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1,000-Year-Old Anglo-Saxon Coin Found in Scotland

Rare coin depicts King Ethelred the Unready

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1,000-Year-Old Anglo-Saxon Coin Found in Scotland

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Archaeologists in Scotland uncovered a 1,000-year-old Anglo-Saxon coin minted between 991 and 997 A.D. under King Ethelred the Unready, marking the northernmost discovery of its kind in Shetland.

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Anglo-Saxon coinarchaeologyScotlandShetlandViking

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