Coin pendant

Pendant from a silver coin minted in around the year 925 in York under the aegis of the Viking king of Northumbria, Sihtric in (921-927). On the obverse side is a sword, between two lines of text and a small hammer (under the loop). On the reverse side a cross with dots in the angles. The coin is unusual because it is minted so early. Of the many Viking-era coins from the British Isles that have been found in Scandinavia, almost all are from the time after about 973, when a coin reform was implemented. The British coins bear witness to the contacts that existed between the Viking colonies and the motherland. Grave find, Birka, Bj 963, Adelsö Parish, Uppland.

Image rights: Ola Myrin, Historiska museet/SHM (CC BY 4.0)

Object number: 300016_KMK

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