Undercover officers carried out a sting operation to stop a historically important Viking hoard of coins worth £766,000 being sold to an American buyer, a court heard. Collectors Craig Best and ...

“I’ve never seen anything like it,” says Ystgaard. “It’s extremely rare to find coins in Viking burials, and so far as I know, none have ever been found in a shield boss.” Ystgaard ...

Archeologists in Sweden have uncovered a stockpile of silver that they believe is approximately 1,000 years old ... and coins — were found inside a ceramic pot in Viggbyholm, Täby, a "Viking ...

“A silver coin like this on a bead necklace shows that the Viking Age was a time of transition,” an expert explained to Science Norway. Similarly to the Viking jewelry, the coins also reflect ...