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Celtic gold coins found whilst volunteering for an archaeological unit
Celtic gold stater (right) and quarter stater (left) of Tasciovanus, king of the Catuvellauni tribe (from around 20BC until around 9AD) and father of Cunobelin, that I found whilst volunteering for an archaeological unit. Equipment used was a Compass Coin … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Celtic Coins, Metal Detecting Finds
Tagged archaeological, Celtic, Coins, detecting, detector, finds, gold, metal, metal detecting, metal detecting find, metal detector, quarter, stater, Tasciovanus, unit, volunteering
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Dallinghoo/Wickham Market Hoard – metal detecting find fund-raising
Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service have apparently begun a fund raising effort to secure the Dallinghoo/Wickham Market Hoard of 840 Iron Age gold staters found by two metal detectorists in 2008. The Dallinghoo/Wickham Market Hoard is one of the largest … Continue reading
Posted in Metal Detecting Finds, Metal Detecting Hoard Finds, Treasure Act of 1996
Tagged Coins, Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service, Dallinghoo, detecting, detector, fund-raising, gold, hoard, Ipswich Museum, Iron Age, metal detecting, metal detecting find, metal detector, staters, Wickham Market
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‘Treasure house’ of the North Thames tribes discovered – largest find of Iron Age gold in UK history
Metal detectorists in Hertfordshire discover the ‘Treasure house’ of the North Thames tribes – the single largest find of Iron Age gold in history. Found just outside St. Albans, the hoard of 52,504 gold staters and over 200 neck torcs … Continue reading
Four year old boy finds gold 16th century reliquary with metal detector
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1330198/Boy-4-unearths-1m-treasure-trove-FIRST-metal-detecting-expedition.html A four year old boy has found a gold 16th century reliquary with his grandfathers metal detector, what a fantastic story! Photographs of the late medieval gold reliquary can be seen at the above link, it’s sort of a … Continue reading
Posted in Metal Detecting Finds
Tagged 16th century, detecting, detector, find, finds, gold, jewel, metal, middleham, reliquary
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Interesting British Museum document on the analysis of the Coenwulf Mancus
Analysis of a gold mancus of Coenwulf of Mercia and other comparable coins by Gareth Williams and Michael Cowell [PDF] This very interesting document describes not only the Coenwulf Mancus and the various processes the British Museum used to examine … Continue reading
Posted in Metal Detecting, Metal Detecting Finds, Museums, Portable Antiquities Scheme
Tagged anglo-saxon, British Museum, Coenwulf, coin, Coins, gold, Mancus, penny, silver
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Treasure stuff from Dio Cassius – Roman Gold Rings
“As the Boii and the rest of the Gauls were continually offering for sale many articles and an especially large number of captives, the Romans became afraid that they might some day use the money against them, and accordingly forbade … Continue reading
Precious Rocks, Gems and Minerals Magazine Partwork, Sample of Spanish Gold
A new partwork, called Precious Rocks, Gems and Minerals, caught my eye at the news agents today. On the cover, a small bottle containing pieces of gold leaf: The gold in the bottle was mined at Spain’s Rio Tinto mines, … Continue reading
Posted in Gem and Fossil Magazines, Metal Detecting Magazines, Rockhounding
Tagged Gems, gold, Magazine, Minerals, Partwork, Precious Rocks, romans, Sample, Spanish
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Detecting.org.uk now on Twitter
We are now on Twitter, be sure to add us and tell us about your finds! We will use Twitter to keep you up to date on site updates, developments, new features, the latest metal detectors, the latest metal detecting … Continue reading
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Tagged detecting, detector, gold, metal, prospecting, treasure, twitter
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Metal Detecting Clubs in the USA and Canada
By popular demand I have added lists of metal detecting clubs in the US and Canada: Metal Detecting Clubs in the US Metal Detecting Clubs in Canada If you want your metal detecting club to be added to one of … Continue reading
Posted in Gold Prospecting Clubs, Metal Detecting Clubs
Tagged america, canada, clubs, detecting, gold, hunting, metal, prospecting, treasure, uk, us, usa
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Half a Million Dollar Gold Bar Stolen From Mel Fisher Museum
A 75 ounce gold bar, salvaged from the wreck of the spanish galleon Santa Margarita by treasure hunter Mel Fisher, has been stolen from the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida. Police are searching for two suspects caught … Continue reading
Posted in Shipwreck Treasure
Tagged atocha, bar, fisher, gold, hunter, mel, shipwreck, treasure
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