Treasure hunters find biggest Viking coin hoard in country's history: 'Without parallel' | Metals Mine

  • Treasure hunters find biggest Viking coin hoard in country's history: 'Without parallel'

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    Two hobbyists recently uncovered one of the largest Viking coin hoards ever found — fittingly, in a Nordic country. The hoard was found in a field near Rena, about 18 miles north of Elverum in southeastern Norway, according to an announcement from the University of Oslo's Museum of Cultural History (KHM). The treasure hunters, Rune Sætre and Vegard Sørlie, suspected they had uncovered a hoard when they found 19 silver coins on April 10. They contacted local officials at Innlandet County Authority — and the site soon became the center of a major archaeological investigation. The cache consists of 2,970 silver ... (full story)

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