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Viking coinage explores the types and usage of coins and currency used in Viking Scandinavia and related kingdoms/regions. Prior to widespread use of coins, the Vikings were under what is known as a bullion economy,^[1] where the weight and size of particular metals are used as a method of evaluating value, as opposed to the specific type of coin. Viking raids brought influences from outside European cultures in areas including currency and coinage. In particular, after settling in medieval England, Vikings began to adopt their own form of coins as a means of payment and exchange^[2].

Background[edit]

Scandinavia[edit]

Denmark[edit]

Norway[edit]

Sweden[edit]

Danelaw[edit]

Sources to add[edit]

Coins and Coinage in Viking-Age Norway^[3]

Silver economies, monetisation and society in Scandinavia, AD 800-1100^[4]

From the Baltic to the Black Sea^[5]

References[edit]

^ "BBC - History - Ancient History in depth: Viking Money". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
^ Blackburn, Mark (2005). "Currency under the Vikings. Part I: Guthrum and the Earliest Danelaw Coinages". British Numismatic Journal.
^ Malmer, Brita (1976). "Coins and Coinage in Viking-Age Norway". Scandinavian Economic History Review.
^ Graham-Campbell, J (2011). Silver economies, monetisation and society in Scandinavia, AD 800-1100. Aarhus University Press.
^ Alcock, L (1991). From the Baltic to the Black Sea. London: Routledge. pp. Chapter 9: What does coinage tell us about Scandinavian society in the late Viking Age?.

[1] "BBC - History - Ancient History in depth: Viking Money". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-23.

[2] Blackburn, Mark (2005). "Currency under the Vikings. Part I: Guthrum and the Earliest Danelaw Coinages". British Numismatic Journal.

[3] Malmer, Brita (1976). "Coins and Coinage in Viking-Age Norway". Scandinavian Economic History Review.

[4] Graham-Campbell, J (2011). Silver economies, monetisation and society in Scandinavia, AD 800-1100. Aarhus University Press.

[5] Alcock, L (1991). From the Baltic to the Black Sea. London: Routledge. pp. Chapter 9: What does coinage tell us about Scandinavian society in the late Viking Age?.

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