Archaeologists Found 3,000 Viking Coins Buried in a Field. There Could Be Even More.
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In Norway, around 3000 silver coins from the Viking period were discovered – the largest find of this kind in the country.
'The detectors never stopped beeping!' Nearly 3000 coins discovered in field are Norway's largest Viking hoard on record
This coin shows a king's head in profile and identifies him as EDELRED (Æthelred the Unready).A Viking Age hoard of nearly 3,000 coins is the largest hoard of its kind ever found in Norway.Archaeologists in Norway have uncovered a Viking Age hoard containing 2,970 silver coins minted in England, Germany, Denmark and Norway. It is the largest Viking coin hoard ever discovered in Norway — and archaeologists aren't done digging yet.Two metal detect…
Beyond the myth: the exceptionality of the “Mørstad Treasure” and the silver of the year 1000 - Economic Scenarios
Forget the romantic tale of sea raiders burying treasure chests in the woods. The find in the fields of Rena, in the Norwegian county of Innlandet, is something far more structured and, for experts, infinitely more fascinating. Archaeologists have not hesitated to call it " the Oscar of numismatic finds ": an event that happens only once in a scholar's career. The last time Norwegian soil yielded a treasure of vaguely comparable proportions was …
In Norway, near the village of Rena, archaeologists have discovered the largest Viking Age treasure in the country's history, which has 2,970 silver coins. The find, dubbed the Merstad Treasure, was originally partially discovered by amateurs with metal detectors on April 10. They found the first 19 coins in a farm field, after which professional archaeologists joined the research. Excavations continue, according to the Museum of Cultural Histor…
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