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Deep Dive: In a Hoard of 5,500 Viking Age Coins, Archaeologists in Norway Found One So Rare That They Already Consider It a 'National Treasure'
In April, metal detectorists stumbled upon a massive cache of 1,000-year-old silver coins in eastern Norway. At the time, archaeologists were impressed by the sheer size of the find, known as the Mørstad hoard, which totals thousands of coins and counting. They hailed it as the largest Viking Age coin stash ever found in Norway.
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