"Some of the coins looked like Tivoli coins, we had a bit of fun with that," Peter Stokbro said about their find.
Around 300 coins from the Viking Age were hidden in the ground and the find was the first of its kind so far north in Denmark. It included the first common Danish coin, Harald Bluetooth's cross coin.
But the archaeologist brothers also found a piece of jewellery in the shape of a Thor's hammer, which made a big impression on the young men. The piece of jewellery has since been used as a model for replica jewellery and has become quite popular.
It was Danefæ - artefacts from the past that belong to the state and must therefore be handed over. The find was inspected by experts from the National Museum of Denmark and dated to around 990 AD. It helped provide a better and deeper understanding of Denmark's past, and it all started with two brothers searching for treasure in their spare time.
In other words, it's a bit of a boys' adventure
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