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Denier Bracteate - Magnus IV Ericson
| Issuer | Sweden |
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| Year | 1354-1363 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | A royal crown rendered in low relief occupies the upper portion of the field, its toothed or jewelled points clearly defined in the characteristic bracteate style. Below the crown, a schematic cross motif is visible within the central field, enclosed by a plain inner ring. The entire design is circumscribed by a toothed or beaded border following the irregular flan edge. The composition is typical of mid-14th-century Swedish penningar, with bold, stylised forms suited to single-die bracteate production. No legend is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (1354-1363) |
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Magnus IV — known to posterity as Magnus Eriksson — ruled a combined Swedish-Norwegian kingdom and briefly held Scania, though his reign unraveled through a combination of financial overextension, plague, and baronial revolt. The Black Death struck Scandinavia hard beginning in 1350, collapsing tax revenues and forcing the crown into debt with the Hanseatic League. These bracteates, struck during the embattled final decade of his Swedish reign, circulated in an economy under genuine stress. He was ultimately deposed by his own nobility in 1363 in favor of Albert of Mecklenburg.