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Twenty-two pieces of silver bullion, including both raw ingots and flattened Viking arm rings, found in Southwestern Scotland dated between A.D. 880 and 930

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Twenty-two pieces of silver bullion, including both raw ingots and flattened Viking arm rings, found in Southwestern Scotland dated between A.D. 880 and 930

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Arm rings such as these, which are usually found in Ireland and date to between A.D. 880 and 930, were worn around the wrist and were also used as currency.

Full article can be found here: https://archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2022/features/scotland-galloway-viking-age-hoard/

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    Wow, very cool.

    Thanks for the link!

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