For over 200 years, the University of Oslo has collected and researched historical coins. In the venerable premises of the Historical Museum, we will this day see some of the well-preserved silver coins from the Viking Age. Some have been found in graves alongside their owners, while others were buried to conceal them — or perhaps as an offering to the gods?
The largest hoard was in fact discovered this year at Rena in Innlandet, and we are fortunate to see coins from the remarkable Mørstad hoard, comprising over 4,000 silver coins from various parts of Europe. Among others, we meet Associate Professor Florent Audy, a numismatist (coin expert) at the Coin Cabinet.
We will be offering guided tours in both Norwegian and English. To register for the tour in Norwegian, please click on the Norwegian version of the event page.
Guide: Florent Audy et al.
Meeting point: The museum shop at the Historical Museum, Tullinløkka
Registration
There is a limited number of places. NB! The registration starts on 10 November.