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Joined February 2023
What a find -- a gold ring with a coat of arms, found by UK detectorist Chris Lawrence #metaldetecting Anyone know whose arms these are?
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Nice find #from UK🇬🇧 detectorist Andy Thelwell -- gold 1777 half guinea of George III. Last sunny days of the year, and gold always looks good in the sun. #metaldetecting
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The Orlivka Hoard. #treasurehunting In 1967, builders in the village of Orlivka, Odesa region 🇺🇦, dug up a bronze vessel at about 30–40 cm deep. Inside were coins, later handed over to the Odesa Archaeological Museum. The #find consists of a bronze oinochoe (ancient Greek wine jug) and 73 electrum Cyzicene coins minted in the Greek city of Cyzicus. The handle is decorated with masks, one of them the face of Dionysus. Dated to the mid-to-late 4th century BC. The hoard has 43 different types of Cyzicenes. On the obverse -- gods, mythical creatures, animals, portraits. On the reverse -- the characteristic incuse square.
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On one of the Cyzicenes researchers see a Scythian portrait with long hair. Similar images appear on objects from Scythian kurgans. #gold #coin
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A Ukrainian detectorist took his MarsMD Veles out for a couple of hours. Result on the photo -- Roman silver denarii. #coin #history #treasurehunting
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Gold from Denmark🇩🇰, found by detectorist Johnnie Hvam. #metaldetecting Looks like 3–4 grams of pure Viking-age #gold, or maybe even older. Most likely a piece of a neck torque or a payment ingot.
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A few successful days for detectorist Eddie Goodall from the UK 🇬🇧 #metaldetecting
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What a puzzle. Found by UA🇺🇦 detectorist Mihail Belavin #metaldetecting Wearable icon of St. George the Victorious defeating the dragon, 15th–16th century. Broken into many pieces by the ploughs. He was lucky enough to recover almost all the fragments.
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Henry VI full gold noble and three silver groats. Found last weekend by husband and daughter of Paula Simpson #metaldetecting On pasture. Handed in to the FLO 🇬🇧
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Mini Viking Age hoard #treasurehunting Found by detectorist Artur Lysak #metaldetecting Silver jewelry: bracelet, twisted rings, earrings, fibula…
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Rare Italian Farina helmet from #WWI. Italy’s first domestic steel helmet, designed by engineer Ferruccio Farina in Milan. Heavy (around 2 kg), with an armored brow plate. #metaldetecting Looks like Gimli’s helmet from The Lord of the Rings.
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What could be better than a weekend in nature with your metal detector? #metaldetecting 📸 Elias Melchior
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Viking axe head. Found by detectorist Stephen Grey near Evesham, Worcestershire 🇬🇧 Iron axe, Petersen Type G, dated roughly 800–950 AD. Buried 15 inches deep. #metaldetecting In 941 AD King Edmund granted Evesham Abbey to Viking raiders Athelm and Ulric. Strong local connection.
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Silver hammered coin. Found today in Norfolk 🇬🇧 by Bartek Oprzędek #metaldetecting William I, Profile Left type. Moneyer Sibrand, minted at Bedford. Early coin of William the Conqueror, around 1066–1068.
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Silver pocket watch from UA🇺🇦. Found by detectorist Maksim Zagrebelniy #metaldetecting Edward Cartier Brene made it. Watchmakers -- any chance watch can be restored to working order?
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Viking sword! Found in Ukraine by detectorist Serhii #metaldetecting A clear link between medieval Kyiv and Northern Europe. Varangian warriors, trade, and the Kyivan State.
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Nice gold from Danish🇩🇰 detectorist Jan Marx Rasmussen #metaldetecting A gold ring with an inscription. My guess is late medieval. Anyone able to read the full inscription? Writing both inside and outside. Outside: + GASPARBALTAZ - two of the Three Magi. Inside is hard to read - maybe ARMaahFOP.SAVA.
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Every detectorist dreams of finding a #coin like this. Roman gold aureus of Empress Herennia Etruscilla. Found by a UA🇺🇦 detectorist #metaldetecting Wife of Emperor Trajan Decius, AD 249–251. Rare gold #find from the mid-3rd century.
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First gold for UA🇺🇦 detectorist Misha Ivaniuk #metaldetecting A golden lunula pendant from the Chernyakhiv culture, Roman period. Crescent-moon amulet. Gold is rare among the Chernyakhiv people. Most of it came through trade and contact with the Roman Empire. Nice #first gold.
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Roman key from UA🇺🇦. Found by detectorist Andriy Coman #metaldetecting Looks like a little bird. Simple bronze, but a nice everyday piece from the #Roman period.
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