Looks to be silver,Old coin possibly?

[CrownVic26]

I dug this piece yesterday in a yard in duluth, MN near downtown.I'm curious what this is. Its really thin and is double sided.







Anybodys info would be much appreciated. Have no clue what it could be. To me, it looks like a ship with sails.it also has some dots and some interesting characters around the edges. Thank you very much

 

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[DeepseekerADS]

Geez, it kinda looks like you got hammered yesterday.....

 

[RestoringYourFinds]

It definitely looks very old. Kind of reminds me of Vikings coinage...

 

[worldtalker]

No idea,but,it sure is COOL!!


GOD Bless

Chris

 

[FloridaMike]

I have no idea either but it's a very cool find!
HH

 

[ivan salis]

need close up for better IDing.

 

[Hognutz]

Looks like "runes" around the edge.....Maybe you found a viking coin lost when the vikings explored the area.....ya never know.


ETA:Google. "old viking coins"

 

[unclemac]

is that a boat in the center?...need both sides up close and the story that comes with it.

 

[bigfoot1]

http://users.stlcc.edu/mfuller/roskilde2008.html could be the guy who hammered it.I'm no expert but I am leaning towards modern rendering.test for silver 1st.then move forward in your research.

cheers

having trouble with link...working on it...this is the google image that will take you there...search,hammered viking coin"then visit page....

 

[CrownVic26]

Yes I couldn't open the link. All the info I have on it is that I dug it up in the front yard of a house in duluth mn. The oldest neighborhood in duluth near downtown. Here's a few pics of it as close as I could get. Thank you for your help all.

 

[CrownVic26]

 

[unclemac]

it is supposed to be a hammered silver coin of the viking age....your local Univ. museum can help or send an email to these folks...

British Museum - Vikings

 

[CrownVic26]

It definately looks to me like there is a ship with a sail in the center of the item other then that I do not know anything about it

 

[Hognutz]

Here is some that is similar..

 

[jarhead0341]

Minnesota was mostly settled by Scandinavians so it is possible that it could be mighty old.

 

[MuckyBottles]

Those are in fact "Elder Futhark" runes...If you give me some time I can translate it for you

 

[CrownVic26]

Yes thank you very much for your help! If you could translate as much of it as you can I would greatly appreciate it! I'm going to head home and research elder futhark to get some more info on an approximate year!

 

[MuckyBottles]

* It appears to be a mixture of "Elder Futhark" and "Swedish-Norwegian Futhark" not uncommon during the viking age..
Here is an attempt at the description from what I could gather from the photo's that you've provided..

 

[MuckyBottles]

Yes thank you very much for your help! If you could translate as much of it as you can I would greatly appreciate it! I'm going to head home and research elder futhark to get some more info on an approximate year!

Since there is no dated record of the Elder Futhark, there is for the others and they started around 800 AD

 

[MuckyBottles]

The translation could mean " That this is a gift to the people (Native Americans or in Viking saga terminology "Skraelings") to travel the waters (great lakes) because they need land to farm"

If my description is correct, this would date the coin between 900-1100 AD when Christianity was pushing the Pagan Northmen out of Scandinavia and Northern Europe..

Helluland/Markland Sagas