A Danish teenager, whose friends describe as 'a bit nerdy,' has found 60 rare Viking-era coins while using a metal detector, museum officials say.
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| Viking coins from Denmark, Bohemia, Germany and England were discovered in an archaeological dig last year. |
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A Danish teenager sweeping a field with a metal detector has uncovered 60 rare Viking coins, Danish museum officials say.
The museum officials say that in addition to the coins, an archaeological dig last year has revealed 365 items from the Viking era.
Danish National Museum spokesman Jens Christian Moesgaard says the coins have a distinctive cross motif attributed to Norse King Harald Bluetooth, who is believed to have brought Christianity to Norway and Denmark.
Sixteen-year-old Michael Stokbro Larsen found the coins and other items with a metal detector in a field in northern Denmark.
Stokbro Larsen, who often explores with his detector, said friends find him "a bit nerdy."
Moesgaard said Thursday that it was the first time since 1939 that so many Viking-era coins have been found, calling them "another important piece in the puzzle" of history.
Stokbro Larsen, who often explores with his detector, said friends find him "a bit nerdy."
Moesgaard said Thursday that it was the first time since 1939 that so many Viking-era coins have been found, calling them "another important piece in the puzzle" of history.
