Numismatics is the science of coins and other means of payment. Our main research field at the Institute is Viking-Age and Medieval coinage and coin circulation.

In Sweden, almost 700,000 coins have been found and they form the basis of the research. The coin finds have enormous research potential and are particularly numerous during the Viking age, Medieval and early Modern times. The aim of our research is to set coins into a wider context – economically, politically, administratively and socially.