A treasure hunter unearthed a silver coin minted during the reign of Guthrum, a Viking commander of eastern England.

When Malcolm Weale saw the tiny, dirt-covered object he’d unearthed in an English field, he knew it was something special.

Discoveries by detectorists, as well as beachcombers and mudlarkers — who search for items on riverbanks — shine new light ...

On a wet October day, former policeman Gert-Jan Messelaar and Reinier Koelink, ventured into a field in Bunnik where they discovered gold and silver coins from the beginning of the Common Era.

Ancient and rare British coins taken as ‘spoils of war’ by Romans found in Dutch field - The 44 gold coins were unearthed by amateur archaeologists in a field near Utrecht, Holland ...

He'd given up metal detecting but happened to have his machine with him. Find out how one lucky detectorist made a £650,000 find here.

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These can be seen, for example, in the title of the 'Royal Mint' and the representation of the monarch on all circulating British coinage ... the fifth century AD, the silver penny eventually emerged ...

While gold, silver ... Eagle coins, despite the fact that they do not meet the 99.5% purity standard for gold. You cannot currently hold rare or collectible coins, Swiss Francs, British Sovereigns ...

However, the reverse dies for the coin were seized by British forces the next ... the higher the value. Coins made of gold or silver are in high demand, as their metal content guarantees a high ...

A UNIQUE drawing on a rare coin has caused the price to jump 350 times its face value. The coin clocked some serious bids in ...

Specialists have shed light on the true value of one British coin - and it might make you a small fortune. The gold five-pound piece was created in 1839 to mark the beginning of Queen Victoria's ...