Stavanger, Norway—A metal detectorist discovered a 900-year-old silver coin linked to Magnus Barefoot or Magnus Berfot, who ruled Norway. Advertisement 1093 to 1103, biology Report. Only about 100 coins minted by the ruler have been recovered. The coin, found in a plowed field near Utstein Monastery in south-west Norway, is the first of its kind in the country. Researchers at the University of Stavanger Museum of Archeology determined that the outer edge of the coin was bent around a copper plate, and that a chain or loop may have been attached to two round notches on the edge, suggesting that the coin may have been worn as jewelery for many years. X-rays of the coin revealed a griffin beneath the copper plate, while a cross-over-cross motif remained on the visible portion. Two-sided coins combining griffin and cross-over-cross designs are known from only four copies. Three of these were found in the same deposit in Denmark, while the fourth was discovered in the Faroe Islands. To read about a strange 10th-century object discovered in southern Norway, visit “Artwork: Viking Chess Piece“
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