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1 Penning - Harthacnut
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1035-1042 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | A horse passant to the right occupies the central field, rendered in the angular, stylized manner characteristic of Viking-age Danish coinage. Above the horse's back, a small trefoil or pellet ornament is visible, and a diagonal line — likely a simplified spear or sceptre — extends across the field. The design is enclosed within a beaded border, around which the Latin royal legend runs in Anglo-Scandinavian letter forms. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Harthacnut ruled Denmark while simultaneously pressing his claim to England, a dual-kingdom ambition that kept him largely absent from Danish affairs and dependent on regents. His Danish coinage from this period shows strong Anglo-Saxon influence — unsurprisingly, given that English moneyers and minting techniques were among the most sophisticated in northern Europe and were being actively copied across Scandinavia. He finally took the English throne in 1040 after the death of Harold Harefoot, but died suddenly in 1042, ending the Danish line in England entirely.