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A coin similar to the Maine penny. Unusual finds at the site include worked copper, including some of European origin that were found in a Late Ceramic period grave of two children, alongside clay artifacts. [3] The most unusual find, however, is the Maine penny, a silver coin of Norse origin, dating to the reign of Olaf Kyrre (1067–1093 AD ...
The Maine penny, also referred to as the Goddard coin, is a Norwegian silver coin dating to the reign of Olaf Kyrre King of Norway (1067–1093 AD). It was claimed to be discovered in Maine in 1957, and it has been suggested as evidence of Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact .
In Sweden, two thirds of coin finds come from Gotland with finds of approximately 259 524 coins from the Viking Age across all of Sweden. [24] In addition to those in Gotland, significant finds have been made on the island of Oland, off the Swedish coast. Eighth and ninth century coins found here are generally made up of Arabic coins mostly.
Findings add to growing body of research suggesting cosmopolitan nature of Viking Age trade Treasure trove of jewellery, coins and ‘vulva stone’ discovered in Viking women’s graves Skip to ...
1913 Gold Indian $10 Coin: $2,250. 1878 CC Morgan Dollar Coin: $900. Mexico Spanish Colony 1733 8 Reales: $2,000-$9,000. 2000-P Sacagawea “Wounded Eagle” Dollar Coin: $775. More From ...
The artifacts were found in Årdal, Hjelmeland, which is located in Western Norway. The excavation was conducted where a local farmer planned to build a road on his property.
The coins were discovered in 1840 by Captain Stephen Grindle and his son Samuel who unearthed the coins on their farm located near the Bagaduce River.. Catine Hoard was found, “on the banks or shore of the Bagaduce river, about six miles from the site of Castin's fort…about six miles above, is a point called Johnson's Narrows', or 'Second Narrows', where the water is of great depth, and at ...
Satellite images may have led scientists to the second known Viking settlement in North America.