Penning, Gotland, uncertain authority, end of the 12th century
Gotland issued its own silvermynt coins from around 1140. The island was independent, and so no royal crown can be seen on the coins. Many stone churches were built on the island in the 12th century, which is reflected in the coins showing a church on one side instead of a crown.
Gotland and Östergötland had a common coinage standard and were both part of the Diocese of Linköping. This coin comes from the Skänninge grave, where 96 Gotland coins were found, totalling a value equivalent to 8 örtugs.
The Gotland coins were two-sided, weighed 0.17 gram and measured 11 mm. 1½ Gotland pennings are worth the same as one penning from Svealand.
