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09 June 2021
Only three coins of this type have ever been found before in Poland, which was well beyond the Carolingian realms. Archaeologists suspect they are linked to the Scandinavian trading emporium at Truso.
(Image credit: Museum of Ostróda)
A hoard of
silver coins minted in the Carolingian Empire about 1,200 years ago has been unearthed in northeastern Poland and may have been part of a historic ransom to save Paris from a Viking invasion.
It s the first time anyone has found so many Carolingian coins in Poland. Only three such coins of a distinctive style with Latin inscriptions and a central crucifix have been found in the country before now.
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