A Viking silver 'Cunnetti' penny found near Rearsby, Leicestershire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0
A Viking silver 'Cunnetti' penny found near Rearsby, Leicestershire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0

Viking Silver Penny (LEIC-B230B8)

A Viking silver 'Cunnetti' penny found near Rearsby, Leicestershire

This silver ‘Cunnetti’ penny comes from the Viking kingdom of York and was minted on the authority of ‘Cnut of Northumbria’.

Minting coins was a way of controlling the means of exchange within a kingdom and which created a more easily administered standardized system of trade. Moreover, the coins themselves were often used as propaganda, portraying symbols and statements that gave off a desired message. The Vikings later used the minting of coins to legitimize their own rule.

Object Type

Coin

Date

circa 895 — 902

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

coin, Currency, Economy, Leicestershire, penny, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, silver, trade, Viking

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

This object is related to Rearsby, Leicestershire.
Find out about Rearsby, Leicestershire.

Acknowledgements

(c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

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