The discovery was made in the Stockholm area in August last year, and consists of over 24,000 silver coins and 144 other objects placed in a copper cauldron. The treasure dates back to the Viking Age and early Middle Ages and is described as the largest coin hoard ever found in Sweden.
When the find was made, the finder reported it to the county administrative board, as the law requires. Now the National Heritage Board has decided to redeem the treasure for compensation of four million kronor.
"A redemption fee should be reasonable. It should not disadvantage the finder, but neither should it be at such a high level that it risks encouraging treasure looting," says Chief Antiquary Magnus Larsson in a press release.
