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Detectorist finds world's unique, 2,000-year-old Roman brooch in the shape of a horse

The so-called Leasingham horse-shaped copper alloy brooch is quite unique in the archaeological record. It was discovered with his metal detector by Mr Jason Price in a field near Leasingham in the summer of 2019. There is no other of its kind. Although it has not been declared a treasure, it has now been acquired for the collection of Lincoln Museum.

Individual finds of Iron Age coins were declared treasure after 27 years

The 2,000-year-old coins were gradually found by a single detectorist between 1993 and 1995 in the Dursley area of Gloucestershire. Experts have dated them to between 50 BC and AD 10. They are associated with a tribe known as the Dobunni, the coroner, who has now declared the coins treasure, said in a report.

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14 Mar 2013 Treasure hunter finds Roman lead coffin

The ancient Roman coffin was discovered nine years ago in Leicestershire by a treasure hunter. It was made of lead and experts say it's worth around £200,000. It probably belonged to a wealthy Roman family.

Stolen valuable Darwin notebooks were anonymously returned in a pink gift bag

A pink gift bag was recently found on the floor of a public area of Cambridge University Library. Inside was a custom-made archive box containing 2 notebooks protected by food-grade foil. It was soon discovered that these were Charles Darwin's notebooks stolen over 20 years ago. Inside was a printed message: Happy Easter.

A 15-year-old girl found a nearly two-thousand-year-old Roman ring, a 13-year-old found a bronze depot

Jessica Millington found a 3rd century Roman silver ring with a red carnelian in August 2020. It depicts Nemesis, the goddess of righteous retribution. She is one of the next successful finders of the new emerging generation of British detectorists...

Roofer finds medieval gold cross with detector, sells it at auction for hundreds of thousands

The so-called Throckenholt cross from the detector find was heading to auction with a maximum estimate of £8,000. But in the end, the gold medieval cross sold at auction for much more than anyone had estimated.

England recognises detectorists' contribution: medieval pendant millionth public find

A pendant discovered at Binbrook, Lincolnshire, has become the millionth reported archaeological discovery by the public. A report by the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) says that nearly 50,000 artefacts were reported in the last year, 91% of which were metal detector finds, with around one in 50 being declared treasure.

20 Feb 2013 Rare coin in a matchbox

Fifty years after the owner's death, a rare half-cent has been found in the UK. It was in a matchbox. Only 1,400 of these coins were ever made. In 2013, the half-cent found sold for £225,700.

A detectorist found a very rare medieval gold brooch - a prayer amulet

A unique medieval gold brooch with inscriptions from 1150 to 1350 AD has been discovered in Wiltshire, England, with the help of a metal detector. The jewel is exceptional in its quality workmanship, impeccable styling and above all its double meaning - the text depicts a prayer written in Latin and also an abbreviation of a Hebrew incantation that was supposed to protect against evil powers...

He discovered a Roman ring with a detector he got from Santa Claus

Mike Burke (54) discovered a 2000-year-old Roman ring in the front garden of his house in Cornwall. He managed to find it with a metal detector he got for Christmas from his wife. The jewel depicts Ceres - the Roman goddess of crops and grain.

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