Melvadius Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 From BBC news item: "Swedish archaeologists have discovered a rare hoard of Viking-age silver Arab coins near Stockholm's Arlanda airport. About 470 coins were found on 1 April at an early Iron Age burial site. They date from the 7th to 9th Century, when Viking traders travelled widely. There has been no similar find in that part of Sweden since the 1880s. Most of the coins were minted in Baghdad and Damascus, but some came from Persia and North Africa, said archaeologist Karin Beckman-Thoor....." c/f http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7330540.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmo Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Most coins found in suedish viking sites are arab and much less byzantines. The route to Middle East thru Volga was very used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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