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This 15th Century gold coin, found recently by metal detectorists Keith Young and Lisa Stephenson, is one of 30 gold and silver coins minted in the 1400s they found in the Scottish border lands near St Mary's Loch. Article and more images in comments.

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This 15th Century gold coin, found recently by metal detectorists Keith Young and Lisa Stephenson, is one of 30 gold and silver coins minted in the 1400s they found in the Scottish border lands near St Mary's Loch. Article and more images in comments.

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A large 3rd century CE Roman gold ring with an intaglio stone depicting a winged Victory driving a two-horse chariot, discovered by a metal detectorist near Ilminster in 2018. Now housed at the Museum of Somerset in England

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A large 3rd century CE Roman gold ring with an intaglio stone depicting a winged Victory driving a two-horse chariot, discovered by a metal detectorist near Ilminster in 2018. Now housed at the Museum of Somerset in England

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The Hoxne Hoard, the largest hoard of late Roman silver and gold discovered in Britain, was accidentally found by a man when he set out with a metal detector to find a hammer he had lost in a farm. The British government rewarded him with £1.75 million. He found his hammer afterwards

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The Hoxne Hoard, the largest hoard of late Roman silver and gold discovered in Britain, was accidentally found by a man when he set out with a metal detector to find a hammer he had lost in a farm. The British government rewarded him with £1.75 million. He found his hammer afterwards

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A silver mask from an archaeological site near Aalborg , dated to the Late Iron Age . Danish archaeologists think this is an image of a god; it is during this period representations of Nordic gods start to be found in the archaeological record.

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A silver mask from an archaeological site near Aalborg , dated to the Late Iron Age . Danish archaeologists think this is an image of a god; it is during this period representations of Nordic gods start to be found in the archaeological record.

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A man recently uncovered this stunning 1,000-year-old Viking armband made of gold while using his metal detector on the Isle of Man

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A man recently uncovered this stunning 1,000-year-old Viking armband made of gold while using his metal detector on the Isle of Man

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Facial reconstruction of one of the young men buried in Lake George, New York and likely a teenager in the Continental Army, created by forensic artist Jenny Kenyon. Image courtesy of the New York State Museum.

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Facial reconstruction of one of the young men buried in Lake George, New York and likely a teenager in the Continental Army, created by forensic artist Jenny Kenyon. Image courtesy of the New York State Museum.

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This gold and enamel ring was made in Italy in the 17th-century. Diamonds are set in the skull’s eye sockets and nose, and in the crossbones. Memento mori rings – from the Latin ‘remember that you must die’ – were intended to remind the wearer of the brevity of life.

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This gold and enamel ring was made in Italy in the 17th-century. Diamonds are set in the skull’s eye sockets and nose, and in the crossbones. Memento mori rings – from the Latin ‘remember that you must die’ – were intended to remind the wearer of the brevity of life.

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A rather eclectic collection of medieval manuscripts from the 12th to 15th Centuries, recently acquired, all produced in France. There are charters, letters, and several bound records. The oldest piece is an inventory notice dated May 1241, for one Pierre de Castela

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A rather eclectic collection of medieval manuscripts from the 12th to 15th Centuries, recently acquired, all produced in France. There are charters, letters, and several bound records. The oldest piece is an inventory notice dated May 1241, for one Pierre de Castela

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The Mildenhall Treasure is a large hoard of 34 masterpieces of Roman silver tableware from the 4th century CE, and by far the most valuable Roman objects artistically and by weight of bullion in Britain. It was found at West Row in 1942, and is now housed at the British Museum

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The Mildenhall Treasure is a large hoard of 34 masterpieces of Roman silver tableware from the 4th century CE, and by far the most valuable Roman objects artistically and by weight of bullion in Britain. It was found at West Row in 1942, and is now housed at the British Museum

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Roman coins found in one place in Llanvaches . The treasury consisted of 599 silver denarii, which were hidden in the middle of the 2nd century CE.

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Roman coins found in one place in Llanvaches . The treasury consisted of 599 silver denarii, which were hidden in the middle of the 2nd century CE.

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Mycenaean Bull-Head Rhyton. Combining silver as primary body and gold decoration, it attests masterful metallurgical expertise. Dated to c. 1525 BC, it was found in Shaft Grave IV within Grave Circle A at Mycenae, the royal cemetery of Bronze Age Greece's most powerful civilization...

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Mycenaean Bull-Head Rhyton. Combining silver as primary body and gold decoration, it attests masterful metallurgical expertise. Dated to c. 1525 BC, it was found in Shaft Grave IV within Grave Circle A at Mycenae, the royal cemetery of Bronze Age Greece's most powerful civilization...

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A bow fibula found in Wittislingen, Germany, and made of silver, gold, niello, garnet and glass. With a length of almost 16 cm, it's one of the largest exemplars of this early medieval group of finds and one of the most richly decorated. 600-650 CE, Bavarian State Archaeological Collection

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A bow fibula found in Wittislingen, Germany, and made of silver, gold, niello, garnet and glass. With a length of almost 16 cm, it's one of the largest exemplars of this early medieval group of finds and one of the most richly decorated. 600-650 CE, Bavarian State Archaeological Collection

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A 5 meters tall sculpture depicting the Tree of Jesse which illustrates the double genealogy of Christ, spiritual and historical, inspired by a prophecy of Isaiah. 15th century CE, located at the Hospice Saint-Roch Museum in France

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A 5 meters tall sculpture depicting the Tree of Jesse which illustrates the double genealogy of Christ, spiritual and historical, inspired by a prophecy of Isaiah. 15th century CE, located at the Hospice Saint-Roch Museum in France

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A small gold book has been discovered by a metal detectorist near York, on land near a property once owned by Richard III. The piece, measuring just 1.5cm long, was found by Buffy Bailey whilst out metal detecting with her husband, and is believed to be from the late medieval period.

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A small gold book has been discovered by a metal detectorist near York, on land near a property once owned by Richard III. The piece, measuring just 1.5cm long, was found by Buffy Bailey whilst out metal detecting with her husband, and is believed to be from the late medieval period.

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The Abbey library of St Gall, Saint Gallen, Switzerland. It was founded in the 8th century. The library has a collection of around 170,000 books. Over 400 volumes are more than 1,000 years old.

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The Abbey library of St Gall, Saint Gallen, Switzerland. It was founded in the 8th century. The library has a collection of around 170,000 books. Over 400 volumes are more than 1,000 years old.

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The gilded silver reliquary of Saint James, made by the Florentine sculptor and goldsmith Lorenzo Ghibert in 1407 CE. Now housed at the Museo della Cattedrale di San Zeno in Pistoia, Italy

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The gilded silver reliquary of Saint James, made by the Florentine sculptor and goldsmith Lorenzo Ghibert in 1407 CE. Now housed at the Museo della Cattedrale di San Zeno in Pistoia, Italy

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