Image: The hoard may include up to 20,000 coins, as well as pearls and rings from the Middle Ages of Sweden. (Credit: Stockholm County Administrative Board)
A man digging for worms at his summer house in Sweden has unearthed a stupendous treasure: a silver hoard of up to 20,000 coins from the Early Middle Ages.
By Laura Geggel
A man went digging for worms outside Stockholm and made the discovery of a lifetime: a hoard of up to 20,000 silver coins intermingled with pearls, pendants, and silver rings.
The hoard dates to the Early Middle Ages and weighs about 13 pounds (6 kilograms), according to a translated statement from the Stockholm County Administrative Board.
The worm digger, who found the hoard by his summer house, reported the finding to local government officials. Archaeologists are now examining the treasures, which had been placed in a copper cauldron that has largely degraded over time.
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