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  "path": "/archaeology/vikings/melted-in-a-pot-somewhere-vikings-used-islamic-silver-coins-to-make-their-early-pennies-study-finds",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-15T17:07:07.000Z",
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  "textContent": "The silver in a Viking Age hoard found in Denmark was from melted-down coins from the faraway Islamic world, a new study finds.",
  "title": "'Melted in a pot somewhere': Vikings used Islamic silver coins to make their early pennies, study finds"
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