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Coin (halvpenning)

Nordic silver coin minted around 825, probably in the Jutland trading centre of Ribe. On the reverse of the coin there is a naturalistic boat, with shields along the gunwale. Grave find, Johannishus, Hjortsberga Parish, Blekinge.

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Object number: 300049_KMK

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