The Searcher - April 2025

What’s new in this issue?

Exclusively on the cover this month is suspected to be one of the largest Early Roman silver denarii hoards found in Wales with approximately 6000 coins, including quite a number of rarities. Finder Paul Shanahan-Henson describes how events unfolded on one of his permissions on a cold wet day.

Also in this issue David Villanueva, a long-time author on the subject and in the first in a series of articles, provides advice on how to make the most of your detecting time in ‘Metal Detecting Research Secrets: Getting Started’. Mike Sinclair shares his finds in ‘Recollections of a Roman Town’ together with detailed identification and history behind them and Neil Ham and Scott Sibbald share their expert knowledge on Ground Balancing in Detecting in Depth: Staying Grounded.

There’s of course, a lot more in this issue to inspire and inform you.