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The first coins in the Nordic region

Two hoards from Gotland and Öland are on display in this case. They include some of the first coins to arrive in Sweden: Roman gold coins (solidi, 1) and silver coins (denarii, 9). The oldest are almost 2,000 years old. People in the Nordic region valued coins highly and they were important status objects.

 solidus, Östromerska riket, Konstantinopel, Theodosius II,
, Object number2

   solidus, Östromerska riket, Konstantinopel, Theodosius II,

 solidus, Östromerska riket, Ravenna, Galla Placidia,
, Object number3

   solidus, Östromerska riket, Ravenna, Galla Placidia,

 solidus, Östromerska riket, Konstantinopel, Leo I,
, Object number4

   solidus, Östromerska riket, Konstantinopel, Leo I,

Okänd, 0400
, Object number5

  Okänd, 0400

 denar, Romerska riket, Rom (Italien), Faustina I, 0141
, Object number6

   denar, Romerska riket, Rom (Italien), Faustina I, 0141

 denar, Romerska riket, Okänd,
, Object number8

   denar, Romerska riket, Okänd,

 denar, Romerska riket, Rom (Italien), Septimius Severus, 0193

   denar, Romerska riket, Rom (Italien), Septimius Severus, 0193