Comments on: 470 Middle Eastern coins from the 7th Century found near Stockholm, Sweden

By: Mark Stevenson

Mark Stevenson — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:49:08 +0000

I found a coin in Turkey in the hills outside the cityof Istanbul near Bursain 1966 and it resembles the coins you show from the middle east. How do I find out what Ireally have?

By: An Arab in Roman Iron-Age Denmark « Anthropology.net

An Arab in Roman Iron-Age Denmark « Anthropology.net — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:35:24 +0000

[...] yourself is this surprising? No it is not. In April we read of archaeological evidence of Middle Eastern coins from the 7th century in Sweden. This indicates [...]

By: Martin R

Martin R — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:50:22 +0000

Thanks for linking! it was an Iron Age hoard site No, a burial site dating from 1000 years before the hoard. it was most likely the Vikings who cashed these coins. A subset of the general Scandinavian farmer population took part in Viking raids, yes. perhaps it was in Constantinople where these coins were picked up? Or did they make it deeper in to the East? They made it way, way deeper into Central Asia using the Russian rivers.

By: Atka Kevlarsjal

Atka Kevlarsjal — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:23:36 +0000

What an interesting discovery, as it allows to imagine the commercial routes of the vikings. I’m interested in Scandinavia and usually there aren’t many news there, so thanks for sharing that one!