300 Silver Coins of Danish, Arab and Germanic origin found

[Astronuc]

1,000-year-old Viking coins unearthed by young girl with metal detector
https://www.yahoo.com/news/1-000-old-viking-coins-104000120.html

CBSNews
Fri, April 21, 2023 at 6:40 AM EDT

Nearly 300 silver coins believed to be more than 1,000 years old have been discovered near a Viking fortress site in northwestern Denmark, a museum said Thursday.

The rare trove -- lying in two spots not far apart -- was unearthed by a young girl who was metal detecting in a cornfield last autumn.

"A hoard like this is very rare," Lars Christian Norbach, director of the North Jutland museum where the artifacts will go on display, told AFP.

"The two silver treasures in themselves represent an absolutely fantastic story, but to find them buried in a settlement just eight kilometers from Harald Bluetooth's Viking castle Fyrkat is incredibly exciting," museum archaeologist and curator Torben Trier Christiansen said in a statement.

https://nordjyskemuseer.dk/hele-to-...E_QPfcc0zjI9lsNayBp1tRwtGYA6o?ftag=YHF4eb9d17

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Does anyone here work with metal detectors as a hobby?

 

[Swamp Thing]

Not as a hobby, but I work in security.