Medieval History
A silver treasure from the 12th century has been found on the Baltic island Gotland, where over 600 pieces of silver coins have been unearthed, according to reports in local media.
?This is an amazing find. It?s unbelievable that treasures of this scale exist here on Gotland,? Marie Louise Hellquist of Gotland?s County Administrative Board (Länsstyrelsen) told local newspaper Hela Gotland.
The medieval treasure was uncovered last Monday, as the landowner was moving soil. Some 500 pieces of coin were discovered in the field, and following further searches conducted once archaeologists arrived on Wednesday, that figure has swollen considerably.
?In total we?ve reached 650 pieces, so far,? Hellquist said.
Click here to read the full article from The Local
See also the Swedish article: Skatter från en tid som flytt
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Medieval History
Medieval silver treasure found on Gotland
?This is an amazing find. It?s unbelievable that treasures of this scale exist here on Gotland,? Marie Louise Hellquist of Gotland?s County Administrative Board (Länsstyrelsen) told local newspaper Hela Gotland.
The medieval treasure was uncovered last Monday, as the landowner was moving soil. Some 500 pieces of coin were discovered in the field, and following further searches conducted once archaeologists arrived on Wednesday, that figure has swollen considerably.
?In total we?ve reached 650 pieces, so far,? Hellquist said.
Click here to read the full article from The Local
See also the Swedish article: Skatter från en tid som flytt
- Viking Treasure Discovered In England
A metal detector enthusiast has found a major hoard of Viking silver in a field on the Cumbria-Lancashire border. Darren Webster, from Carnforth, uncovered more than 200 silver pieces including ornate bracelets, coins and ingots in a lead pot. He said...
- Medieval Shipwreck Found Off Sweden ? Could Be Lost Treasure Ship Of King Valdemar Atterdag
Swedish archaeologists have announced earlier this month the discovery what appears to be a medieval cog from built between the 12th and 14th centuries. Sonar images reveal that the vessel is 28 metres long and seven metres wide. The shipwreck was discovered...
- Viking Silver Coin Hoard Discovered In Northern England
A Viking treasure hoard of silver coins has been discovered in the northern English country of Cumbria. The find is being billed as ?the missing link? by experts who say it is the long-awaited significant evidence of 9th and 10th Century AD material culture...
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Archaeologists in Norway say an ancient Islamic coin dating back to 805 AD was found just west of Oslo earlier this year. Houshang Khazaei, who is a researcher at the University of Oslo, said that the coin is an issue of Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid,...
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