Medieval History
Shaped like a heart - and with two hands clasped together in decorative sleeves at its base - this piece of jewellery may be tiny but it was to prove an enormous find for one lucky metal detector enthusiast.
Stan Cooper, 60, unearthed the 2.5cm gold brooch beneath the soil in a farmer's field near Sandbach, Cheshire - and was initially unaware of its true provenance.
But the item - no bigger than a pound coin - has now been dated to between 1350 and 1450 and is thought to have originally been a betrothal gift because the hands appear to be male and female.
Furthermore, it is worth an astonishing £25,000.
Click here to read this article from the Daily Mail
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Medieval History
Amateur treasure hunter finds tiny 14th century heart-shaped gold brooch worth £25,000
Stan Cooper, 60, unearthed the 2.5cm gold brooch beneath the soil in a farmer's field near Sandbach, Cheshire - and was initially unaware of its true provenance.
But the item - no bigger than a pound coin - has now been dated to between 1350 and 1450 and is thought to have originally been a betrothal gift because the hands appear to be male and female.
Furthermore, it is worth an astonishing £25,000.
Click here to read this article from the Daily Mail
- Medieval Gold Ring Declared Treasure
A metal detecting enthusiast unearthed a 14th century gold ring studded with a ruby and an emerald, an inquest heard. Metal finishing plant worker Paul McEvoy, 44, found the medieval finger ring just six inches beneath the soil surface in a field in Thurcroft,...
- Viking Treasure Discovered In England
A metal detector enthusiast has found a major hoard of Viking silver in a field on the Cumbria-Lancashire border. Darren Webster, from Carnforth, uncovered more than 200 silver pieces including ornate bracelets, coins and ingots in a lead pot. He said...
- Viking Gold Ring Found In Yorkshire Farm Field
A gold ring once worn by a Viking was unearthed by a metal detector in a farmer's field in Yorkshire, a treasure trove inquest in Wakefield heard yesterday. Dating back around 1,000 years, the large gold ring was found last April on pasture land in...
- 3 Brooches
Strickland Brooch, 830-860. Anglo-Saxon, silver and gold. Now at the British Museum. The rich look of the brooch is enhanced by a number of decorative techniques which clearly show the Anglo-Saxon love of color and light. Animal motifs are featured throughout....
- A Picture, Some News, And More Updates To Come!
Well, that's certainly one way of being saved from the jaws of death... And in more exciting news: So, on September twenty-fifth (yes, last month) an amateur treasure hunter (what this constitutes I do not know - maybe an old guy with a metal detector...