Viking-Era Silver Coins Found in Sweden

November 2nd, 2006 in Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Viking-Era Silver Coins Found in Sweden (AP)

A handful of Arabic 10th century silver coins found by brothers Arvid and Edvin Sandborg on the Swedish island of Gotland Oct. 30, 2006. The 1,100 coins, along with several silver bracelets, formed a three kilo (6.6 lbs) Viking treasure trove that the brothers found buried on a neighbor's property last week. (AP Photo/Tobias Wallstrom)

(AP) -- Archaeologists said Monday they found more than 1,000 silver coins in a Viking-era hoard discovered by chance on the Swedish island of Gotland.

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