Viking Age Silver Hoard Discovery & Metal Detector Simulator

Soil Sweep & Field Detector Grid (Finland Survey Sector A-9)

X: 25.4m | Y: 14.8m

Sweep Depth: 25 cm

Frequency: 18.5 kHz

Sensitivity: 94%

TARGET ID: HIGH CONDUCTIVITY

SIGNAL INTENSITY: 98.4%

EST. COIN CLUSTERS: 1,420 Dirhams

Archaeological Telemetry & Museum Find Register

REF: KM-2026-FI

Total Silver Coins

1,420

Historical 10th C. Dirhams

Precious Metal Purity

91.5%

High-grade Silver (Ag)

Measured Horizon Depth

25 cm

Post-glacial podsol layer

Estimated Hoard Weight

4,218 g

~2.97g average per coin

DEPTH DISPERSION PROFILE (10CM - 50CM PODSOL)

RECOVERED NUMISMATIC LOTS 4 SPECIMEN CATEGORIES

Abbasid Caliphate Dirhams (Kufic)
Struck in Baghdad & Samarkand, 905–975 CE

840 units (59.2%)
Samanid Dynasty Silver Issues
Transoxiana trade route imports, 920–990 CE

420 units (29.6%)
Anglo-Saxon & German Pennies
Early Otto-Adelheid pfennigs, Baltic trade sphere

120 units (8.5%)
Hacksilver Ingot Fragments & Arm Rings
Bullion currency segments tested at 93.1% purity

40 pieces (2.8%)

🏛️ Finnish Heritage Agency Classification

Amateur metal detector discovery confirmed in southern Finland. Deep ground-penetrating coil sweeps confirmed a dense cluster at 25cm. Verified 1,420 silver specimens belonging to Baltic Viking trade routes with 91.5% silver assay.