Two medieval silver coins - believed to be more than 800 years old - have been ruled as treasure at an inquest after they were unearthed by a metal detectorist. Chris Revill, who has been a ...

Researchers have unraveled the mysterious origins of silver that was used to make coins during the early medieval period in Europe. For a study published in the journal Antiquity, a team of experts ...

A Norwegian man recently came forward to disclose that he had found several medieval coins as a child and hid them for six decades – until now. Jan Gunnar Fugelsnes told Møre og Romsdal County ...

Some used pandemic downtime to learn how to crochet or brew a batch of kombucha. In Scotland, many escaped the boredom of lockdown restrictions by taking up metal detecting—so much so the country’s ...

Between 660 and 750 AD, Anglo-Saxon England began to revive the use of silver coins, breaking from their traditional reliance on gold. To date, archeologists have discovered around 7,000 silver ...

A newly discovered medieval Chinese coin, the second ever found in England, points to the possible existence of a vast medieval trade route spanning much of the Eastern hemisphere. Discovered via a ...

The coins collectively weighed around 13 lbs. It only costs a few dollars to buy a tub of bait worms for fishing, but many people are fine with sourcing them straight from the ground. And who knows?

BHOPAL-A remarkable archaeological find has stirred excitement in Sagoriyapura village of Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district, where more than 50 ancient coins—believed to be made of silver and ...

In was not unusual for wealthy people to bury coins in the Middle Ages, especially at times of political upheaval and civil unrest.

A RARE gold coin dating back nearly 700 years has sold for an eye-watering sum after being found down a field drain. The 14th century artefact was found in Norfolk in 1910 and dates back to the reign ...

The coins were likely hidden for safekeeping before the Battle of Bosworth A MAN who discovered two rare medieval coins has told why the find was extra special. Detectorist Rob Thompson, 61, admitted ...