Is This the Most Significant Gold Discovery in Norway's History?

[pinball1970]

"Associate professor Håkon Reiersen with the museum said the gold pendants—flat, thin, single-sided gold medals called bracteates—date from around A.D. 500, the so-called Migration Period in Norway, which runs between 400 and about 550, when there were widespread migrations in Europe."

Found by an amateur enthusiast. Not too bad!

https://phys.org/news/2023-09-amateur-gold-century-norway.html?utm_source=webpush&utm_medium=push

 

[berkeman]

Under Norwegian law, objects from before 1537, and coins older than 1650, are considered state property and must be handed in.

Bummer...

 

[pinball1970]

Bummer...

Yeah but come on. You find that and you are a piece of history.

 

[phinds]

Yeah but come on. You find that and you are a piece of history.

Yeah, I'd rather be rich

 

[pinball1970]

Yeah, I'd rather be rich

I'm sure he will get some sort of recompense.

 

[berkeman]

I'm sure he will get some sort of recompense.

I read somewhere that he made a deal with Duracell and will get free batteries for his metal detector for life.

 

[pinball1970]

I read somewhere that he made a deal with Duracell and will get free batteries for his metal detector for life.

Berkman. I expect better from you sir. ;)

 

[pinball1970]

I read somewhere that he made a deal with Duracell and will get free batteries for his metal detector for life.

Do our Scandinavian guys have comment?

 

[DennisN]

A very cool find!