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Excavator operator found silver treasure

The excavator operator was to perform a drainage job on the plot, at Lummelunda on Gotland. It ended with a find of around 100 silver coins with Arabic text. The coins are believed to be at least 1,000 years old.

» Updated: 11 September 2024, 19:27

» Published: 10 September 2024

Excavator operator found silver treasure
Photo: David Skoog, Länsstyrelsen/Handout via TT

Gotland is known for the many silver treasures found buried on the island. Now, a new treasure trove has been found, in connection with a drainage work at Lummelunda.

The excavator operator had just moved a stone when he saw several silver coins in the ground.

It turned out to be a deposit of around 100 coins with Arabic script. This may indicate that they are from the late Iron Age, according to the County Administrative Board of Gotland.

We haven't had time to go through all the coins yet. Now they will be cleaned and dated, says Therese Lindström, who is a case officer at the County Administrative Board.

Arabic coins that are found usually date back to the 800-900 century, but then we don't know when they were buried. It could be later as well.

It is relatively common for silver treasures to be found on Gotland. The latest similar find was made in 2020.

Deposits are usually counted as more than five coins that are buried at the same time. But we have had treasure finds that were on a kilo level too, says Therese Lindström.

We are a bit used to it, but it's still been four years since we found a deposit at a new find site.

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