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from Storr Rock, Skye

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This hoard of hacksilver was buried with Anglo-Saxon and Arabic coins at Storr Rock on Skye around 935 to 940. The nature of the hoard and mixture of coins and bullion from far-flung areas indicate that it belonged to a Viking trader or settler.

The hacksilver consists of a twisted silver rod of a Baltic type, two penannular brooch terminal fragments (one of Scandinavian origin and one of probable Irish origin) and fragments of bracelets, rods, and ingots.

In the Viking world, silver and, to a lesser extent, gold were used as a medium of exchange, weighed on balances. Any type of silver, complete objects, coins or hacksilver, was valid tender. Much of the silver was nicked and bent to test its purity.

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