MetalDetectors Diary

On average, I have found one gold coin every 2 1/2 years 🥰 Spanning around 1850 years.

Coinage of Elizabeth I. Halfpenny though to Sixpence. AD 1558-1603

For #FindsFriday, I present an almost identical pair of enamelled Roman trumpet brooches Dating to the 2nd century AD Both were found the same day, just 20mts apart, 26th Sept 2018. 12 further brooches from this field, but all Colchester derivates types. finds.org.uk/database/artefa…

In 2022 I was hoping to find some more Anglo-Scandinavian metalwork from one of my fields. Little did I know, I'd be re-uniting 2 fragments after 28 years. An Anglo-Scandinavian or Early Mediaeval cheekpiece dating to the 11th century. #FindsFriday finds.org.uk/database/artefa…

When I started this journey back in 1989, little did I know I would be finding such incredible, and beautiful things 🤗

54 x 17th century trade tokens found since 1989. 28 types. 26 traders. 16 towns. 4 counties. 1 unknown. Greatest number of duplicates, 13

The poll is in, and 77.8% said "All of them + highlights" So here they are, 137 hammered coins found in 2023. Ranging in date from, Cnut, (1016-1035) to Charles I, (1625-1649) Can't pick a favourite from the highlights, but I think the Norfolk Wolf might just be No.1

Having found 5 this year, my collection of Venitian Soldini is growing nicely. The larger are of Michele Steno, 1400-1413, the smaller, well formed coins are of Leonardo Loredan, 1501-1521. See here for more in depth description finds.org.uk/medievalcoins/d…

Hello Henry III. Medieval silver penny minted by Nicole of London.

Stubble and shoulder injury, not a good mix, but had a wonderful couple of hours this morning Weird this farm, quite a few pockets of light bulb ends, this field being one of them The coins speak for themselves 🥰 I particularly like where the milling to the edge has overlapped.