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DENMARK. Harald Blåtand (Bluetooth). Circa 958/9-986. AR Halvbrakteat (18mm, 0.27 g). Imitating class 2 deniers of Charlemagne from Dorestadt. Haithabu (Hedeby) mint. Struck circa 960s-970s. Four parallel vertical lines; double crescent above; additional pellets around / Incuse of obverse. Malmer, Nordiska, Group KG 9b-c; Hauberg 1; De Wit Group 2. Golden iridescent toning. EF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 47 (16 September 1998), lot 2216.
Harald Bluetooth, son of Gorm the Old, forged a territorial kingdom of Denmark and constructed military encampments and the Danvirke (defensive wall to protect Jutland from German attacks). He and his Queen Thyyra are buried at Jelling where his runestone proclaims “that he won the whole of Denmark and Norway and made the Danes Christian.”
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