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The coin was discovered recently on the Hurum peninsula just west of Oslo.
9th century Islamic coin found in Oslo
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2008/07/06 - 22:09.
801 CE to 900 CE | Metalworking | Middle Eastern | Scandanavian
Norwegian archaeologists are abuzz over the discovery of a 9th century Iranian silver dirhem, one of the earliest Middle Eastern coins found in Scandinavia. (photo)
