Discovering Coins on the Isle of Man

A metal detectorist unearthed a horde of viking coins on the isle of man in april, but it didn't make headlines until july. The hoard contained 87 silver coins, 13 pieces of cut coins and some other items. This was actually the second viking age find unearthed by detectores cath giles on theIsle of man over the span of about six months. In august, archaeologists in france announced the discovery of more than 200 gold coins during restoration work at a house in brittany.