Coins, hoards, artefacts and remarkable discoveries from detectorists and archaeological sources around the world.
Medieval · 1 Oct 2026
A couple digging for fishing worms behind the outside toilet of their rented summer cottage near Stockholm found Sweden's largest coin hoard: more than 24,000 silver coins. The state has paid them 4 million kronor.
Early Medieval · 29 Sep 2026
A legal detector search in woodland near Elbląg has turned up six ninth-century Arab silver dirhams and two fragments, close to the Viking-Age trading port of Truso.
Roman · 28 Sep 2026
A newcomer to detecting found 268 Roman silver denarii on Herefordshire farmland in 2019. Six years on, the hoard has come home and is on free public display in Leominster.
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Modern · 28 Sep 2026
A first-time detectorist found a two-foot suspected bomb on Caister beach within an hour of switching on his birthday present. The tide covered it before bomb disposal could reach it.
Roman · 23 Sep 2026
A detector survey ahead of a military expansion on Gotland has found 45 Roman silver coins and a gold ring, buried at an ancient farm around AD 450.
Roman · 22 Sep 2026
A volunteer detectorist near Cologne kept getting signals, and the result is 934 Roman silver coins, the largest coin hoard from the time of Hadrian ever found in Germany.
Medieval · 22 Sep 2026
A 14th-century gold finger ring found by a detectorist near Rugby in 2023 has been declared Treasure, recorded with the PAS, and bought by Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
Post-Medieval · 21 Sep 2026
Over 21 years and more than 1,000 visits to Margam beach, detectorist Peter Hughes recovered around 870 coins from a ship wrecked in 1583. The collection is now on show in Swansea.
21 Sep 2026
Found in 1989 by a man with a newly bought Radio Shack metal detector, the Boot of Cortez is the largest surviving gold nugget from the Western Hemisphere. It went back to auction in 2026 and failed to reach its reserve.
Bronze Age · 21 Sep 2026
A thin strip of Bronze Age gold, found near Hilborough in Norfolk in 2025, has been declared Treasure. It probably came from a bracelet or torc worn 3,000 years ago, and Norwich Castle Museum hopes to acquire it.
