Copenhagen: A treasure including Arab and Persian coins going back to 854 A.D was found in the island of Bornholm on the Baltic Sea in Denmark, it was reported.

Bornholm Museum revealed the important discovery, noting that an amateur scientist found 157 Arab and Persian coins made of silver in different Arab regions, Denmark’s biggest discovery in terms of number of Arab coins going back to the Vietcong era going back to 854 B.C.

According to antiquities scientists, it is rare to find Arab old coins in Scandinavia, explaining that the treasure was found buried in a house in a Vietcong settlements.

--SPA