Artefact Archives - Detecting Finds

Roman ring of Mars

A Roman finger ring that depicts a raised figure of Mars, helmeted, with a spear in his right hand and

A miniature toy jug dating to AD 1200-1500 which is considered to be a Find of Note of County Importance.

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

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,

This gold “memento mori” ring is considered to be a Find of Note of County Importance. It is unusual because