Katalog
| Emittent | Denmark |
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| Jahr | 1496-1502 |
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| Währung | Penning (-1513) |
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| Aversbeschreibung | Crowned and robed effigy of King John I seated facing on an ornate Gothic throne, holding a sceptre in his right hand and an orb in his left, flanked by elaborate architectural elements including turrets and pillars rendered in the late medieval hammered style. A beaded inner circle frames the central device. The surrounding legend in uncial Latin reads: IOH`S DEI GRA REX DANOR IVSSIT ME FIERI AN 1496, incorporating the date of issue. |
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| Averslegende | IOh`S DEI GRA REX DANOR IVSSIT ME FIERI AN 1496 |
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John I struck this noble in deliberate imitation of the English gold noble — a calculated monetary diplomacy aimed at facilitating Baltic and North Sea trade by producing a coin that merchants already trusted and priced. Denmark had no long tradition of high-denomination gold coinage, and John's adoption of the format was as much political posturing as economic pragmatism. He was simultaneously managing the Kalmar Union's increasingly fractious relationship with Sweden, and a credible gold currency reinforced Danish claims to regional dominance.
Struck at Copenhagen, surviving examples are rare. The fabric tends toward slightly irregular flans, a known characteristic of the Copenhagen mint at this period.