The Searcher - June 2023

Whats new in this issue?

On our cover this month is yet another hoard found on a metal detectives dig. Archaeologist Anni Byard helped again with the excavation and Mark Becher reports on the recovery of the roman coin hoard minted under Constantine the Great's authority. Exclusively Jason Jones describes the day he discovered a nationally important early medieval Pressblech die stamp and FLO Helen Geake describes this stunning Viking style artefact in her record. Adrian Marsden shares his research of the Watton hoard, a short cross coin hoard found in Norfolk and Robert Turrell recounts finding an enigmatic ancient bust he uncovered on one of his pasture sites. Also in this issue, Daniel Spencer reports on the hugely successful spring detectival and also reviews the new swing harness by detecting innovations.