Benefactor robinjojo Posted September 1 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted September 1 (edited) From today's Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/sep/01/amazing-viking-age-treasure-travelled-half-the-world-to-scotland-analysis-finds And here's depiction of the fire alter referred to in the article, on a Sassanian coin: Sasanian Kingdom, AR drachm, possibly Valkash, 484-488 AD. 4.05 grams Edited September 1 by robinjojo 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted September 1 · Supporter Share Posted September 1 Iran to Scotland! Was pretty far though so I didn't run fast😉 Sorry. I'll show myself out. 2 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted September 2 · Supporter Share Posted September 2 The Vikings got about a bit. Visigoth Cut Quarter Tremissis, 402-586 Ravenna. Gold, 8mm, 0.26g. Profile bust; partial AVG legend. Victory?; partial -A AV- legend (cf. RIC 2719, 3754, 3759). Possibly copied from a solidus in the name of Libius Severus (461-465) and struck during the reign of Theoderic II (453-466) or Euric (466-484). Found on the Isle of Wight in 2021 (Portable Antiquities Scheme IOW-FA583E) near a Visigothic tremissis of Leovigild (519-586), IOW-FA517C. Likely cut and taken to the Isle of Wight by a Viking before 900. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor robinjojo Posted September 2 · Benefactor Author Benefactor Share Posted September 2 (edited) I think it is very interesting that the source of the silver used to make the jar was traced to Iran (Persia). I wonder how they excluded other sources with similar chemical composition. Edited September 2 by robinjojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted September 2 · Supporter Share Posted September 2 (edited) 2 hours ago, robinjojo said: I think it is very interesting that the source of the silver used to make the jar was traced to Iran. I wonder how they excluded other sources with similar chemical composition. Lead isotopes. That's how they work out the origins of most ancient and medieval silver. The silver comes from a lead ore (so the metal contains a bit of this lead) and the number of neutrons in the lead atoms is unique to each location. Edited September 2 by John Conduitt 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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