Viking Apocolypse, 2020

7Jaguars

Ever thought the 1925 Norse Centennial Medal didn't quite show vikings as they were? How about this?

EVillageProwler

Wrong helmet type.

291fifth

He doesn't like people who criticize his helmet!

7Jaguars

That's what I was getting ready to say. Just let him go berserk on someone else...

Nap

Eric Haraldsson (Eric Bloodaxe) issued coins as king of Northumbria. Unfortunately they are extremely rare and expensive and I don't have one. Here is an example that sold at CNG

7Jaguars

Excellent! Always like the name & that is my own as well...
The OP coin has extremely high relief, even this picture doesn't really capture it:

brg5658

@7Jaguars : What's the reverse look like?

7Jaguars

I'll post it tonite.

7Jaguars

Here is the "obverse"

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Bonus "You Suck" award for the rune translation!

carabonnair

I think the runes are simply the futhark alphabet in order starting above the "I" in Elizabeth.

EVillageProwler

@carabonnair said:
I think the runes are simply the futhark alphabet in order starting above the "I" in Elizabeth.

The runic inscription has repeat letters, so I don’t think it is an alphabetical recitation.

brg5658

@EVillageProwler said:

@carabonnair said:
I think the runes are simply the futhark alphabet in order starting above the "I" in Elizabeth.

The runic inscription has repeat letters, so I don’t think it is an alphabetical recitation.

There are no repeat letters (look again?). It is the 24-character Elder Futhark alphabetic listing.

carabonnair

Unicode runes:
ᚠ ᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱ ᚲ ᚷ ᚹ ᚺ ᚾ ᛁ ᛃ ᛇ ᛈ ᛉ ᛋ ᛏ ᛒ ᛖ ᛗ ᛚ ᛜ ᛞ ᛟ
On the coin inscription, ᚦ þurisaz, thurisaz "th", looks a lot like ᚹ wunjō "w"

EVillageProwler

@brg5658 said:

@EVillageProwler said:

@carabonnair said:
I think the runes are simply the futhark alphabet in order starting above the "I" in Elizabeth.

The runic inscription has repeat letters, so I don’t think it is an alphabetical recitation.

There are no repeat letters (look again?). It is the 24-character Elder Futhark alphabetic listing.

@carabonnair said:
Unicode runes:
ᚠ ᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱ ᚲ ᚷ ᚹ ᚺ ᚾ ᛁ ᛃ ᛇ ᛈ ᛉ ᛋ ᛏ ᛒ ᛖ ᛗ ᛚ ᛜ ᛞ ᛟ
On the coin inscription, ᚦ þurisaz, thurisaz "th", looks a lot like ᚹ wunjō "w"

The 3rd ('th') and 8th ('w') letters on the coin look the same to me, so I got confused. My bad.

EVP

brg5658

@EVillageProwler said:

@brg5658 said:

@EVillageProwler said:

@carabonnair said:
I think the runes are simply the futhark alphabet in order starting above the "I" in Elizabeth.

The runic inscription has repeat letters, so I don’t think it is an alphabetical recitation.

There are no repeat letters (look again?). It is the 24-character Elder Futhark alphabetic listing.

@carabonnair said:
Unicode runes:
ᚠ ᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱ ᚲ ᚷ ᚹ ᚺ ᚾ ᛁ ᛃ ᛇ ᛈ ᛉ ᛋ ᛏ ᛒ ᛖ ᛗ ᛚ ᛜ ᛞ ᛟ
On the coin inscription, ᚦ þurisaz, thurisaz "th", looks a lot like ᚹ wunjō "w"

The 3rd ('th') and 8th ('w') letters on the coin look the same to me, so I got confused. My bad.

EVP

The coin inscription appears to be partially under some sort of gasket.

Namvet69

Me thinks someone was channeling Stan Lee. Peace Roy

7Jaguars

Good point! LOL