Posted on 08/02/2004 3:27:57 PM PDT by blam
Coin discovery sparks treasure hunt in Norway
August 02 2004 at 03:45PM
Oslo - A surprise find of old Chinese and Roman coins on a mountain in the Gudbrandsdalen valley in central Norway has triggered gold fever in the region, reports said on Monday.
Roald Nilsen made the lucky discovery in May when he was hiking with his dog in mountains bordering the valley, which has long been an important trade route and now is a popular location for tourists and hikers.
The valley and its history were used as a backdrop in Henrik Ibsen's famed play Peer Gynt.
No one knows how the five coins ended up on the mountain, but lots of people are eager to find more. And not all are researchers.
Nilsen said he has even been offered about R9 000 by a man who wanted to know the exact location of the find.
"He said there was likely more there, or perhaps other treasures," Nilsen told Norwegian public broadcaster NRK.
The area has been declared a protected zone and non-authorised persons have no right to make their own excavations, Oppland county archaeologist Ragnar Bjornstad said. - Sapa-dpa
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Thank you for the post. I was hoping they would date the coins for the reader.
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Neither Romans nor Chinese got so far as Norway. Must be a coin collector on the run from the Gestapo. Sapa-dpa
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