Treasure Hunting Magazine

05/10/2026

Well done Nick what a fabulous and fascinating find indeed and thank you for sharing it. Be your finds a broken fibula or other 'partefact', artefact, coin, or indeed just maybe another golden hand we are always keen to see them. Nick has written a superb and stunningly illustrated article in the latest issue magazine. All the very best Jules.

Nick Berry dug up a rare 1,000-year-old Anglo-Saxon golden pendant on farmland in the village of Ashmansworth, a few miles from Highclere Castle in Hampshire

02/10/2026

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Each month, we bring you a brilliant mix of real-life stories, expert tips, amazing finds, and all the inspiration you need to get out and enjoy the hobby. Written by detectorists, for detectorists, it’s packed with useful info to help you read the land, improve your finds, and figure out what you...

22/09/2026

FOR THE LOVE OF ROME
whether it’s your first ever ‘proud grot’ from decades ago - a thick old chubby green sest - a ‘grot’ today that could mean you are just on the edge of a new Roman site or even silver or wishfully an aureus or even solidus - there is just something very special about finding a Roman - Those thumb sensual raised bulbous busts sitting proud from their flan - fat cheeked, bearded, bald, crook-nosed, glaring bug-eyed dudes and their complex ‘hairdoed’ Empresses - who also have that added curiosity of ‘shouldn’t really be here as they were invaders of our isle’ but here they were and for almost four centuries too.
JUST AWESOME
They are what make our hearts beat faster when we come across a rural tile,stone, pottery and oyster flecked patch in the field - They are the ones who cause puzzlement, wonder and awe when their 1600 year old coins are found in good condition next to a shot to bits 20 year old penny from 2006 - what indeed are we leaving for future generations? So bug-eyed, crook-nosed rulers of long ago - I salute you with a wreath of fresh crisp and green laurels - not for what you did, what you won or indeed the lives you changed (including mine) but indeed what your existence left remaining in British soil for us to find today - Be it ‘grot’ or fabulous - Each little find is a gleamy beam back into our distant murky past - the days of stomping clanking legions up country roads and tracks isn’t that hard to imagine with a lovely denarius gleaming in your hand - a beam like an awesome time machine provided by all those who wield a detector. Romans like hammereds seem to be the real 'day, week, month and year makers' of our hobby. Now putting aside the Empire of Rome ladies and gents, the casting light back on to our past is one truly amazing achievement by us - great stuff keep it up - it’s out there - all the best Jules

20/09/2026

WHAT’S UP THEN?
Well in terms of our great hobby over this weekend plenty of things, and all of them wonderfully unearthed from the history rich soils of the UK. Some superb finds have popped up on social media over the last two days from individuals, clubs and some of the larger organised digs - the latter of which over the last few weeks have really produced a flurry of absolute ‘Bucket List Busters’ well done all - If you’ve been subject to an such luck, had a great experience or a find that’s really made your day, week, month or perhaps year - Then we’d love to hear all about it.
FIND, OBSERVATION OR EXPERIENCE
Wether it’s a find or perhaps even an observation or experience that you reckon is of interest to fellow detectorists, might encourage people to start or to just share some information that could help others interpret the land on their own sites - Had that weird find sitting in the drawer for a while and can’t identify it? then as above please do get in touch - sharing such things can often help to reveal such identifications - I can be contacted on email at [email protected] or on 07715 680584 be a pleasure to hear from you - we have a wide variety of features available just ask for any information - Hoping you all had a superb weekend - All the very best Jules.

16/09/2026

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13/09/2026

GREAT HOBBY - GREAT WEEKEND
Hoping everyone had the same calibre of weekend too - I was lucky to attend a dig at Little Maplestead in Essex and saw some very interesting finds - As always I like to record such things photographically and think this pic really sums up our great hobby. Just look at that old church in the background - it was built in 1092 and is one of only four such round towered examples in the country. The thrill of being able to detect in fields right next to such places is true excitement indeed - All the best Jules.

11/09/2026

LATEST ISSUE OUT NOW!!
Produced by experienced detectorists, Treasure Hunting Magazine is packed with features for the entire detecting community. Whether you're a complete beginner, a seasoned expert, or simply curious about the hobby, you’ll find something to enjoy. For the price of a pint, each issue offers hours of information and entertainment – escape into the fascinating world of metal detecting and be inspired to get out in the field. Learn from fellow detectorists to help interpret the land, increase your success rate, and identify your discoveries.
MASSIVE GOLD NUGGET.
In this issue we have some far away news from Angus who detects out in Australia, no real identification skills were needed for his discovery though – a massive 6-ounce gold nugget (Pictured)! What a wonderful find, despite Australia being a prime area for gold nuggets of varying size they have also been found pretty much wherever the geology permits. I’ve even seen a fair few small ones from the UK. One of which (also pictured here) was found near to Colchester, so was it probably a 'lost traveller' that didn’t make it to the Celtic mint at Camulodunum to be transformed into a stater? Have you ever found a gold nugget or anything else of interest? Please do let us know,+- we’d love to hear all about it. Have a marvellous weekend Ladies and Gents and above all be lucky. Best Jules.

05/09/2026

A THING OF BEAUTY - WELL DONE SHELLEY
All our finds whatever have or let's say will one day have - historical significance (thinking of 'shotties', Kipling pie dishes in a 1000 years time etc there). Some are interesting, others wonderful, important or even magnificent and a few can be a fusion of all these categories such as this amazing recent find made by Shelley. Its a gold medieval iconographic panelled reliquary cross still retaining its locking pin. Such artefacts were often used to contain important 'relics' such as fragments of Christ's cross. Although there were so many fragments of the 'original cross' (and other relics) wandering around as 'touchpieces' and housed in the churches, cathedrals and abbeys of medieval Europe that the original cross would have to have been of considerable size shall we diplomatically say. Just looking at the pin still in situ begs the question 'what's inside?' Is there anything at all in it? Could there be a part of the 'original cross? A small fragment from one of the iron crucifixion nails? Or perhaps a tiny fragment of medieval Bishop's chasuble such as was located inside the Middleham Jewel? Thank you to Shelley for sharing a find that causes both awe and ponderings - and who has written a great article all about this wonderful artefact which will feature in a future magazine issue - Best Jules.