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A Venetian soldino, sometimes referred to as Galley halfpence, due to the fact that many came into England through Galley Wharf in London.

Coins of this generic type were struck during the eighth Scottish coinage, which commenced in 1601 and lasted until 1604.

Michael seems to be very good at locating Scottish coins of several periods.

Perhaps more than anything else, unearthing such a tiny coin proves that Peter’s detecting machine is working well.

On the obverse is an abstract head, originally based on that of Apollo on Greek gold coins. On the reverse …

Some sceattas are easy to identify, as their designs are different to all the rest. However, others are very similar to each other and are separated by relatively minor differences

It’s the first specimen of its type I have seen as a detecting find and I don’t expect to see another during my lifetime.

This is a halfcrown of Charles I, which was struck at the mint in the Tower of London

All the detail shows up well on his cut halfpenny and a Rhuddlan coin as nice as this one would be a really good addition to any collection of detecting finds.