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Detectives find Roman hoard of silver coins

Two prospectors with metal detectors have discovered a ploughed-up depot of hundreds of Roman coins in a field near South Brent. The earliest coins date from the beginning of the century. They are among the largest known finds of Roman coinage from Devon. The coins have now been declared a treasure trove.

Members of the Detectorist Society discover a rare hoard of 9th century coins

A group of prospectors with metal detectors have discovered a rare set of early medieval Anglo-Saxon coins in Worcestershire, England. The treasure was hidden during the Viking invasions between 871 and 874 AD. It contains silver coins, one gold coin and also rare Frankish coins.

Six-year-old boy finds 1,300-year-old sword on school trip

First grade pupils from Fredheim School in Brandb, Norway, had a trip they will never forget. During a spring walk, Henrik Refsnes Mørtvedt noticed a strange piece of rusty metal sticking out of the ground. He thought it was old scrap metal or part of a tool, but curiosity won out. It was a medieval sword.

Metal detector finds Britain's largest Iron Age treasure; now on display

An exhibition has opened at the Yorkshire Museum which, for the first time ever, introduces the public to one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of recent decades in Britain. The treasure was discovered in December 2021 by metal detectorist prospectorist Peter Heads near the village of Melsonby in North Yorkshire. The assemblage contains over 800 Iron Age objects. The value exceeds 7.3 million crowns.

Metal detector found a treasure trove of Halstatt-era footstools

An extraordinary bronze treasure from the Hallstatt period was discovered near the village of Śniatycze in south-eastern Poland. It consists of 18 decorated footstools weighing a total of 3.6 kilograms.

Unique discovery of gold Viking bracelets

An extraordinary treasure has been discovered in northern Jutland on the Himmerland peninsula - six massive gold bracelets from the late Viking period. Together they weigh three quarters of a kilogram. They are among the largest finds of Viking gold in Danish history.

Detectorists find the largest Viking coin hoard in Norwegian history

The largest Viking silver coin set in the country's history has been discovered in Østerdalen, Norway. The first was found in early April by two friends with metal detectors. After their announcement, dozens to hundreds more coins are found almost every day.

Pupil discovers ancient coin from Troy during a walk

A 13-year-old student found a very strange coin while walking in a field in Berlin's Spandau district. It comes from ancient Ilion (Troy) and was minted between 281 and 261 BC. Within Berlin, this is the first documented find of Greek antiquity directly in a hoard context. It remains a mystery to experts.

A prospector with a metal detector found a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age depot

A set of bronze jewellery from the Late Bronze Age was discovered at Wilschdorf near Dresden. Ronald Meißner, a certified associate of the Saxon State Office for Archaeology, found it using a metal detector.

Bronze Age treasure discovered under a planned wind farm

During the construction of a wind park near Wolfenbüttel in Lower Saxony, a depot of Bronze Age jewellery was discovered. This is the first such find in the northern Harz foothills since 1967 and the first to be professionally investigated in situ.

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