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<p>[QUOTE="Spargrodan, post: 8299943, member: 109905"]In Denmark around 6000 Denarii have been found, and probably tons of coins are still hidden in the Scandinavian soil as the pre-viking era population liked to dig down their treasuries. If I remember correctly in Scandinavia most gold coins have been found in Denmark. But probably wasn't used for trade instead the gold has been reworked into jewelry and perhaps hoarded and used as savings or sacrifices?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a diagram of two of the largest denarii finds in Denmark, Smørenge and Råmose. The consistency of the finds indicates that they probably were buried at different times.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1468242[/ATTACH]</p><p><i><a href="https://www.nationalbanken.dk/da/publikationer/jubilaeumsboeger/Documents/KAP2_Denar%20til%20daler_Danmarks%20m%C3%B8nthistorie%20indtil%201550_Danmarks%20Nationalbank_NY.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.nationalbanken.dk/da/publikationer/jubilaeumsboeger/Documents/KAP2_Denar%20til%20daler_Danmarks%20m%C3%B8nthistorie%20indtil%201550_Danmarks%20Nationalbank_NY.pdf" rel="nofollow"><font size="3">https://www.nationalbanken.dk/da/publikationer/jubilaeumsboeger/Documents/KAP2_Denar til daler_Danmarks mønthistorie indtil 1550_Danmarks Nationalbank_NY.pdf</font></a></i></p><p><br /></p><p><i><font size="3">Hassleskatten was found close to where I grew up in Sweden and consists of objects, many probably made in Greece and/or Italy that are believed to have been sacrificed in the river, around 600-500 BC.</font></i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1468235[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Spargrodan, post: 8299943, member: 109905"]In Denmark around 6000 Denarii have been found, and probably tons of coins are still hidden in the Scandinavian soil as the pre-viking era population liked to dig down their treasuries. If I remember correctly in Scandinavia most gold coins have been found in Denmark. But probably wasn't used for trade instead the gold has been reworked into jewelry and perhaps hoarded and used as savings or sacrifices? Here's a diagram of two of the largest denarii finds in Denmark, Smørenge and Råmose. The consistency of the finds indicates that they probably were buried at different times. [ATTACH=full]1468242[/ATTACH] [I][URL='https://www.nationalbanken.dk/da/publikationer/jubilaeumsboeger/Documents/KAP2_Denar%20til%20daler_Danmarks%20m%C3%B8nthistorie%20indtil%201550_Danmarks%20Nationalbank_NY.pdf'][SIZE=3]https://www.nationalbanken.dk/da/publikationer/jubilaeumsboeger/Documents/KAP2_Denar til daler_Danmarks mønthistorie indtil 1550_Danmarks Nationalbank_NY.pdf[/SIZE][/URL][/I] [I][SIZE=3]Hassleskatten was found close to where I grew up in Sweden and consists of objects, many probably made in Greece and/or Italy that are believed to have been sacrificed in the river, around 600-500 BC.[/SIZE][/I] [ATTACH=full]1468235[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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