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WINNER #1
My favorite international find for June 2016 is the Gold Quarter Noble of Henry VI, discovered by Ian H. from the U.K. with his EuroAce.
Ian’s story: (edited) “I have been metal detecting for over 30 years and bought my EuroAce after the machine appeared in a featured article in Searcher magazine in 2011. Since then I’ve had an amazing variety of finds dating from Iron Age through Bronze Age, Roman, right through Anglo Saxon and Medieval to the present day. In all those years though, the find that has eluded me has been a gold coin, that is, until May of this year when I was detecting a virtually barren field in Yorkshire when I had a clear ringing bell tone signal that is a sign of a good find with the Euroace. I scooped over the topsoil and there, shining in the sunlight, was a little yellow disc. I could hardly believe what I was seeing. When you've searched for something for so long it takes a while to recognise it for what it is when you see it. I called my detecting buddies over and, yes, not only had I found a gold coin but had come up with the Holy Grail of gold coins, a Hammered Gold coin. On my return home I submitted find spot details and photographs to the PAS (Portable Antiquities Scheme). The coin has been identified as a Hammered gold quarter noble, early issue of Henry VI based on the initial mark, a lis on the obverse and in the central panel on the reverse. The coin has been double struck and dates from 1422-1431 AD. This is a rare and valuable find.”
Ian H. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
Ian’s story: (edited) “I have been metal detecting for over 30 years and bought my EuroAce after the machine appeared in a featured article in Searcher magazine in 2011. Since then I’ve had an amazing variety of finds dating from Iron Age through Bronze Age, Roman, right through Anglo Saxon and Medieval to the present day. In all those years though, the find that has eluded me has been a gold coin, that is, until May of this year when I was detecting a virtually barren field in Yorkshire when I had a clear ringing bell tone signal that is a sign of a good find with the Euroace. I scooped over the topsoil and there, shining in the sunlight, was a little yellow disc. I could hardly believe what I was seeing. When you've searched for something for so long it takes a while to recognise it for what it is when you see it. I called my detecting buddies over and, yes, not only had I found a gold coin but had come up with the Holy Grail of gold coins, a Hammered Gold coin. On my return home I submitted find spot details and photographs to the PAS (Portable Antiquities Scheme). The coin has been identified as a Hammered gold quarter noble, early issue of Henry VI based on the initial mark, a lis on the obverse and in the central panel on the reverse. The coin has been double struck and dates from 1422-1431 AD. This is a rare and valuable find.”
Ian H. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
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WINNER #2
My second international favorite find is the Denarius of Lucius Verus 161-169 silver, discovered by Ryan H. from Germany with this Ace 250.
Ryan’s story: “Found this wonderful silver Roman coin on a grass field in the middle of nowhere near the town of Vilseck Germany. It lay about an inch below ground and I think I smiled about this find for three days. I did not plan to hunt this field and just ran my ACE 250 on a quick scan as I walked home from finding nothing for 7 hours previously.”
Ryan H. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
Ryan’s story: “Found this wonderful silver Roman coin on a grass field in the middle of nowhere near the town of Vilseck Germany. It lay about an inch below ground and I think I smiled about this find for three days. I did not plan to hunt this field and just ran my ACE 250 on a quick scan as I walked home from finding nothing for 7 hours previously.”
Ryan H. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
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WINNER #3
My third international favorite find is the Mary of the Rosary of Saint Nicholas Ring, discovered by Leonardo C. from Argentina with his Ace 250.
Leonardo’s story: “I went to prospect a sector where worked an old plantation of sugar cane. Bishop Colombres created there the first sugar industry in early 1800. I always find interesting relics in this sector, but today I found an old particularly interesting ring with the image of the virgin Mary of the Rosary of Saint Nicholas. It was at a depth of 25 cm, but the signal was exceptionally clear. It was very exciting to unearth something so beautiful with so much history.”
Leonardo C. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
Leonardo’s story: “I went to prospect a sector where worked an old plantation of sugar cane. Bishop Colombres created there the first sugar industry in early 1800. I always find interesting relics in this sector, but today I found an old particularly interesting ring with the image of the virgin Mary of the Rosary of Saint Nicholas. It was at a depth of 25 cm, but the signal was exceptionally clear. It was very exciting to unearth something so beautiful with so much history.”
Leonardo C. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
