Coin Hoard Found in Sweden - NumisMaster
May 28
Coins often assist archaeologists in a similar manner as index fossils help paleontologists date the age of an excavation site. Coins found at excavation sites can help date the site, but such coin finds can also indicate trade routes, political boundaries, the name of kings and other rulers, the standard of living of those who had lived there and local religious practices.
It appears the 472 Arabic coins found on April 1 in Sweden may date the burial of the find to about 850 A.D.
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