Foreign coins were the whole raison d'etre for vikings. This silver hoard, including the jewelry, could have been spent directly as bullion; they wouldn't even have to exchange it for local currency like our leftover euros. It's in a home because there was no bank to deposit wealth in.
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Foreign coins were the whole raison d'etre for vikings. This silver hoard, including the jewelry, could have been spent directly as bullion; they wouldn't even have to exchange it for local currency like our leftover euros. It's in a home because there was no bank to deposit wealth in.