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An unusual silver coin minted throughout the reign of a well-known Viking king has actually been found in an enormous stockpile in Norway that now consists of 5,500 coins and counting.

The coin is engraved with the name of the Norwegian king Olaf Haraldsson, who ruled from 1015 to 1028 and, as St. Olaf or “Olaf the Holy,” is thought about the nationwide saint of Norway.

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