'Melted in a pot somewhere': Vikings used Islamic silver coins to make their early pennies, study finds

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'Melted in a pot somewhere': Vikings used Islamic silver coins to make their early pennies, study finds

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Ancient Coins · 2 months ago

The silver in a Viking Age hoard found in Denmark was from melted-down coins from the faraway Islamic world, a new study finds.

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