Just before Christmas, a metal detectorist discovered a silver coin minted during the reign of Christian IV in the early 1600s in a field near Hover in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality (West Jutland): by Boxing Day she had discovered 23 more, and the following excavation uncovered another 27, taking the total to 51, despite the frost and occasional snowfall. It is one of the most astonishing finds of its type in recent years: penny coins and rigsdalers minted between 1607 and 1652, dating back also to the reign of Frederik III, that might have been buried to prevent them falling into the hands of plundering Swedish soldiers. The nearby Ringkøbing-Skjern Museum took charge of the treasure, which is now on its way to the National Museum.
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