Gold treasure found in the ground to go on show at Royal Cornwall Museum. A new display of Cornwall’s treasures, including hoards of Roman gold and items from the Bronze Age will go on show at the Royal Cornwall Museum on July 21. The display of has possible by a significant grant from the Art Fund, supported by The Headley Trust, through their Treasure Plus funding programme. The Treasure Plus grant has enabled Royal Cornwall Museum to conserve and display a late Bronze Age metalworker’s hoard found in St Buryan parish and a hoard of Roman coins found in Luxulyan parish.
Month: June 2014
Extraordinary coin in Jersey Hoard
A “mystery coin” has been found as part of work to reveal the secrets of the world’s largest Celtic coin hoard. The hoard of some 70,000 coins and jewellery pieces was unearthed by two metal detector hobbyists in 2012. Jersey Heritage conservator, Neil Mahrer, is working on separating the coins in full view of the public at the Jersey Museum. He said so far experts had not been able to work out its origins due to an unusual “geometric pattern”.
Coin experts say mystery coin is likely to be Armorican but cannot say any more.
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XP Explained
One-on-one tuition from the Norfolk Wolf for the XP Metal Detector range.
Enjoy the experience of detecting in a completely new and exclusive way with the master.
Watch, listen and learn from his explanations of the controls on all the XP range. Then walk the fields with him, listen to the signals and how he interprets them.
This video is crammed full of easily understood practical advice. Professionally for superb quality.
After watching this, your finds rate cannot help but increase.
Treasure unearthed in Scotland
A wide range of historic and ancient items discovered across Scotland have been catalogued in the annual Treasure Trove report. They include a Roman wine dipper found in the Borders, a historic brooch from the Highlands, and a gold ring discovered in Midlothian. The Queen’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer (QLTR) Catherine Dyer said it had been another “magnificent year”. She thanked members of the public who had reported their finds. The latest report covers the period from 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014.
A 16th Century gold ring was unearthed at Roslin in Midlothian
Half Guinea
1684 Half Guinea from Ted. Ted detects with XP Deus metal detector.
If you have trouble identifying your coins, we have a wide range of books available in Regton Metal Detectors Shop which will help.
1684 Half Guinea. The obverse shows a fine right-facing bust of the king Charles II wearing a Laurel wreath, surrounded by the legend CAROLVS II DEI GRATIA, while the reverse shows four crowned cruciform shields bearing the arms of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, between which are four sceptres, and in the centre are four interlinked “C”s, surrounded by the inscription MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX date.
How Metal Detecting Changes Lives
The story of the famous Middleham Jewel and how the lives of an whole family were transformed as a consequence of this single metal detector find. This story starts in Barnard Castle at a little antiques and collectables shop called The Mudlark, which belonged to Ted and Vera Seaton. They had moved to Barnard Castle after Ted had been made redundant because of the recession of the seventies. With a young daughter to take care of, they decided to become self-employed. In February 1978 they had sold their house in Gateshead-on-Tyne to buy the shop, using their collectables as the stock. Ted was an amateur historian and archaeologist as well as a enthusiastic metal detectorist. He was a modern detective who believed in using scientific gadgets that could help in his search for artefacts that would tell him a story. He was a gifted man who comprehended the ways people lived in the past, and he was able to read the land, as it were. He walked the countryside and tuned into it using his psychic abilities as well as taking in the visual evidence. He could see where there used to be streams, dwellings and bridle paths that were now concealed under vegetation and imperceptible to the untrained eye. He was sensitive to good and bad vibrations in a given location. He found and donated many artefacts to local museums. He was also actively involved in archaeological digs when help was required. On the 2nd of September 1985, while out metal detecting with two of his friends, Ted unearthed what became known as the Middleham Jewel. After it was declared not to be treasure trove, it was returned to him. At this time, he and his family and friends had no idea how it would change their lives.
Lindisfarne Hoard – Museum needs £7,000
Detectorists – comedy sit-com filming starts
Cameras are now rolling on the new sitcom from “The Office” actor Mackenzie Crook.
Written and directed by the “Pirates Of The Caribbean” star, “Detectorists” is a six-part comedy for BBC Four about two friends who share a passion for metal detecting.
The show will star Mackenzie Crook alongside “The Hunger Games” and “Harry Potter” actor Toby Jones. The duo play Andy and Lance, a pair of metal detector enthusiasts who act like an old married couple when they’re together.
“Detectorists” will be shown on BBC Four in late 2014.
XP Metal Detector range assembly guide
You’ve finally purchased your first XP Metal Detector. Took it home, and what’s next?
This simple step-by-step guide by Norfolk Wolf will help you to assemble your XP Metal Detector quickly and correctly.
Medieval seal
Medieval seal with a zoomorphic central motif found by Gary. Gary is using XP Deus metal detector.
If you are interested in the topic of seals, we can recommend a book Collecting Seals available in Regton Metal Detectors Shop