Stavoren, also known as Staveren, a Frisian town on the shores of the IJsselmeer in the Dutch municipality of Nijefurd, flourished
considerably in the 11th century. At that time, silver coins were minted in the name of the Frisian counts Bruno III (1038–1057),
Egbert I (1057–1068) and Egbert II (1068–1090); as a result of the intensive trade in the lands around the Baltic Sea, thousands
of these coins have been found along its coasts. Following the violent death of Count Egbert II, the bishops of Utrecht and
the Counts of Holland attempted, with varying degrees of success, to establish their authority, with the city mostly remaining
in the possession of the bishops. Under their authority, small silver coins, the so-called Frisian pennies, were minted from
1090 until the early 13th century, mostly without legible inscriptions.
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