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Detector detected the largest hoard of counterfeit coins

The largest hoard of counterfeit coins to date was discovered by metal detectorist John McGimpsey (64) in a field in North Staffordshire. Specifically, it was 332 coins buried by a counterfeiter 220 years ago. The man from England only started searching with the detector during the covid pandemic.

They got millions of pounds for the biggest hoard of coins

A multi-million pound reward has finally been reaped by a pair of metal detectorists who discovered the largest Celtic coin hoard of all time in Jersey in 2012. The hoard eventually contained nearly seventy thousand coins.

Axe and ceremonial dagger from the Bronze Age

Cai Antoney recently discovered a Bronze Age axe and dagger in Shropshire. He made the discovery during an organised search involving three dozen people. He found the treasure while walking back to his car.

An 8th-century cruciform vessel hid the name of an unknown Anglo-Saxon bishop

The unique crystal vessel decorated with gold comes from the so-called. "Galloway hoard", the largest Viking and Anglo-Saxon detector find in Britain and Ireland, discovered by Derek McLennan in 2014. Now it has surprised experts at National Museums Scotland (NMS) who, while cleaning its base, have uncovered an inscription bearing the name of a bishop from the early medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria...

Gold brooch with emerald

A father of two (44) found a gold brooch with emeralds in a field near Cardigan, West Wales, using a metal detector. The jewellery is worth at least £10,000, according to experts. It dates back to the thirteenth century.

A detectorist found 10,000 Roman coins

Nearly ten thousand Roman coins have been discovered by a metal detectorist in Huntingdon (Cambridgeshire). He found the treasure three years ago, and the media has now reported on it. The money was probably hidden by someone in the third century when the riots broke out.

A nail in the heel bone

A unique find has been made by archaeologists in Cambridgeshire. They have found evidence of crucifixion in Roman times. During the excavation, they came across a heel bone with a nail embedded in it.

Detectorists find beautifully decorated Viking brooches; changing the history of the Isle of Man

About 10 cm long, oval bronze brooches of convex shape with silver wire decoration and bird reliefs date from around 950 AD. They were worn in pairs exclusively by Viking women to fasten the straps of their dresses. Although the Isle of Man is famous for Viking finds, no brooches of this type have been found here until now.

Early medieval gold cross with runes reveals unknown Anglo-Saxon name

A gold cross-shaped pendant discovered near Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland, England, bears an inscription with the hitherto unknown Anglo-Saxon name "Eadruf". It was found by a prospector with a metal detector on the banks of the River Tweed. Very few comparable examples are known to date, and this cross is the only one with runic inscriptions.

Ireland's oldest ink pen discovered in medieval fortress

A medieval pen dating from the 11th century was discovered at Caherconnell Fort in the Burren area of County Clare. The shaft of the dip pen is made of hollow bird bone, the nib of bronze. It dates from a period in which literacy was very rare and even the educated elite used classical bird pens at the time.

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