When Alan Baxter found a massive 13th-century silver and gilt medieval ring in a farmer's field in Fife, Scotland, he knew there might be other ancient artefacts nearby. However, the hard and tall stubble from the thick oat crop each year made it impossible to search, so the farmer had to wait four years before planting and harvesting carrots...
Two years ago, in a field near Pagham in West Sussex, then 11-year-old Rowan Brannan discovered a rare 1st century Roman gold bracelet. It is an ornate armilla-type bracelet, awarded to Roman soldiers for valour. It has now been declared a treasure...
Already at the beginning of March, the winter had definitely left us and thanks to that we were searching like hell. We will see what all will fall out of the qualification, but for me there were a lot of really nice finds. I don't really see a top favourite though.