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1 Penning
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1065-1080 |
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| Currency | Penning (995-1387) |
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| Obverse description | Schematic zoomorphic figure, possibly a quadruped or stylized animal, facing left with flowing mane or hair rendered in linear strokes. The figure occupies the central field of the flan. A peripheral legend encircles the design, rendered in a debased or poorly struck inscription that remains largely illegible due to the crude hammered execution characteristic of Viking-Age Norwegian coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Central double-lined cross set within a solid inner ring, a design motif typical of late Viking-Age Scandinavian pennies influenced by Anglo-Saxon prototypes. The cross extends toward the inner ring, dividing the field into four quadrants. A peripheral legend encircles the inner ring, but the inscription is illegible, likely reflecting the crude die-cutting and poor striking quality common to Norwegian pennings of the Harald Hardrada to Olaf Kyrre period. |
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Struck under Olav Kyrre, whose long and unusually peaceful reign following the catastrophic Norwegian defeat at Stamford Bridge in 1066 allowed domestic coinage to stabilize after decades of military disruption. Kyrre is credited with introducing more regularized coin production in Norway, drawing on Anglo-Saxon minting practices — unsurprising given how deeply English influence had penetrated Scandinavian monetary habits by the mid-eleventh century.
Skaare 35 is a rare type. Surviving examples in any condition are infrequently encountered.