Catalog
Denier - Olof Skötkonung
| Issuer | Sweden |
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| Year | 995-1005 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Crude draped bust of King Olof Skötkonung facing left, rendered in a rough Anglo-Saxon-influenced style typical of early Scandinavian coinage. The effigy is enclosed within a beaded inner circle. A blundered Latin legend in degenerate uncial letterforms surrounds the central motif within the outer beaded border. The portrait displays a stylized crown or diadem, reflecting the king's royal status and the strong influence of contemporary English penny types. |
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| Obverse lettering | MVICMOILIIICOIIIMVCWVI |
| Reverse description | A short voided cross, derived from the English short cross penny type, occupies the central field within a beaded inner circle. The four arms of the cross extend nearly to the inner circle, dividing the field into quadrants. A blundered and largely illegible Latin legend, imitating the moneyer and mint inscriptions of Anglo-Saxon pennies, surrounds the cross within the outer beaded border. The overall design closely copies the coinage of Æthelred II of England, reflecting Sweden's earliest minting traditions under Olof Skötkonung. |
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