Penning, Svealand, Knut långe, 1229–1234

This coin shows a standard and the letters VICA. The standard symbolises conquest, victory and supremacy. Attached to a pole, it was used in the field.

The letters VICA can be interpreted as an abbreviation for vicarius (= deputy) and may refer to Jarl Ulf Fase. If we reverse the order of the letters, this gives us CIV/itas/ A/rosiensis/ (= City of Aros), in this case the mint of Östra Aros (now Uppsala).

This specimen was found in a hoard along with several other Svealand pennings from the time of Knut the Tall and Ulf. The hoard was found when a cemetery wall in Eskilstuna, Södermanland, was demolished in 1879.

Image rights: Helena Bonnevier, Ekonomiska museet - Kungliga myntkabinettet/SHM (CC BY 4.0)

Object number: 100503_KMK

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