You mean this guy's daddy?
Posted on 09/12/2010 3:35:25 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The coin is a representation of the mighty thunder chicken of Viking lore.
Okay, no, I can’t substantiate that.
You mean this guy's daddy?
Note: this topic is from 9/12/2010 . A re-ping.
I’m wondering if that is Epona, the horse god. My Gloria Farley book is in storage right now. Decided to try Epona celtic goddess on coins:
Then decided to expand my search to Midieval europe coins:
Next I will try actually reading the whole article for a clue, should have done that first.
Couldn’t find any more likely coins to compare, but did run across this interesting site about Midieval history including Vikings.
http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?p=1889624
One problem with most ancient and medieval coins, they were minted in very small runs, and without a match, the only shot at IDing it is, is there writing. This one is in rough shape. Anyway, keep me apprised.
(a few years later)
The Mystery of Maine’s Viking Penny
Atlas Obscura | DECEMBER 21, 2017 | BY SARAH LASKOW
Posted on 12/27/2017 4:51:40 PM PST by Eurotwit
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3617396/posts
A 19-year-old just rowed solo across the Atlantic; pretending that North America wasn't visited repeatedly, since at least Phoenician times, seems pretty blinkard to me.
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