Sunday, December 30, 2012

‘Extremely rare’ medieval seal matrix discovered in East Keal field sells for almost £2,000 at auction - Local - Skegness Standard

Beautiful!

‘Extremely rare’ medieval seal matrix discovered in East Keal field sells for almost £2,000 at auction - Local - Skegness Standard

Finds may not go to museum

http://www.thisissurreytoday.co.uk/Guildford-Museum-rejects-2-000-year-old-coins/story-17456725-detail/story.html

More finds!

http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Just-treasure-hidden-field/story-17627738-detail/story.html

Well done, Steven Walker!

http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/bronze_age_discovery_at_north_cove_by_gisleham_treasure_hunter_creates_a_stir_1_1741263

Wakefield Museum may bid for treasure trove find - Top Stories - Yorkshire Evening Post

Wakefield Museum may bid for treasure trove find - Top Stories - Yorkshire Evening Post

Roman coins are treasure!

http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Roman-coins-field-treasure/story-17647759-detail/story.html

Well done, Jim!

http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/10103105.Metal_detector_finds_treasured_family_rings/

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Nice Horseshoe

A nice horseshoe, found close to an old church, in Lincolnshire, England.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Coins Found At Abbey

http://www.thisistamworth.co.uk/Polesworth-Abbey-archaeological-dig-yields/story-16598623-detail/story.html

Rare Ring Found

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Rare-silver-ring-unearthed-near-site-Hallaton/story-16661074-detail/story.html

'Treasure Spoon' Found

http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/local/ledbury/9801509.388_year_old_treasure_found_in_Herefordshire_field/

'Crusader Coins' Found

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2171883/Treasure-Crusaders-stand-Pot-gold-worth-300-000-fortress-buried-doomed-Christian-knights.html

Money Required To Keep Hoard In Worcestershire

http://www.droitwichadvertiser.co.uk/news/9859374.Trying_to_keep_coin_hoard_in_Worcestershire/

Cheekpiece declared as rare treasure - Local - Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Cheekpiece declared as rare treasure - Local - Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Secret of Roman Coins

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/jul/09/x-rays-reveal-secrets-roman-coins?newsfeed=true

Continental Coins Found In Leicestershire

http://www.culture24.org.uk/history%20%26%20heritage/archaeology/art392898

Saxon 'treasure' found

http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/9838741.Saxon_treasure_unearthed_by_novice_detector/

Metal Detectorist Helps Find Family Heirloom

http://www.thisissurreytoday.co.uk/Lost-ring-detected/story-16633286-detail/story.html

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Well done!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jersey-metal-detector-treasure-hunters-941566

Congratulations to the finders. Unfortunately, news like this, brings the wrong sorts of people into the hobby. Apparently, this field has been getting searched for approx. 30 years. Finds like these are few, and far, between.

Well done again, but there will be lots more people coming into the hobby, and lots more detectors getting sold, or in wardrobes, within the next 12 months!

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Old Jetton

I was recently going through some stuff, which I think was found years ago.

This is a jetton.

Monday, March 5, 2012

'From The Historical Chronicle 1755'

In an article in the Historical Chronicle part of the Gentleman's Magazine, on the 19th May, 1755 it states that: 'As one Clarridge, a labouring man, was digging on Finchley Common, he found six pieces of old gold coin;and telling it to some other people, they went to the place and found to the value of above 20/. [One that we have seenis a fair gold coinof Edward 11. or 111. weight about 19s. 6d. On one side, the king stands in a ship, with a drawn sword in his right hand, and a shield on his left, charged with the arms of France and England quarterly. Legend

EDWARDVS 11 DEI GRA. REX ANGL. DNS HYB ETAQVIT.

On the reverse crowns round a cross. Legend

JESVS AVTEM TRANSIENS PER MEDIVM ILLORVM IBAT.


This sounds like a nice little hoard was found.

Rare Roman ring found near Alford - Local - Louth Leader

Ring found!

Rare Roman ring found near Alford - Local - Louth Leader

Thursday, January 26, 2012

I Went To A Rally

I went to a rally, the other week, in Cheshire. The organisers were good, but I only found modern coinage etc.