Ninth-Century Arabic Silver Coins Found Near Viking Trading Centre in Poland
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"Six early medieval Arabic dirhams and two fragments of these silver coins were discovered. They date from the first half of the 9th century, but a more precise dating will only be possible after their processing. It's possible they remained in circulation until the turn of the 10th/11th century, i.e., until the end of the Truso settlement, to whose trade this find should be associated," the scientist emphasized. He added that the coins could ha…
Six Arab silver coins and parts of two more were found in a forest in northern Poland. They were discovered near the place where Trousseau, important, was once located.
In the Młynary Forest District near Elbląg (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship), archaeologists have uncovered a remarkable find: six early medieval Arabic coins and two fragments. Experts suspect they may have belonged to merchants traveling to the legendary Viking port of Truso, which was once one of the most important trading centers on the Baltic Sea.
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