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1 Penning
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1065-1080 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse description | A double-lined long cross divides the reverse field into four quarters, each containing a group of pellets or crescent-shaped ornaments arranged symmetrically, consistent with the Anglo-Saxon-influenced penny designs adopted by Norwegian rulers in the late eleventh century. The cross arms extend to the inner border, with small wedge or cuneiform-like elements at the terminals. A partial uncial legend encircles the design, reading +IInIIIOOIInII, with individual letter forms characteristic of the degraded uncial script common to Scandinavian imitative coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse lettering | +IInIIIOOIInII |
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Struck under Olav Kyrre, whose reign marked a significant shift in Norwegian monetary practice — he was the first Norwegian king to maintain a relatively stable, long-running coinage after decades of erratic output under his predecessors. The penny belongs to a period when English moneyers and die-cutters were still exerting direct technical influence on Scandinavian minting, a legacy of the Cnut-era cross-Channel trade networks that had embedded Anglo-Saxon coin technology into Norwegian production.
Skaare's classification remains the standard reference for disentangling the overlapping types of this reign.