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In 1277 King Magnus Lagabøte (1263-1280) Lagabøte (1263-1280) and Archbishop Jon Raude agreed on a treaty, the Concordat in Tønsberg, in which the Archbishop's right to issue coins was established:
In addition, the king agreed that the Archbishop should have, in his manor, a man who shall strike pennies ...
The first confirmed archbishop coin is a bracteate bracteate decorated with the frontal head of a bishop wearing a mitre. Today, we know of 18 such archbishop head bracteates, all found under church floors during building work, inspections and excavations in the following churches:
- Eidskog, Hedmark
- Lom, Vågå and Ringebu, Oppland
- Ål, Buskerud
- Sandeid, Rogaland
- Kaupanger, Sogn og Fjordane
In 1281, however, the archbishop's coining privileges were withdrawn by the regency of the young King Eirik Magnusson. Two hundred years were to pass before King Hans
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Archbishop Jon Raude's coinage
