RecordCoins< 1 of 1 > Back From Burray, Orkney
CoinsThese three complete and three fragmentary silver coins are the surviving examples from the large Viking Age silver hoard found at Burray in Orkney. They circulated with the rest of the objects and hacksilver in the hoard as bullion. Five coins (3 complete and 2 fragments) were minted in Anglo-Saxon England, from the reigns of Eadwig (955-959) to Ethelred II (979-1016). One fragment is a tenth century coin minted in Cologne. The coins have been bent, nicked and pecked. In the Viking world, silver and, to a lesser extent, gold were used as a medium of exchange, weighed on balances. Coins of many countries occur in the hoards, included for their bullion weight rather than an amount guaranteed in their country of origin. Record detailsTo search on related items, click any linked text below.
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