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title: Viking Weight
author: The British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8666/viking-weight/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Viking Weight
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8666.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Viking](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vikings/) weight comprised of lead and topped with a penny of [Aethelred I](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aethelred_I_of_Wessex/) (r. 865-871 CE). Acquired in 1991 near Wareham (Dorset). (British Museum, London)
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Museum, T. B. (2018, May 25). Viking Weight. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Museum, The British. "Viking Weight." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 25, 2018. .
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