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Metal detectorist finds huge coin hoard — at least 1,500 years old — in Romania
The ancient silver coins feature the images of 11 Roman emperors and empresses, including Nero and Marcus Aurelius.
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Highland metal detectorists group, North Detectorists, raise £1200 for Prostate Scotland at charity dig near Culloden, Inverness
Delighted metal detectorists broke their fundraising record at their most recent charity dig - netting more than £1200 for ...
Metal detecting 'saved me', says former addict
A metal detectorist who is in recovery from drink and drug addiction says his hobby "saved him". Karl Monks, 40, from ...
The 'curse' of the £12m Viking treasure haul: How hapless duo like TV's The Detectorists struck gold - before a black market plot led to jail, a life on-the-run an…
George Powell, a convicted burglar, and Layton Davies, a modest grandfather, were the unlikely pair who were set to walk away ...
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Metal detectorist finds huge coin hoard — at least 1,500 years old — in Romania
Screenshot of Facebook post by Marius Mangeac (Bebe Mangeac). A metal detectorist in Romania set out with his machine, searching for a bit of relaxation in nature. Breaking the silence ...
Coin collector jailed for conspiring to hide £12m of Anglo-Saxon treasure urges fugitive metal detectorist to hand himself in - while much of the hoard still remains …
Simon Wicks helped two amateur metal detectorists flog their findings on the black market in 2015 before being sentenced in ...
We were cursed after digging up £12m of Viking gold like TV detectorists – I ended up in jail & my pal’s on the run
WAFTING their metal detectors over rolling ­farmland, George Powell and Layton Davies dreamt of striking it rich. Like the ...
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Two British Men Found A Viking Treasure Worth $3.8 Million — Now They’re Going To Jail
British law dictates that people must report finding "treasure," which includes metal items more than 300 years old. This ...
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Metal detecting 'saved me', says former addict
A metal detectorist who is in recovery from drink and drug addiction says his hobby "saved him". Karl Monks, 40, from Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire, believes metal detecting is the "best ...