Friday Update: 3 March 2023

March 3, 2023 Paul

Editorial

We always like to highlight the good work that detectorists do to unearth important artefacts from our history for everyone to see. We have two more such example this week. The first is a Nationally Importance Anglo-Saxon brooch which is now on public display. The second is an item of Treasure which has been donated by the detectorist who found it to his local museum – particularly pleased to report this one as the detectorist in question is a reader and contributor to this website.

Noonans have an auction this week which features dozens of detecting finds. It includes a fertility figurine, which has been all over the press. More poignantly, there’s a detectorist’s collection for sale; it includes the Lissington Horse and Rider.

We’ve nine more readers finds including a groat of Richard III, a king who is very popular with collectors. In PAS finds we have a humble 19th century button – we’ve found a connection to a battle fought in the 3rd Century BC.

Auction News

Noonans sell detectorist’s collection including the Lissington Horse and Rider

Noonans auction next week includes a lot of detecting finds. There’s a detectorist’s collection of Iron Age coins and this Horse and Rider statue. Also, the Haconby Celtic Fertility Figure, a find from last year which has had a lot of press coverage. And there’s an almost complete Roman hoard of 393 numni.

Treasure News

Anglo-Saxon brooch of “National Significance” goes on display

This Anglo-Saxon silver disc brooch, found by detectorist Iain Sansome in 2020, is to go on display at the Museum of Somerset

Reader donates Treasure to museum

One of our readers and contributors has kindly donated his Treasure find to his local museum

Identification and Valuations

Nine more readers finds this week. Thanks to all those who have sent them in

Find of the Week

London groat of Richard III

This coin came in from a detectorist who signed himself as Brian

Runner Up

Voided short cross penny of Henry II

Mike Ruczynski managed to get out with his brother for a couple of hours detecting and unearthed this coin

Ancient British silver unit

An Ancient British silver unit, which was unearthed recently by John Ruczynski.

Pilgrim’s ampulla

Richard Wells said the item pictured here came out of very claggy soil

Anglo-Gallic silver sterling of Edward III

The images of the coin featured here were sent in by Anthony Hopkinson but it was found by Keith Howden

Shilling of Elizabeth I

This is the second coin to come in this week from Ian Powell, who said it had come from a fair

PAS Finds – Cleugh & Sons

What links this 19th Century button to the victory in battle of Attalus I of Pergamon over the Galatians in the 3rd Century BC?

Plus, an Edward the Confessor penny of Regional Importance.

Previous Website Updates

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