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Ironically this gold pendant (the size of a stamp) was found by a amateur metal detectorist only a few inches below the soil. This pendant is estimated to be dated from around the 15th century. It depicts the Holy Trinity and is in remarkable condition.
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Glimpses of mining’s glory days. Reminders of a rush for riches that helped transform a wilderness into a state
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It seems that everyone these days wants gold. Real, physical gold coins that they can hold in their hands, or bars that they’re assured are resting safely in a well-guarded vault. HSBC’s New York vault, for example, buried deep below its 5th Avenue tower
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After researching online he became excited when he learned similar torcs dated back to about 750BC and had fetched up to £350,000 at auction. But tests on the piece by British Museum experts ruled it was a fake and probably less than 300 years old. Gutted Andrew must now split the estimated £13,500 value with [...]
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Posted by Minnesotastan in Everything Else on November 4, 2009 at 3:48 pm A young man, using his metal detector for the first time, walked about seven steps from his car and got a signal. The four gold Iron Age neck ornaments, or torcs, date from between the 1st and 3rd Century BC and are [...]
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The ancient principles of treasure hunting in the modern art of metal detecting is more than just an expression of a hobby for me. It was 5am on this morning of October 8th, 2009 in the great independent republic of Horry County right here in Myrtle Beach, SC. I was following my Treasure Hunter GPS to the direct [...]
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The gold and silver artefacts, which are already shedding new light on the Dark Ages, are collectively worth almost double the amount of the most expensive ancient treasure previously found in Britain.
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While his country fends off Somali pirates, Seychellois history teacher John Cruise-Wilkins is haunted by a French buccaneer who died almost 300 years ago. By Jean-Marc Mojon, in Bel Ombre for AFP Published: 10:53AM GMT 09 Dec 2009 Seychellois history teacher John Cruise-Wilkins lives in something close to paradise but is tormented by the same [...]
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As two men are set to share £3.3m after discovering Anglo-Saxon gold, Mark Adams investigates whether you could boost your income with a little treasure hunting It’s set to be a very merry Christmas this year for two Staffordshire men. In July, metal detecting enthusiast Terry Herbert discovered a hoard of gold on land owned [...]
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