43 published discoveries from England — coins, hoards, jewellery and artefacts recovered by detectorists and archaeologists.
In 2009 a Staffordshire detectorist found the first pieces of what is still the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered: almost 4,000 objects and fragments, most of them fittings from weapons.
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.
More than 5,000 silver pennies of Æthelred II and Cnut, buried in a lead parcel around 1035 and found at a detecting club rally near Buckingham in 2014. Valued at £1.35 million, the hoard is now in Aylesbury.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
