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Medieval coin production

Issuing coins was an important source of income for the king. The will of Magnus Ladulås from 1285 refers to several mints, where his coins were made. In the 1970s archaeologists found lead moulds (4) and silver waste (5) – traces of one of the king’s mints – when excavating the Bromsgården district in Örebro.

Crucible, stoneware clay
, Object number1

  Crucible, stoneware clay

Melted lump, lead
, Object number2

  Melted lump, lead

Rolled strip, lead
, Object number3

  Rolled strip, lead

Coin production underlays, lead
, Object number4

  Coin production underlays, lead

Coin production waste, silver
, Object number5

  Coin production waste, silver

Penning, Svealand, Valdemar Birgersson, 1250–1275
, Object number6

  Penning, Svealand, Valdemar Birgersson, 1250–1275

Coin production underlay, lead
, Object number7

  Coin production underlay, lead

Penning, Svealand, Valdemar Birgersson, 1250–1275
, Object number8

  Penning, Svealand, Valdemar Birgersson, 1250–1275

Coin production underlay, lead
, Object number9

  Coin production underlay, lead