Coins, hoards, artefacts and remarkable discoveries from detectorists and archaeological sources around the world.
Roman · 21 Sep 2026
A detectorist in the Chilterns found a hoard of Roman bronze objects, including a rare rattle complete with the peas inside it. He and the landowner have given the whole hoard to the Discover Bucks Museum.
Early Medieval · 21 Sep 2026
Six weeks after taking up detecting, an electrician found a gold and silver Viking-age sword pommel near Brigstock in Northamptonshire. It has now been declared Treasure.
Modern · 21 Sep 2026
A newly married couple lost their heirloom wedding rings in the sea at Embleton Bay on their honeymoon. Two local detectorists found them within five minutes.
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Modern · 21 Sep 2026
A bride swatting away a bee during her wedding in Jersey sent her engagement ring flying onto the beach below. A volunteer detectorist found it within ten minutes, and guests revealed it at the cake-cutting.
Modern · 21 Sep 2026
Olympic long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall lost two Cartier rings in her Kansas garden while throwing grapefruit to the deer. A ring finder found both in under half an hour, without knowing who she was.
Modern · 21 Sep 2026
A Bournemouth detectorist who finds lost property for free has reached his 500th recovery: an engagement ring thrown during an argument, found sitting on top of a hedge.
Early Medieval · 21 Sep 2026
Two detectorists in Østerdalen found Norway's largest Viking Age coin hoard in April 2026. The count has passed 5,500 coins, and one of them is a rare penny of King Olaf Haraldsson, Norway's patron saint.
Modern · 21 Sep 2026
A visitor lost her wedding ring on the beach at Botany Bay. A new community noticeboard, a WhatsApp chain and five hours of searching by Thanet Metal Detecting got it back.
Bronze Age · 21 Sep 2026
At a detecting rally near Carlisle, two friends found three complete Bronze Age gold torcs, about 3,100 years old. The rally was also a protest against plans for the UK's largest electricity substation.
Modern · 21 Sep 2026
Two detectorists found a 1988 high school class ring under a rock on the shore of Great Sacandaga Lake, 28 years after it was lost, and tracked down its owner through her old school.
