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Penning - Christopher I Roskilde
| Issuer | Denmark |
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| Year | 1254-1259 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central plain cross with splayed arms dividing the field into four quadrants, each containing a single uncial letter; the letters R, E, X, and K are distributed between the arms of the cross, forming an abbreviated royal legend. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the edges, characteristic of mid-13th-century Danish hammered coinage. The design is executed in low relief with a flat, unadorned field typical of episcopal mint production at Roskilde. |
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| Reverse description | Six-armed radiate cross occupying the full field, its arms extending toward the periphery of the irregular flan and dividing the coin into six sections, each containing a single uncial letter. The letters P, E, T, R, V, and S are placed between the arms, spelling the name PETRVS — a reference to Saint Peter, patron of Roskilde Cathedral, under whose ecclesiastical authority this coin was struck. The bold, deeply incised arms and the coarse flan surface are consistent with the hammered billon coinage of Christopher I's reign. |
| Reverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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