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L.E. Bruun Collection Part III 28-30 Oct 2025
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A Fabled Rarity with Considerable Eye-Appeal
NORWAY. Penny, ND (1177-1202). Nidaros (Trondheim) Mint. Sverre Sigurdsson. NGC MS-62.
Schive-VI:73; NM-16 (1976); NM-1 (1992); NMH-115; Bruun-9058; Weight: 0.46 gms. An exquisite iridescent toning further enhances the considerable eye-appeal of this marvelous Medieval Penny struck with fully readable legends. The two-sided Pennies of Sverre Sigurdsson which closely imitates the Short Cross coinage of Henry II belong among the fabled rarities of Norwegian numismatic history with very few in private ownership.
Most Norwegian 12th century coins are "mute" with the present type being a remarkable exception. The obverse reads: REX SVERUS MAGNUS, leaving no doubt as to the sovereign behind the issue. The reverse inscription is quite unusual and somewhat enigmatic: NI NI NI NI, but there can be little doubt that it refers to the city of Nidaros, present-day Trondheim, that had become an archbishopric in 1153.
Sverre was both an ordained priest and a highly skillful military leader, and is constantly ranked as one of the most important Norwegian kings through history.
From the L. E. Bruun Collection.
Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922).
Ex: August Christian Mohr Collection (Copenhagen - 1847) Lot # 790.
Estimate: 12000 - 18000
NORWAY. Penny, ND (1177-1202). Nidaros (Trondheim) Mint. Sverre Sigurdsson. NGC MS-62.
Schive-VI:73; NM-16 (1976); NM-1 (1992); NMH-115; Bruun-9058; Weight: 0.46 gms. An exquisite iridescent toning further enhances the considerable eye-appeal of this marvelous Medieval Penny struck with fully readable legends. The two-sided Pennies of Sverre Sigurdsson which closely imitates the Short Cross coinage of Henry II belong among the fabled rarities of Norwegian numismatic history with very few in private ownership.
Most Norwegian 12th century coins are "mute" with the present type being a remarkable exception. The obverse reads: REX SVERUS MAGNUS, leaving no doubt as to the sovereign behind the issue. The reverse inscription is quite unusual and somewhat enigmatic: NI NI NI NI, but there can be little doubt that it refers to the city of Nidaros, present-day Trondheim, that had become an archbishopric in 1153.
Sverre was both an ordained priest and a highly skillful military leader, and is constantly ranked as one of the most important Norwegian kings through history.
From the L. E. Bruun Collection.
Ex: Countship of Brahesminde Collection (Private Sale - 1922).
Ex: August Christian Mohr Collection (Copenhagen - 1847) Lot # 790.
Estimate: 12000 - 18000