Two treasures with almost 300,000-year-old silver coins, some of them Arabic and Germanicwere discovered near the remains of a Viking fortress in northwestern Denmarkthe museum that will keep them reported on Thursday 20th.
The find is the work of a young woman, who found the two treasures – separated by a few meters – walking through a wheat field with a metal detector last fall, as part of a group expedition.
“A treasure like this is very rare,” Lars Christian Nørbach, director of the Nordjyske Museer in northern Jutland, told AFP.
silver coins were found about 8 km from the Fyrkat ring fort, near the town of Hobro. They date from the 1980s, according to their inscriptions.
In addition to Danish coins, there are also Arabic and Germanic coins in the loot pieces of a jewel of 500 grams originating in Scotland or Irelandaccording to archaeologists.
“The surprise is that the hoard dates from the same period as this Viking fortress, built by King Harald “Blue Tooth”who is, in a sense, the founder of Denmark,” said Lars Christian Nørbach.
According to him, these treasures – which the Vikings buried during the wars – could be connected to the fortress, which burned down at the same time.
King Harald minted a limited number of coins, the expert explained.
Private ventures for archaeological purposes are legal in Denmark, provided the landowner agrees the finds are donated to museums.
As soon as the collection is complete next fall, searches will resume, archaeologists said, who hope to find the tombs and homes of the treasures’ former owners.
The Vikings believed it if they buried their jewelry, they could get it back after death.
Starting July 1, the treasures will be on display at the Aalborg Historical Museum (North). And the young lady who found them will receive a reward, the amount of which is not specified.
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Source: Clarin
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