Penning, Gotland, Botulf, circa 1210–1220
This coin belongs to the Botulf group, which means that it was issued by an unknown person by the name of Botulf. A number of coins belonging to the group have the name Botulf written in runic script on them, but this coin is one-sided and so does not have the side bearing the runes. The cross has double lines, and there are four points at each angle.
The motif is inspired by an English coin type, known as short cross coinage. The minting of short cross coinage began in England in 1180 during the reign of Henry II, and these coins have been imitated in various parts of Europe. A hoard of 17 short cross pennies found just outside Visby in 1899 suggests that such English coins were available on Gotland. However, most Gotland coins from this period were modelled on North German and Frisian coins.
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