Slethei in Rogaland
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In 1866, 578 coins, coin fragments and some small pieces of unminted silver
were found under a large rock in a field at Slethei in Tjora, Sola in Rogaland.
The find at Slethei has the largest proportion of Anglo-Saxon pennies
of any find in Scandinavia.
Anglo-Saxon pennies accounted for approximately 95% of the coins in the find. In a North-European context, the number of English pennies as compared to German pennies is very high for a Viking hoard. We therefore believe that the coins came directly from England to Norway. Dating: around 1018. |