🖼️00An English King Minted These Coins to Ward Off a Viking Invasion. Instead, the Seafaring Raiders Turned the Pennies Into JewelrySmithsonian Magazine·Meilan Solly·20 days ago#qQqDeWTk#coolfinds#archaeology#britishhistory#christianity#coins#aethelred+5 more🧰Tag tools✨Add tagAethelred the Unready viewed the attacks on his kingdom as divine retribution. He hoped that a show of public penance, including the creation of coins featuring religious imagery, would help earn God's forgiveness15s0Read later0Read More
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