Paul Coleman who has recently unearthed hoard of over 5000 Saxon coins speaks about the experience, and how using the XP Deus metal detector made it possible.
Month: January 2015
2000 years old gold artefacts discovered in kurgan in Kazakhstan
Archaeologists studying an ancient burial mound in southern Kazakhstan discovered gold and bronze artefacts – Tengrinews informs. The discovery was made during research in the Kok Kainar kurgan, located in the district of Alatau in Almaty, in southern part of the country near the border with Kyrgyzstan. The study of ancient burial place conducted by archaeologists from the Historical Museum in Almaty, led to the discovery of new artefacts. Among the finds there is a forged gold figurine of a wild cat, the front and rear paws are based on two flat plates, dating from approx. the fourth century BC.
According to the experts, the artefact was probably part of the composition with magical meaning which could be a decoration of a headgear. Another discovery was a gold plaque with a carved drawing showing a bird of prey with a hooked beak and spread wings, whose head is facing left. The form of a bird is shown on the background made of strawberry-like fruits. According to the researchers, drawing on the unearthed plate may have heraldic meaning. All the artefacts discovered in the Kok Kainar kurgan were moved to the Historical Museum in Almaty.
17th century coin hoard unearthed in a garden
ALMOST six month’s pay earned by a soldier fighting in the English Civil War will provide a windfall its finder. The 18 silver and gold coins uncovered in a garden in Nerrols Farm, Taunton, totalled £5 5s 3¾d – 5½ months’ wages for a common soldier in the 17th Century and £450 in today’s value. But the hoard, probably belonging to a Royalist soldier and left during the siege of Taunton in 1645, could fetch thousands of pounds when it is bought by the town’s Museum of Somerset. An inquest, which concluded the coins are treasure, heard how they were found by a young man in October as he took down a tree in his parents’ garden so they could build a workshop.
Garrett Pro-Pointer AT field test
The Garrett Team visits a Civil War site and offers several of their fellow hunters the chance to try the NEW Pro-Pointer AT in the field. During the 1 1/2 day hunt they ran their new pinpointers through the mud and water and generally checked out the new features. Each person was then asked their opinion of how the Pro-Pointer AT performed.
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11th Century coin hoard unearthed by metal detectorist
Metal detectorist in Buckinghamshire have unearthed one of largest hoards of ancient coins ever found in Britain. Paul Coleman from the Weekend Wanderers Detecting Club discovered 5,251 coins buried inside a lead container two feet deep near Aylesbury. The hoard contains specimen dating back to the 11th Century – the late Anglo Saxon, early Norman period. The coins will now be examined by the British Museum. Mr Coleman, from Southampton, was taking part in a dig in the Padbury area on 21 December when he found the 5,251 coins depicting the heads of kings Ethelred the Unready and Canute. It is thought the hoard might be worth over £1 mln.
Mollie Green from BBC WM, who is a metal detecting hobbyist herself, interviewed Peter Welch founder of the Weekend Wanderers Detecting Club. You can listen to this programme on http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02f5v62
Paul Coleman found this hoard using an XP Deus metal detector. You will find the whole range of XP Deus metal detectors and accessories in Regton store.
