In 1992, a man looking for a lost hammer in Hoxne in Suffolk, UK, ended up finding an ancient chest containing treasure worth ...

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A British man who found a massive cache of ancient Roman gold and silver coins while hunting with a metal detector has a lot more modern currency in his pocket after the treasure was auctioned off for ...

Two metal detectorists stumbled across a cache of coins dating back to Biblical times in a one-of-a-kind discovery, according to European officials. The Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands ...

The Cope Collection of Roman and British coins includes rare and significant examples that bear witness to some of the most significant moments in British history. In May, and again in October, the ...

A rare 24-carat gold coin almost 2,000 years old has been discovered by an amateur metal detectorist in a field in Kent, England, near the site of an ancient Roman road. Now it could sell for as much ...

These silver denarii, discovered in Chilfrome in 2021 by metal detecting enthusiast Trenton Oliver, date from 141 BC to 46 AD. They sold for two and a half times their pre-sale estimate. The coins ...

British Museum hails record-breaking year for archaeological discoveries – thanks largely to metal detectorists ...

A new analysis of several Roman coins unearthed in 1713 - long thought to be forgeries - suggests that they are authentic, providing evidence that the leader portrayed on one of the coins was indeed ...

Watch as Graeme from Unearthed UK demonstrates his trusted techniques for cleaning bronze Roman coins, revealing stunning details while preserving their historical integrity. This step-by-step guide ...