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Some Roman coins of the usurper Allectus
Flatbed scanning and image manipulation technology have come a long way since 1997 when I first made Coins of the Romans Relating to Britain By John Y. Akerman, 1836, available for free on the internet! (See some of my earlier … Continue reading →
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Tagged Allectus, Carausius, Coins, detecting, detector, from, Frome Hoard, hoard, Identifying Metal Detecting Finds, metal, metal detecting, metal detecting find, metal detecting finds, metal detector, Roman, usurper
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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
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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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Silver cup with Athena seated from the Hildesheim Treasure
Probably the finest known example of the Roman silversmith’s art: Silver cup with Athena seated from the Hildesheim treasure, discovered on October 17, 1868 on Galgenberg Hill in Hildesheim, Germany. Dating from the first century AD, this cup may have … Continue reading →
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Tagged Athena, bowl, cup, Famous, finds, Galgenberg Hill, German Treasure, Hildesheim, Hildesheim treasure, hoard, lost roman legions, Minerva, Roman, roman hoard, roman silver, silver, treasure, Varus
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Frome Hoard Fundraising – The 1st of February 2011 deadline draws closer
Somerset Museum in Taunton has until February 1, 2011 to raise the £320,250 purchase price of the Frome Hoard. On top of the purchase price, money also needs to be raised to cover the ongoing costs of conserving the 52,503 … Continue reading →
Bronze Age hoard found below plough soil in Essex field (the Burnham hoard)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11651691 A rare Bronze Age founders hoard, buried in a pot in an Essex field, has been excavated by archaeologists after being discovered by metal detectorists. The excavation was recorded by 360Production who uploaded the following video to YouTube: Laura … Continue reading →
Book on the Frome Hoard to be Released on October 11
The British Museum is releasing a book on the Frome Hoard! Found in April 2010 by metal detectorist Dave Crisp, the Frome Hoard consisted of a very large roman pot filled to the brim with 52,503 Roman coins. The coins … Continue reading →
Posted in Books About Metal Detecting, Metal Detecting, Metal Detecting Finds, Metal Detecting Hoard Finds, Roman Coins
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Tagged book, british, Carausius, Coins, crisp, dave, detecting, detector, finds, Frome, Frome Hoard, hoard, museum, new, press, Roman
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First photographs of the new Frome hoard display
http://www.flickr.com/photos/finds/sets/72157624836220901/ Coins from the Frome hoard go on display at the British Museum! With thanks to portableant who posted the link via Twitter.
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Tagged British Museum, Coins, display, Frome, hoard, PAS, portable antiquities scheme
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Metal detectorist finds hoard in Westmorland
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Treasures Of The Anglo-Saxons
There was a very interesting TV show on last night called ‘Treasures Of The Anglo-Saxons’. At last digital TV has a show that is actually worth repeating 50 million times. If you missed it don’t worry, it will probably be … Continue reading →
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Tagged Anglo-Saxons, hoard, staffordshire, sutton hoo, Treasures
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