Update The gold nugget had been expected to sell for £30,000 – £40,000 but bids had only reached £12,000 when
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Charles I medallion is declared Treasure
A silver pendant, engraved depicting King Charles I and his wife Queen Henrietta Maria was declared Treasure this week. It
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“A Thousand Years of English Coins” by Peter Spencer
On Wednesday 6 March, I will be giving a talk entitled ‘A Thousand Years of English Coins’. It will be
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Noonans to sell The Ashfield Ring
This “extremely rare” gold seal ring was found by detectorist Alan Rumsby in 2020. It is Noonans sale of “Jewellery,
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Curious forgery of a George III shilling
Mike Ruczynski unearthed this queer looking find a few days back. It was located with the aid of a brand
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Bronze Age dress fastener is “one in a billion” find
Detectorist Jonathan Needham describes how he was “yelling and punching the air” when he struck gold. Jonathan was out detecting
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Bronze Age gold torc goes on display
A 4,000 year-old gold torc, found by detectorist Billy Vaughan, is to go on display in Cumbria. Finding the torc
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Noonans to sell ring linked to Queen Edith
When detectorist Peter Pawel went out detecting in June 2021, he told his daughter ” I’m going to bring you home
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Treasure finds set new record
On 2 November 2023, DCMS released some statistics on the reported treasure finds for 2021 with provisional figures for 2022.
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“Flabbergasted” detectorist’s gold find is sold
Rob Thompson was detecting in a field near Sutton Cheney in 2021 when he got a signal and dug down
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Detectorist finds gold coin that rewrites history
All detectorists dream of finding a gold coin. Imagine if that coin was minted for a previously unknown king and
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Roman Swords are “A Remarkable Archaeological Find”
Two Roman cavalry swords were discovered by detectorist Glenn Manning during a detecting rally in the north of the Cotswolds.
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“Absolutely remarkable” hoard to go on display
This hoard of 10 coins, dating from Henry VIII to James I, was declared Treasure this week. They were found
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Mottisfont seal matrix goes on display
The Mottisfont seal matrix is to go on public display at the National Trust site of Mottisfont, Hampshire. it was
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Detectorist realises dream of finding a gold aureus
Detectorist Rob Turrell realised his dream when he found a gold aureus of Claudius in December last year. It is
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“Exciting find” goes on display
A medieval gold ring found by detectorist Carl Davies has been bought “for the people of Doncaster“. Carl found the
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Roman hoard goes on display in Suffolk
A rare discovery of late Roman pewter has just gone on display at the West Stow Anglo-Saxon village and Museum,
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Noonans to sell “Nationally Important” Viking die
A “hugely important” Viking die is to be sold by Noonans in their Ancient Coins and Antiquities auction on 18
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Edward IV Ryal restored
Our Find of the Week last week was this Gold ryal of Edward IV which as you can see is
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Rare Roman ring donated to museum
The detectorist finder and landowner have been thanked for donating this rare Roman ring to their local museum. It was
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Malcolm IV penny goes on display
Believed to be only the fifth known example of its type, this penny of Malcolm IV was found by a
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Norton hoard goes on display
A hoard of 1,056 Roman coins was found near Norton, Doncaster during the metal detecting rally “Coil to the Soil”
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Spink sell “unique” Eadgar halfpenny
In their auction of 3 April 2023, Spink sold this Eadgar round halfpenny for £6,500. It was found by an
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17th Century trade tokens lecture
On 26 April 2023 Noonans are holding an auction devoted entirely to 17th century tokens which it says is the
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Rare Anglo-Saxon pendant goes on display
Dorset Museum in Dorchester has acquired a rare gold and rock crystal pendant dating to the 6th or 7th century
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Treasure found in North-East Wales
Eight treasure finds, including a Bronze Age gold ornament, medieval finger rings and post-medieval coin groups and finger rings, were
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Tashkent treasure donated to museum
This week the Treasure Registrars thanked the detectorist finder of this coin, Dave Haldenby, for kindly donating it to his
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Anglo-Saxon brooch of “National Significance” goes on display
This is an update to the story we carried in August 2021 entitled Anglo-Saxon silver disc brooch declared Treasure. The
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Reader donates Treasure to museum
We always like to highlight the good work of detectorists and particularly when they work together with landowners for the
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Boleyn ring on display at Hampton Court
A rare gold signet ring has gone on display at Hampton Court Palace. It was found by detectorist Ashley Solly