The small silver coin was found near the Hungarian village of Várdomb. It dates to between 1046 and 1066 and is inscribed with the name of the Norwegian king.Image credit: Tamás Retkes
![The small silver coin was found near the Hungarian village of Várdomb. It dates to between 1046 and 1066 and is inscribed with the name of the Norwegian king. (Image credit: Tamás Retkes)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FsWHfAV2sauUXTvCeosuTg-970-80.jpg.webp)
1 posted on
06/21/2022 7:59:50 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
To: All
I was expecting a Brett Favre on the head of the coin.
3 posted on
06/21/2022 8:06:15 PM PDT by
BipolarBob
(Where is Biden leading us and what's with the hand basket?)
To: SunkenCiv
There is a drawing of this penny on Harald Hardraada’s Wikipedia page.
4 posted on
06/21/2022 8:14:19 PM PDT by
decal
(They won't stop, so they'll have to be stopped)
To: SunkenCiv
I’m a little surprised to learn Vikings had coins of their own.
I thought they were too much into plundering others to mint coins.
Adjusting stereotype now to horned plunderers who mint coins.
5 posted on
06/21/2022 8:30:35 PM PDT by
DannyTN
To: SunkenCiv
There are a surprising number of really old silver coins easily available
(and even more fakes)
I have some of each.
8 posted on
06/21/2022 8:54:13 PM PDT by
algore
To: SunkenCiv
9 posted on
06/21/2022 8:59:55 PM PDT by
Arcadian Empire
(The Baric-Daszak-Fauci spike protein, by itself, is deadly.)
To: SunkenCiv
So what is the name of this Norwegian King? Is it King Harald the fair-haired? According to my father we’re related. Where’s my inheritance?
12 posted on
06/21/2022 9:18:18 PM PDT by
Auntie Dem
(Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Terrorist lovers gotta go!)
To: SunkenCiv
15 posted on
06/22/2022 1:26:19 AM PDT by
Libloather
(Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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