The Daily Telegraph for Dec. 11, 2015 has an article http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ear...eum-unveils-unique-hoard-of-Viking-coins.html about the unveiling of a hoard from the time of Alfred the Great at the British Museum.
Coins of Ceolwulf II are extremely rare. This is a major addition to the specimens known. I think the type with the two seated "emperors" was prior to this find unique. Compare this with the major hoard of Aethelred II and Cnut which was found last year.. While a significant find, coins of these later monarchs are by no means rare and the find probably does not greatly affect values. In contrast, I would imagine the known extant specimens of Ceolwulf II (a coin typically worth >$10000) have now at least doubled.
same kind of silver ingots from melting coins like the spillings hoard. I guess these vikings didn't care for the currency values, just weight of the silver?
