Norway, Erik II Magnusson (1280-99), black Penny, crowned bust facing, eric magn rex [ ––– ], rev., crx sca ihv xpi, long cross fleurdelisée, rosettes in angles, 0.83g/9h (cf. Galster p.157; Schive pl. ix). Some surface porosity, about fine, reverse better, very rare £1,200-£1,500

Provenance: Found in North Norfolk.

Previous cataloguers have noted the irony of the reverse legend ‘The Sacred Cross of Jesus Christ’ on the coinage of a monarch who was nicknamed ‘Priest-Hater’