A3 Vertaisarvioitu kirjan tai muun kokoomateoksen osa
The Viking-Age Edånger hoard and a numismatic connection between northern Sweden and Estonia
Tekijät: Jonsson Eeva
Toimittaja: Erki Russow, Viktors Dabolinš ja Valter Lang
Kustannuspaikka: Tarto
Julkaisuvuosi: 2023
Kokoomateoksen nimi: From hoard to archive. Numismatic discoveries from the Baltic Rim and beyond. Studies in honour of Ivar Leimus
Sarjan nimi: Muinaisaja teadus
Numero sarjassa: 30
Aloitussivu: 105
Lopetussivu: 114
Sivujen määrä: 10
ISBN: 978-9916-27-205-3
ISSN: 1406-3867
The Edånger hoard is a Viking-Age hoard including five Islamic coins and one German coin from the Ottonian period (936–1002), all with a suspension loop. In addition, it includes a fragment of a neck ring and a silver bracteate pendant. The hoard was found in 1832 in Vibyggerå parish, Ångermanland province in southern Norrland. The hoard belongs to the early phase in the importation of German coins to Sweden and is therefore regarded as one of the key hoards of the period. It has been estimated that the hoard could have been deposited ca 950 at the earliest. The northern Edånger hoard is geographically isolated from other Scandinavian hoards of the period. The traditional dating to ca 950 is probably too early and a later date to the 970s or later is suggested here. In the course of time, the coins in the Edånger hoard have lost their provenance. Four of the Islamic coins have recently been identified in the systematic collection at the Economy Museum – Royal Coin Cabinet, Stockholm. The identified coins have a bronze loop of Estonian type, which is extremely rare in a Swedish context. It is suggested here that the Edånger hoard should be connected to Estonia.