Viking silver, hacksilver, and barter ruled the day! ⚔️💰#VikingAge #History #Trade

How did Vikings pay for things without coins? ⚔️
While they didn’t mint their own for most of the Viking Age, they did have coins from abroad — Arabic Dirhams, Frankish money, and Anglo-Saxon coins — sometimes through trade… sometimes through less-than-honest means. 🪙
Most of the time, silver was king. Hack silver cut into pieces, jewelry, ingots, livestock, and crafted goods were all part of a sophisticated bullion economy. Archaeology even shows weights and hoards used to measure wealth. ⚖️💎
So, imagine being a Viking merchant — no coins, just silver and barter. What would be your biggest adjustment? Let me know in the comments! 👇
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