Marsta, Sweden - (UPI) -- Swedish archaeologists said they have uncovered a horde of Viking-era silver coins near Arlanda airport in the country's Uppland region.
The archaeologists, from the Swedish National Heritage Board, said the find -- 450 silver coins -- represents the largest collection of coins from the era found in the region during the modern age.
The coins are thought to date back to between A.D. 500 and A.D. 840, the archaeologists said.
They said the coins, some of which came from Baghdad and Damascus, appear to have been buried around A.D. 850 near a grave that is thought to be about 1,000 years older than the coins.
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QUOTE (Owlscrying @ Apr 5 2008, 11:12 AM) 
They said the coins, some of which came from Baghdad and Damascus, appear to have been buried around A.D. 850
Maybe the Middle Easterners were on vacation and spent a lot of money there.
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