Coins, hoards, artefacts and remarkable discoveries from detectorists and archaeological sources around the world.
Medieval · 19 Sep 2026
Two friends about to give up for the day found a 14th-century gold seal ring in a Suffolk field. Its griffin intaglio and inscription may link it to Matilda of Lancaster, Countess of Ulster.
Medieval · 19 Sep 2026
A semi-retired architect found two 15th-century gold devotional rings in fields near Northallerton within four months. One, an enamelled "Blood of Christ" ring, sold for £17,000, three times its estimate.
Early Medieval · 19 Sep 2026
A detectorist near Sysmä in southern Finland has found the country's largest Viking Age coin hoard: about 4.5 kilograms of silver coins, split between two birch-bark containers.
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Early Medieval · 19 Sep 2026
A homeowner laying a new terrace in Rebild, north Jutland, dug up Denmark's largest Viking silver hoard: 18.5 kilograms, about 700 pieces, nearly three times the previous record.
