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On the obverse, holding a sceptre, is a bust of Stephen facing three-quarters to the left. The legend is partly weak but +STIFN shows up reasonably well.

This coin was sent in by Anthony Hopkinson but was found by a detecting colleague. It was thought to be a Roman siliqua but I was asked to provide more details.

This hammered silver coin of Elizabeth I was sent in by John Hill

John Hill asked if I could identify and place a value on this coin, which is a silver penny of

This recent find came in from Mike Ruczynski. It’s a Roman denarius of Trajan, whose dates are AD 98 to 117.

Roger Paul said he doesn’t unearth many Roman denarii so the example pictured here was a welcome find.

I’m now old enough to remember when a coin like this could be bought for 5 shillings (25p).

The coin is a halfcrown of Edward VII. I’ve seen a few silver coins of this reign as detecting finds but this one is rather special

He asked if I could identify this find

mages of Roman emperors appear on their denarii but so too do portraits of many of their wives