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Many of the Viking coins that display images of Thor and Odin are accompanied with Christian symbols as well, while the use of Old Norse developed a distinctive line of coins apart from Anglo-Saxon kings.
24 paź 2020 · Christian imagery was often included despite the Vikings still being mostly pagan. The Byzantine coins also influenced Scandinavian money at various times. Scandinavian coins did also include some images from Norse mythology such as Thor’s hammer and often both pagan and Christian imagery would appear on the same coin.
11 sty 2023 · Of the Byzantine coins that made their way back to Scandinavia, the most common was the silver miliaresion struck between 945 and 989. Most Byzantine coins found in Gotland and mainland Sweden...
17 lut 2011 · While most Anglo-Scandinavian coinage had inscriptions in Latin, like Anglo-Saxon and Frankish coins, Olaf's coins carry the inscription ANLAF CUNUNC (konungr), which is Old Norse for King...
27 lut 2020 · Ancient coin author Mike Markowitz gives a brief survey of the coins of the Vikings in Europe, from the Dark Ages to the second millenium.
The krone (Norwegian: [ˈkrûːnə], abbreviation: kr (also NKr for distinction); code: NOK), plural kroner, is the currency of the Kingdom of Norway (including overseas territories and dependencies). It was traditionally known as the Norwegian crown in English; however, this has fallen out of common usage.
The English word “pennies” became the Swedish word penningar – today’s word for money, pengar. The first Norwegian and Danish coins were also produced at about the same time. The Scandinavian coins copied the picture of the English king but used the names of the Swedish, Norwegian and Danish kings.
