{{Short description|Danish gold find}} thumb|The Slagelse Hoard. The '''Slagelse Hoard''' ({{Langx|da|Slagelseskatten}}), discovered in 1883 beneath a tile floor in a medieval cellar on Smedegade in Slagelse, is the largest medieval gold hoard ever discovered in Denmark.
==Discovery== The Slagelse Hoard was discovered in 1883 beneath a tile floor in a medieval basement on Smadegade in Slagelse.<ref name="Lex">{{cite web|url=https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Slagelseskatten|title=Slagelseskatten|language=Danish|website=lex.dk|access-date=21 March 2023}}</ref> It was found by two construction workers. Their reward equalled more than a year's salary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danskmoent.dk/artikler/jsj1300.htm|title=1300-tallet - skattefundenes store periode|language=Danish|website=danskmoent.dk|access-date=21 March 2023}}</ref>
==Description== The hoard consisted of 186 European gold coins (total weight: c. {{Convert|700|g|abbr=on}}), 269 European silver coins, four silver bars as well as jewellery (mainly finger rings), buckles and decorative garment components.<ref name="Nationalmuseet">{{cite web|url=https://samlinger.natmus.dk/dmr/asset/168087|title=Skattefund Skattefund, Smedegade Slagelse|language=Danish|publisher=Nationalmuseet|access-date=21 March 2023}}</ref> The youngest coins date from 1372.<ref name="Lex"/>
==Interpretation== It has been suggested that the hoard may be associated with the Danehof in Slagelse in 13876 where Olaf, at just six years old, was elected as the successor to his grandfather Valdemar IV.<ref name="Lex"/><ref name="Nationalmuseet"/>
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Category:Treasure troves in Denmark Category:1883 archaeological discoveries Category:Medieval European objects in the National Museum of Denmark