Hoard
Add to albumThis 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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- Online ID: 000-100-043-777-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland X.IL 304
- Date: Buried between 935 and 940
- Material: Cut into short length
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- What: Band / portion
Bracelet, penannular / portion Brooch, penannular / portion Brooch, penannular / portion Ingot / portion Ingot / portion Ingot / portion Ingot / portion Ingot / portion Ingot / portion Ingot / portion Ingot / portion Ingot / portion Ingot / portion Ingot / portion Ingot / portion Ingot / portion Ingot / portion Ingot / portion Ring, neck Silver, hammered / portion Silver, hammered / portion Silver, hammered / portion
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- Where: Scotland, Inverness-shire, Skye
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- Description: Silver neck ring of spiral pattern without ends, from Storr Rock, Skye
Terminal portion of a penannular silver brooch with interlaced ornament, from Storr Rock, Skye Terminal portion of a penannular silver brooch with interlaced ornament, from Storr Rock, Skye Portion of a flat penannular silver bracelet with a double row of circular punch marks, from Storr Rock, Skye Portion of a thin flat silver band ornamented with four rows of punch marks, from Storr Rock, Skye Portion of hammered silver from Storr Rock, Skye Portion of hammered silver from Storr Rock, Skye Portion of hammered silver from Storr Rock, Skye Portion of an ingot from Skye Portion of an ingot from Skye Portion of an ingot from Skye Portion of an ingot from Skye Portion of an ingot from Skye Portion of an ingot from Skye Portion of an ingot from Skye Portion of an ingot from Skye Portion of an ingot from Skye Portion of an ingot from Skye Portion of a silver ingot from Storr Rock, Skye Portion of a silver ingot from Storr Rock, Skye Portion of a silver ingot from Storr Rock, Skye Portion of a silver ingot from Storr Rock, Skye Portion of a silver ingot from Storr Rock, Skye
- References:
- Graham-Campbell, James. The Viking-age gold and silver of Scotland (AD 850-1100). Edinburgh: National Museums of Scotland, 1995, pp. 144-6.
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