Objects Archive - Detecting Finds

Dobunnic “Anted Rig” gold stater

A gold Dobunnic “Anted Rig” gold stater issued in the name of Antedios. The inscription reads ANTEΘ RICOV, using a

A penny of Harold II Godwinson dating to AD 1066. The reverse legend reads “LEOFNOD ON LEGI” giving the moneyer as Leofnoth and the

Although this looks unspectacular, it is considered to be a find of National Importance. It is slightly difficult to make

This cut halfpenny has been attributed to William of Aumale, Earl of York, a baronial issue during the reign of

On the obverse, the legend reads ROBERT SMITH AT YE OLD, around the Kings Arms. It continues on the reverse,

A cast copper-alloy figure of the god Harpocrates. It is probably a pin head and dates from the third to

Found on 24 April 2022 near Brentwood, Essex and recorded at the PAS as ESS-B09FF6. The legend read “*S’OOV HIC

Found in Buckinghamshire circa 1992. Sir Richard Anderson married Mary Spencer (ancestor of Lady Diana Spencer) and they had 13

A silver vervel or hawking ring with the Royal coat of arms on the bezel and engraved to the exterior

Trade tokens are reasonably common detecting finds and this one is in pretty poor condition but is intriguing as, unusually,