Gold seal found by our customer using XP Deus Metal detector.
Month: November 2014
Detectorists – gone but not for long
We are all very sad to say good bye to our favourite characters from the Detectorists. On a positive note we can proudly say that we supplied some of the metal detectors seen in the program.
Louise the Danebury Metal Detecting Club member and Paul, member of The Antiquisearchers are using our Garrett Ace 250. Andy finds his first gold with the superb XP Deus and Garrett Pro-Pointer points him toward the treasure. Sophie, young History student, chose Eurotek for her first metal detector.
We are truly happy and proud that the equipment from Regton took part in creating such a magnificent program. The show will return for a new series late next year. Can’t wait!
Other metal detectors appearing in the show like Viking used by Becky – Andy’s girlfriend, Hough and Varde – DMDC members and Minelab CTX 3030 used by Lance, Terry’s Minelab Safari and Russell’s Minelab X-Terra are also available to purchase in Regton shop.
KMMDC Rally near Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
KMMDC had a successful rally on the 18th of October near Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. It was a very good and enjoyable day, in fact so good we’ve decided to search the remaining fields (about 20 acres) on this Farm on Sunday the 9th of November 2014.
The following items were found by our members:
1. Louis XIII Quarter Ecu silver coin dated 1642 *
2. Shoe buckle (possibly 17 – 18 century), Denstone College Cap badge and decorated lead object (possibly Roman)
3. Child’s lead alphabet tablet possible date range 1500 – 1700 *, possible very worn Roman coin, various George I – III and Victorian coins (very worn, so dates can’t be read)
4. 1792 token, with a horse one side and a shield on the other and possible spindle whorl, Victorian Penny and halfpenny
5. Elizabeth 1 hammered groat, date is either 1560 or 1569 *, military button (maybe George V) and decorated button (with possible dragon figure)
6. Possible very worn Roman coin (photo not included)
* – to be reported to the Finds Liaison Officer, Birmingham Museum
As well as these specific finds we found about a dozen musket/pistol balls (possibly civil war era), and about a dozen very worn Georgian and Victorian Pennies and halfpennies
Worcestershire & Warwickshire Metal Detecting Club – WWMDC
Worcestershire & Warwickshire Metal Detecting Club – WWMDC
This club was first started in September 2014 for the purpose of meeting other people with an interest in metal detecting while raising money for charity s as we are a NON PROFITABLE ORGANISATION. We charge all our members ten pounds each for every dig they attend and pay all money raised to a charity of the land owners choice. We are a members only club that is run by the members for the members. We charge an annual membership fee of £20 per member and all members are carefully chosen. The Club expects all members to have their own NCMD insurance.
Read more: http://www.wwmdc.com/
contact for new members: WWWMDCLUB@GMAIL.COM
Edward IV Hammered silver coin
Medieval hammered Edward IV silver groat 1471 – 1483.
This coin was found by our friend Frank using XP Deus metal detector available in Regton Metal Detectors Shop
Rare bronze Roman cockerel on display in Cirencester.
Three years since it was discovered during excavations on an ancient cemetery, a rare bronze Roman cockerel has been given a permanent home. The 2nd century figurine is believed to be one of only nine ever found in the Roman Empire, and is part of a new exhibition at the Corinium Museum in the Cirencester.
The child was buried wearing hobnailed shoes and was accompanied by a pottery feeding vessel, and the remarkable enamelled bronze figurine of a cockerel. The cockerel is 5-inches tall (12.5cm) and the breast, wings, eyes and ‘comb’ are inlaid with enamel, which now appears blue and green. There is a separately moulded tail plate, also enamelled, with ‘openwork’ decoration. The beak is shown open, in the act of crowing. It is believed that the Romans gave religious significance to the cockerel which was known to be connected with Mercury. Experts claim it was Mercury, a messenger to the gods, that was also responsible for conducting newly-deceased souls to the afterlife. Statues of this god, including one in the Corinium Museum, commonly show a cockerel at the base. The association probably stems from Mercury’s role as the messenger to the gods and that of the cockerel as ‘announcer’ of the new dawn. Mercury was also the ‘herdsman for the dead’, guiding newly deceased souls on their passage to the afterlife. It is therefore possible that the cockerel was an offering by a devotee of Mercury and expresses a parent’s particular concern to ensure safe transit of a loved one into the after world.