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The dirhams may have belonged to merchants travelling to or from the nearby Viking Age port of Truso.
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# Morning News Roll-up September 28, 2026
## Overview
Archaeologists and historical experts in Poland have discovered several 1,200-year-old early medieval Arabic silver coins (dirhams) in a forest near Elbląg. The coins are believed to have belonged to merchants trading with the nearby Viking Age port of Truso.
## Top Stories
### Ninth-century Arabic silver coins found near Viking trading centre in Poland
- Summary: A legal search in a forest near Młynary unearthed a collection of ninth-century Arabic silver dirhams. Experts state these coins likely circulated until the collapse of the Truso trading settlement at the turn of the 10th/11th century.
- Source: hxxps://notesfrompoland[.]com/2026/09/28/ninth-century-arabic-silver-coins-found-near-viking-trading-centre-in-poland/
### Historical Connection to the Viking Age Port of Truso
- Summary: The discovery provides physical evidence of the extensive trade routes connecting Arab merchants, Viking traders, and the local settlements near modern-day northern Poland before the formal founding of the Polish state.
- Source: hxxps://notesfrompoland[.]com/2026/09/28/ninth-century-arabic-silver-coins-found-near-viking-trading-centre-in-poland/
### Conservation Effort by the Archaeological and Historical Museum in Elbląg
- Summary: The Archaeological and Historical Museum in Elbląg announced the acquisition of the coins. The artifacts are currently undergoing conservation and analysis before being integrated into the museum's permanent historical collection.
- Source: hxxps://notesfrompoland[.]com/2026/09/28/ninth-century-arabic-silver-coins-found-near-viking-trading-centre-in-poland/