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Dozens of Ancient Silver Coins Discovered in Viking 'Wallet' on Isle of Man
Breitbart News ^ | October 3, 2024 | Olivia Rondeau

Posted on 10/05/2024 3:42:37 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

A 1,000-year-old Viking "wallet" containing dozens of silver coins was recently discovered by British historians on the Isle of Man, officials announced Monday.

Metal detectorists John Crowe and David O'Hare discovered the "hoard" of treasure — around 36 whole and fragmented coins — while searching on private land earlier in the year, the Manx National Heritage organization said on social media...

What is even more interesting is that the coins were minted under multiple different Irish and English rulers, with the majority from the reign of Edward the Confessor (1042-1066 AD), as well as English kings Aethelred II (978-1016 AD) and Canute (1016-1035 AD).

The Irish coins "date from the middle of decades of AD 1000 and were all minted in Dublin," the historical organization said, describing how they feature the profile of King Sihtric Silkbeard, a Hiberno-Norse king of Dublin who ruled from 989 to 1036 AD.

The Hiberno-Norse were a group of people of mixed Gaelic and Norse ancestry who emerged during the Viking era, according to Heritage Ireland.

After examining the most recent coins, Manx National Heritage determined that the stash was "abandoned shortly before AD 1070."

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: aethelredii; ancientnavigation; breitbart; canute; coins; dublin; edwardtheconfessor; epigraphyandlanguage; fartyshadesofgreen; godsgravesglyphs; ireland; isleofman; manx; middleages; mona; oliviarondeau; sihtricsilkbeard; thevikings; vikings

1 posted on 10/05/2024 3:42:37 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 10/05/2024 3:44:22 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv
Viking wallet -


3 posted on 10/05/2024 3:46:38 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Libloather

Dude...nice wallet.


4 posted on 10/05/2024 3:51:23 PM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: Libloather

Didn’t they pretty much just *take* wallets off everyone else? :^)


5 posted on 10/05/2024 4:15:26 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv
Inside the wallet was an ad by William Devane of Rosland Capital to invest in silver coins.


6 posted on 10/05/2024 4:16:46 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: SunkenCiv

One thing we will never ever see in decades ahead, 1) buried Bitcoins 2) buried USD’s.

Silver and Gold is money. Been that way for 5,000 years, no matter how much evil wants to destroy it.


7 posted on 10/05/2024 4:36:18 PM PDT by delta7
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To: SunkenCiv

So they found your ancient “Go Fund Me” hoard from a previous incarnation?


8 posted on 10/05/2024 6:26:19 PM PDT by Candor7 (Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!),<img src="" width=500</img><a href="">tag</a>)
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To: Candor7

:^) That would make some great alibi... “I didn’t feel I had to turn this in, because it was mine 1000 years ago.”


9 posted on 10/05/2024 6:33:54 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Thank you for another collection of interesting links. I just looked at the one about 1500 year old Norse find of gold coin like pieces of a necklace. Very fine and well made, no wonder good has been so popular. I do love my old US silver dollars, will not be collecting old Bit coins, I guess.


10 posted on 10/05/2024 7:50:09 PM PDT by gleeaikin ( Question authority as you provide links)
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To: SunkenCiv
After examining the most recent coins, Manx National Heritage determined that the stash was “abandoned shortly before AD 1070.”>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.

Of course it is yours.....you dropped it while cleaning the hoof of your horse.


11 posted on 10/06/2024 12:30:05 AM PDT by Candor7 (Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!),<img src="" width=500</img><a href="">tag</a>)
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To: Larry Lucido

lol.

https://kennonfinancial.com/2022/04/04/getting-duped-celebrity-spokesperson/


12 posted on 10/06/2024 1:35:14 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: Candor7

The difference between this coin find and most others? Since the cache was found on the Isle of Man, they’ve got no tails.


13 posted on 10/06/2024 1:47:41 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv

That’s very good advice — thanks for posting it.


14 posted on 10/06/2024 1:56:18 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (Propaganda keeps only governments in business, not corporations. —John Nolte)
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To: Albion Wilde

My pleasure.


15 posted on 10/06/2024 3:38:25 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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