The discovery, known as the 'Dunscore hoard', is made up of more than 8,400 silver coins that date from the 13th and 14th centuries.
Metal detectorists have unearthed what may be one of the largest hoards of coins ever discovered in Scotland, in a field in the southwest of the country.
Finding any coins in Scotland is rare, and this hoard is especially large."This is the biggest medieval coin hoard found in Scotland since the 19th century," McNab told Live Science in an email. Medieval kingdomScotland and England were independent kingdoms in the medieval period and often fought each other for control of their shared border., However, in 1296 Scotland was finally conquered by the armies of Edward I — earning the king the nickname"Hammer of the Scots."
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