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1 Penning
| Issuer | Norway |
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| Year | 1065-1080 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Stylized bust of the king facing left, holding a sceptre in the right hand. The effigy is rendered in the crude, flat relief typical of eleventh-century Scandinavian hammered coinage. A circular legend in Latin uncial script surrounds the central design, reading '+-I-IO+'. A beaded ring borders the rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | A double-lined cross with solid arms set within a solid inner ring, a characteristic design element of medieval Norwegian pennies. The cross divides the field into four quarters. A Latin uncial legend surrounds the inner ring, reading '+nI-I-I-I-I-I-Ir'. A beaded ring borders the outer rim. |
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