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L.E. Bruun Collection Part III 28-30 Oct 2025
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Lovely, Rare and Highly Interesting Bracteate Penny
NORWAY. Penny, ND (1380-87). Oslo Mint (?). Olav IV Håkonsson. NGC AU-50.
Schive-XII:51; NM-51 (1976); NM-1 (1992); NMH-277; Bruun-9217; Weight: 0.20 gms. Old numbering in ink at lower obverse. Rare and of exceptional condition for type.
This highly interesting bracteate type with a crowned O, was struck for the underaged Olav by his mother, Queen Regent Margrethe I. No coins are known to have been struck for Olav (Oluf II) in Denmark. Olav IV was the last Norwegian king to be born on Norwegian soil until Harald V who took over the throne in 1991.
From the L. E. Bruun Collection.
Estimate: 2500 - 3500
NORWAY. Penny, ND (1380-87). Oslo Mint (?). Olav IV Håkonsson. NGC AU-50.
Schive-XII:51; NM-51 (1976); NM-1 (1992); NMH-277; Bruun-9217; Weight: 0.20 gms. Old numbering in ink at lower obverse. Rare and of exceptional condition for type.
This highly interesting bracteate type with a crowned O, was struck for the underaged Olav by his mother, Queen Regent Margrethe I. No coins are known to have been struck for Olav (Oluf II) in Denmark. Olav IV was the last Norwegian king to be born on Norwegian soil until Harald V who took over the throne in 1991.
From the L. E. Bruun Collection.
Estimate: 2500 - 3500