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They came across some Roman gold coins. They had been searching for them amongst unexploded ordnance for four years

At the Um Rank site near the Luxembourg village of Holzthum, Jos Müller and Cliff Nosbusch discovered 38 gold solidi using metal detectors. Subsequent archaeological investigations uncovered the remains of a Roman fortified tower and a total of 141 gold coins dating from the 4th century.

The most beautiful find made with a metal detector in September 2026

Ten wonderful finds have made it into the September selection. And I think it’s as varied as it gets. I’m sure I’ll completely overlook at least one incredible item that’s featured in the selection.

Extraordinary find using a metal detector 2026/11 – Gryf

A griffin really isn’t something you come across every day on LP, and it’s a truly extraordinary find. This one was taken to the museum just a few days after it was found, and in the article you can read an interview with the lucky finder.

The Minelab Vanquish 360 for 5,590 Kč. This is what your first metal detector should look like

Minelab has significantly reduced the price of the Vanquish 360 model. It is now available for 5,590 Kč including VAT, which is approximately 23 per cent cheaper. This change has been necessitated by the fact that the Vanquish 340 is gradually being phased out (we’ve stocked up in advance and still have around 50 units in stock), and there would otherwise be a sudden gap in this price segment. So, until comes up with a simple single-frequency detector, everyone has the chance to get a Vanquish 360 at a great price. Minelab

The most beautiful find with a metal detector, September 2026 – shortlist

Although there’s still one more day of voting left in the August competition, I’d say the result is pretty much decided, and as the qualifying round only runs until Monday morning, we’ll go ahead and launch it today.

Mars Veles metal detector – a powerful tri-frequency detector with digital signal processing

The Mars Veles is a metal detector featuring direct digital DSP signal processing, six search modes and a wide range of customisable settings. Selectable operating frequencies (via coils) of 6, 12 and 24 kHz allow the detector to be tailored for searching for deeper coins, common historical artefacts and even very small targets. The Veles offers both automatic and manual ground balance, five-tone audio, adjustable tone break, a special depth mode and the MDLink wireless system included as standard. The basic package comes with a large, versatile Super Tiger 12 kHz search coil.

The most beautiful find with a metal detector in August 2026

August brought a number of wonderful finds and several truly beautiful pieces, which was reflected in the voting, where there are several clear favourites.

A hoard of gold and silver dating from the Second World War was discovered whilst a house was being built

Construction workers in Włocławek, Poland, have discovered a hoard comprising almost 400 valuable items. These include precious stones, gold and silver jewellery, cutlery, watches, parts of candlesticks, gold coins and securities.

He found a Roman denarius with his metal detector; in the end, there were 45 of them, plus a gold ring

The find comes from the vicinity of the Tofta military training area on Gotland. Archaeologists were carrying out research there in connection with the expansion of the military base. The first coins were discovered by metal detectorist Daniel Klintholm of the Swedish Armed Forces.