Silver Viking Coin

Artifacts March/April 2012

By Jarrett A. Lobell

Part of a hoard of more than 200 silver artifacts, this coin tells a surprisingly complete story about kingship at a time when Vikings from Scandinavia vied with the resident Anglo-Saxons for control of northwest England.

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