Scottish archaeologists are cataloging the largest find in the country since the 19th century.

The treasure with medieval coins of the 13th and 14th centuries is estimated at hundreds of thousands of euros.

This is reported by the Daily Express.

The treasure was accidentally found with the help of a metal detector in the village of Dunscore (Dumfshire County) by local residents.

Having found a huge number of coins, they did not hide the find, but reported it to scientists. 

Now a group of archaeologists from the National Museum of Scotland works here.

Scottish, Irish, Continental and English silversmiths have already been identified.

Artifacts are cleaned, photographed from all sides and angles, measured and weighed, described

In total, the Danskor treasure has 8407 coins.

Interestingly, it was unearthed just 20 miles from Balmagee, where the so-called Galloway Treasure was found in 2014.

The hoard is considered to be the best collection of Viking Age artefacts ever found in Britain and has been valued at almost £2 million.

By law, anything of value or weight that people find belongs to the British Crown.

In 2022, 12,263 artefacts were handed over in Scotland alone. 

Museum employees say that they receive up to 200 valuables on average every week. 

We will remind, in Newfoundland (province of Canada), archaeologists discovered a special artifact.

A hundred-year-old gold coin was found here.

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