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Viking coin treasure gets man $600,000 - Coin News
Jul 22 at 9:09pm
A treasure hunter who discovered nearly 500 silver Viking coins by metal detecting on the Isle of Man will finally receive $600,000 in compensation.
Andy Whewell found 464 silver Viking coins, 26 silver ingots and an armlet in a field in Glenfaba in March 2003. The coins were declared Treasure Trove in August of that year, with resulting expectations of receiving fair market value for the hoard.
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Coin Hoard Found in Sweden - NumisMaster
May 28 at 8:08pm
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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