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  • 11th-century coin hoard discovered at Sizewell C site in England

    01/14/2025 11:48:16 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 29 replies
    Archaeology News ^ | January 8, 2025 | Dario Radley
    A unique hoard of 321 silver coins from the 11th century has been unearthed during archaeological work at the Sizewell C nuclear power station site in Suffolk, England. These coins, surrounded by lead and once wrapped in a cloth that has since decayed, are part of a "perfect archaeological time capsule," said Andrew Pegg of Oxford Cotswold Archaeology (OCA), which is excavating the site.The coins, issued from 1036 to 1044, span the reigns of Harold I, Harthacnut, and Edward the Confessor. Most were minted in London, but others came from regional mints, including at Thetford, Norwich, and Ipswich, and even...
  • Evidence for unknown Viking king Airdeconut found in Lancashire

    12/14/2011 10:05:20 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 17 replies
    Guardian UK ^ | Wednesday, December 14 , 2011 | Maev Kennedy
    Evidence of a previously unknown Viking king has been discovered in a hoard of silver found by a metal detectorist, stashed in a lead box in a field in Lancashire. The 201 pieces of silver including beautiful arm rings, worn by Viking warriors, were found on the outskirts of Silverdale, a village near the coast in north Lancashire, by Darren Webster, using the metal detector his wife gave him as a Christmas present. It adds up to more than 1kg of silver, probably stashed for safe keeping around AD900 at a time of wars and power struggles among the Vikings...