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2 100-year-old Roman silver coins discovered near Sicily

A rare set of 27 silver Roman coins from the Republican period of the 1st century BC has been discovered on the island of Pantelleria. It is in the same place where other silver coins of the same period were discovered 14 years ago, and near the recent discovery of statues of three emperors.

The silver vessel from the Galloway Viking hoard is much older and not from Europe

1.September 2014, detectorist and former professional soldier Derek McLennan discovered the richest collection of rare objects from the Vikings period ever found in Britain or Ireland. On the exact day of the tenth anniversary, experts made an unexpected announcement - the main "star" of the hoard - a silver the lidded vessel, is not of European origin from the Carolingian period, but hundreds of years older, and it comes from the Middle East...

700 years old silver coins from the Black Forest

One of the largest medieval coin hoards in southwestern Germany was found in a trench for a pipeline near the swimming pool in Glottertal. The coins, dating from the early 14th century, were discovered by an authorised worker during routine supervision of the excavation.

Archaeology student finds silver Viking treasure with a detector

In a field near Elsted in the spring, an archaeology student discovered a hoard of seven silver Viking bracelets. First he found one, then a week later he returned to the site and discovered six more. Dating back to around 800 AD, they date from the very beginning of the Viking Age and indicate widespread Viking connections.

Pot of 2,500-year-old gold coins discovered in Turkey

In the ancient city-state of Notion in Turkey, a wine vessel filled with gold coins of the "daric" type was discovered. They date from the 5th century BC and were probably minted in Sardis, about 100 km from the site of the discovery. This is the first ever hoard of gold coins in Asia Minor discovered in an archaeological context. It changes the view of the chronology of Persian coins.

Report on the discovery of a unique collection from the Migration of Nations

After nearly sixteen centuries and two years, the Hostim depot, headed by unique glass cups, is seeing the light of day...

British government to allocate 7.5 million to Celtic coin hoard research and public engagement

The Le Catillon II treasure was discovered in 2012 by two detectorist friends, Reg Mead and Richard Mile, after searching for it for over thirty years. The coin depot, dating from around 40 BC, was eventually discovered in a field in east Jersey at a depth of just over 1m. The Crown later sold it to the Jersey Government and at the same time pledged financial support for its research and education...

The most valuable finds when searching with metal detectors

For many years now, detectorists around the world have been discovering treasures of national, European and even global significance. Often they are also interestingly "valued" financially. Particularly in England, Wales and Scotland, where finds are subject to the Crown and under certain conditions can bebe declared treasure and sold to museums, with the financial reward shared between the finder and the landowner. The following detector discoveries are among the most valuable ever...

Over 3,000-year-old bronze treasure discovered in northern Bohemia

A treasure from the Middle Bronze Age was discovered near Budyně nad Ohří. A set of nineteen bronze objects consisting of tools, weapons and jewellery was discovered in a field on the outskirts of the town by a detectorist who handed the artefacts over to the Podřipské Museum in Roudnice nad Labem...

Millionth treasure in Kutnohorsk: early medieval coins one of the biggest finds of the last decade

An exceptional treasure of early medieval denarii from the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries was discovered in the Kutná Hora region. The first coins were found by a woman walking in a field. Archaeologists were called in and used metal detectors to find more. In total, more than 2,150 coins were discovered, probably minted in the Prague mint from imported silver...

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