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1 Penning - Sweyn II Hedeby
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1047-1075 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central design featuring a cross pattée within a double-lined horizontal band dividing the field, with a crescent or lunate arc below enclosing a voided cross or quatrefoil ornament. The upper segment displays a cross with triangular terminals above the band. A partial retrograde or debased Latin legend runs around the periphery, typical of Viking-age Danish coinage struck at Hedeby, with pellets and runic-influenced letterforms interspersed throughout the field. |
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| Reverse description | Central motif of a trefoil or triple-arc design enclosed within a beaded inner circle, composed of three interlocking curved lobes meeting at a central pellet, with additional pellets in the interstices. The surrounding field carries a partial debased Latin legend along the periphery, interspersed with cross and triangular ornaments at the cardinal points. The overall style is consistent with Anglo-Danish penning coinage of the mid-eleventh century, reflecting strong English monetary influence on Sweyn II's Hedeby mint issues. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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