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It’s an Anglo-Saxon silver sceatta and a rather nice example of the type with good surfaces.

This is the first from a small group of finds that came in from Damian Mcgovern. It’s a small hammered silver halfgroat of Charles I.

Joe Pearson said that this coin was unearthed during a club dig held in East Yorkshire

It’s a groat of Mary, examples of which turn up very regularly as detecting finds.

This coin measures only 11mm in diameter but is shown greatly enlarged. It was found by Chris Mcloughlin, who had already identified it as a halfpenny of Elizabeth I.

Mike’s find is a billon follis of Maximinus II, which was struck when he was Caesar under Galerius Maximian (AD 303-10). On the obverse the legend reads GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB C around the laureate, draped and cuirassed but of Maximinus. On the reverse is the standing figure of Genius, who holds and patera and a cornucopia, and the legend reads GENEO POP ROM. Directly below Genius are the mint letters for London (PLN). This type of follis was issued in AD 307 and in volume IV of Roman Coins and Their Values it is listed as number 14732.

This Roman coin was unearthed by Stephen Corner on 24 October.

One of the artefacts found most frequently by detectorists are buckles. The majority are post-medieval in date but earlier examples

This hammered silver coin was unearthed very recently by Roger Paul, who knew it was a halfgroat of Edward III but he said he wasn’t sure of its class

This find was sent in by Robin Dones but it was unearthed by his brother, John. It’s a Roman brooch