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The Silverdale Hoard is a collection of over 200 pieces of silver jewellery and coins discovered near Silverdale, Lancashire, England, in September 2011. [1] The items were deposited together in and under a lead container buried about 16 inches (41 cm) underground which was found in a field by a metal detectorist.
Harald V (Norwegian: Harald den femte, Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhɑ̂rːɑɫ dɛn ˈfɛ̂mtə]; [2] born 21 February 1937) is King of Norway since 1991. A member of the House of Glücksburg , Harald was the third child and only son of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden .
One of the largest Viking silver hoards found is the Cuerdale Hoard, consisting of approximately 8600 items including silver coins, and weighing around 40 kg. The composition of the coins likely suggest that it was buried between 905 and 910. Of the items found, there are approximately 7000 coins, mainly being of Anglo-Saxon and Danelaw issue. [5]
Old Norse in coin inscriptions ended after the tenth century. A full translation of the inscription reads: "Harald Gormson king of Danes, Scania, Jomsborg, town (or bishopric) Aldinburg (Oldenburg in Holstein)". On the reverse there is an octagonal ridge, which runs around the edge of the object.
A silver penny of Harold II, similar to those in the hoard. The hoard consists of 2,528 silver coins, including 1,236 coins of Harold II and 1,310 coins of William I. [1] The coins include some mules, coins which have the head of one king on one side and a design from a different king's reign on the other, [4] [5] as well as a number of "cut halfpennies" – penny coins cut in two to make the ...
In 2001, Harald was made a Stranger Knight of the Order of the Garter (he was the 990th member). ... From L-R: Prince Haakon, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Prince Sverre Magnus, King Harald V, Queen ...
Much of the hoard had been sold prior to the conviction. Antique dealers in Cardiff and London were used to sell individual items from the hoard. [2]The hoard originally contained an estimated 300 coins, of which 31 have been recovered along with a silver ingot, a rock-crystal pendant mounted in gold wire, a gold bracelet, and a gold finger ring.
Khazar coin, c. 800. Of the 14,295 coins found, 14,200 were Islamic dirhams, [20] four were Nordic (from Hedeby), one was Byzantine and 23 were from Persia. The earliest, a Persian coin, dates from 539 and the latest from 870. [2] Many of the coins (as well as the bangles) had marks that may have been made when the purity of the silver was ...