More than 50 000 coins dating back to Roman times have been discovered in a field in Somerset. The coins have been declared as treasure trove, and date back as early as the 3rd Century. The coins were found buried in a farmer’s field near Frome and discovered by NHS chef Dave Crisp. Mr Crisp […]
Category: Famous UK Treasure Finds
£1m Iron Age jewellery found by metal detector first timer in Stirling
Call it beginner’s luck, but in David Booth’s case it was certainly very lucky, as he found £1m worth of Iron Age jewellery the first time he used his metal detector. The discovery is now being touted as the most important find of the century in Scotland. Booth intended to take up treasure hunting as […]
Staffordshire Anglo-Saxon Hoard
A new trove of treasure has been found in Staffordshire by the new owner of farmland in what is now being referred to as the “Staffordshire hoard” and due to its potential worth, the biggest regret of the former landowner’s life. Terry Herbert, the finder will no doubt receive a large compensation for the find […]