News: Viking treasure hoard dating back almost a thousand years unearthed near Caernarfon

Title

News: Viking treasure hoard dating back almost a thousand years unearthed near Caernarfon

Subject

News

Description

The Llandwrog hoard was found in March 2015. It comprises silver coins and ingots, and is thought to have been buried between 1020 and 1030. Eight of the coins date back to 995 while the other six are thought to date from around 1018.

Creator

Ben Butler

Source

Daily Post

Publisher

Daily Post

Date

26/08/2015

Contributor

Administrator

Rights

Trinity Mirror Merseyside

Relation

https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/741650

Format

Hyperlink

Language

English

Type

Hyperlink

Identifier

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/viking-treasure-coins-llandwrog-caernarfon--9934995

Coverage

Viking Age, Wales, Llandwrog

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