV
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1641-1642 |
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| Weight | 2.39 g |
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| Obverse lettering | CHRISTIANUS IIII D G DAN NOR (Translation: Christian IV, King of Denmark and Norway) |
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| Reverse lettering | VIII SKILLI NG: DA NSK VAND GOTOR Q REX (Translation: King of Vandals and Goths) |
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Christian IV's Norwegian coinage of the early 1640s was issued during a financially strained period following the disastrous Hannibal War — the Swedish invasion of 1643–45 was already being provoked by Danish diplomatic failures, and the crown was extracting whatever silver revenue it could from its dependencies. Norway's mint at Christiania operated under significant pressure to supply subsidiary coinage, which likely explains the compressed two-year window for this type.
Rønning's specialized work on Christian IV's Norwegian issues documents meaningful die variation across the 1641 and 1642 dates — collectors working this series treat the two years as distinct pickups rather than interchangeable examples.