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Tom finds Searching for treasures on the coast of the UK, researching and sharing my finds šŸ„¾šŸ”ŽšŸŒŠ

M. Aemilius Scaurus and P. Plautius Hypsaeus, circa 58 BC. Denarius. Rome. Nabatean king Aretas kneeling right, holding ...
21/06/2026

M. Aemilius Scaurus and P. Plautius Hypsaeus, circa 58 BC. Denarius. Rome.
Nabatean king Aretas kneeling right, holding olive branch and reins of dromedary standing beside him / Jupiter in quadriga left, holding reins and hurling thunderbolt.

Napoli. Frederick III of Aragon, 1496ā€“1501. Frederick of Naples, also known as Frederick III of Aragon or Frederick IV,...
21/06/2026

Napoli. Frederick III of Aragon, 1496ā€“1501. Frederick of Naples, also known as Frederick III of Aragon or Frederick IV, was the last King of Naples from the Neapolitan branch of the House of TrastĆ”mara, ruling from 7 September 1496 to 1 August 1501

ANCIENT GREECE. KINGS OF PAEONIA. Patraos.Silver Tetradrachm, circa 333-315 BC. Uncertain Paeonian mint. Head of Apollo...
21/06/2026

ANCIENT GREECE. KINGS OF PAEONIA. Patraos.
Silver Tetradrachm, circa 333-315 BC. Uncertain Paeonian mint. Head of Apollo or Patraos right / Warrior on horse rearing right, spearing enemy who defends himself with raised shield.

Had a successful weekend of digging up in Vermont! Tried several new permissions and scored a handful of old coins, incl...
21/06/2026

Had a successful weekend of digging up in Vermont! Tried several new permissions and scored a handful of old coins, including a stunning 1875 Seated Quarter & a 1917 Type 1 Standing Liberty Quarter in nice shape. Also got a King George III Halfpenny, a 1864 2 Cent Piece, several Indian Head pennies, and a spill of 2 Barber Dimes + a 1903 V Nickel

Iā€™ve had a great couple weeks of digging and wanted to show off some of the better finds I made! Found a nice variety of...
21/06/2026

Iā€™ve had a great couple weeks of digging and wanted to show off some of the better finds I made! Found a nice variety of old coins including my 2nd Vermont State Copper FTY, an 1828 Half Cent, an 1853 Half Dime, a 1787 Connecticut State Copper, a 1742 Counterfeit King George II halfpenny & a 1775 George III halfpenny. Also managed to find a beautiful 1700s decorative kneebuckle thatā€™s fully intact, an intact set of 1700s sleeve links, and some shoebuckle fragments. Thanks for looking!

Itā€™s so hard to choose 9 favourites from the year.. letā€™s just say these are some finds I was really thrilled to spot. T...
21/06/2026

Itā€™s so hard to choose 9 favourites from the year.. letā€™s just say these are some finds I was really thrilled to spot.

Top row left to rightā€¦

1. A pilgrim badge with pin, of St George

2. A Plantagenet lead tokenā€¦ IHS on reverse but here the radiate lines face anticlockwise, just like those retrieved from The Seine in the 19th century

3.A second S shaped medieval mount

4. An absolutely perfect,documented, medieval mount, still with fixtures

5. For those who agree with the ancients that unicorns are real, a fragment of a Unicorn stove tile, one of the very last produced, at the beginning of the reign of James the First

6. A near complete antler from a fallow deerā€¦ something Iā€™ve wanted to find all of my life and never anticipated pulling from the Tudor mud!

7.A glorious coin that was dropped at my feet by a wave and which I posted very excitedly as Henry V but which has since been recorded as Henry VIā€¦ always much to learnā€¦

8. A very rare piece of a post medieval stone mould for alnage seals

9. A Tavern Token showing a bottle and a wine glass.., Iā€™d so wanted one of these for years!

Happy new year to you all and for those who search for evidence of our history, whether in fields, gardens,streams or rivers, happy hunting in 2026, and may St Anthony guide you to whatā€™s been lost so it can bring you joy.

Itā€™s always good to see new faces on the foreshoreā€¦hereā€™s a couple of Edwards and Henrys, an Elizabeth, a George, a coup...
21/06/2026

Itā€™s always good to see new faces on the foreshoreā€¦hereā€™s a couple of Edwards and Henrys, an Elizabeth, a George, a couple of Charlesā€™s and top right, someone whose name I never caught ā¤ļø
Iā€™m hoping for a few new encounters next year too, if Iā€™m lucky šŸ„°

Itā€™s been a silvery start to 2024! Along with a lot of silver scraps, Iā€™ve found this handful of silver ā€˜nuggetsā€™. I jus...
20/06/2026

Itā€™s been a silvery start to 2024! Along with a lot of silver scraps, Iā€™ve found this handful of silver ā€˜nuggetsā€™. I just love how natural and perfect they look, like pirate treasure!

I reckon these are pieces of silver which were melted either by an artist or during casting (and then accidentally thrown away). Or they were melted when the dump was burned.

Here are my top nine finds of 2023!Last winter was incredible for finds, and although productivity on the beach has slow...
20/06/2026

Here are my top nine finds of 2023!

Last winter was incredible for finds, and although productivity on the beach has slowed down since then, Iā€™m really happy with the variety of treasures Iā€™ve found this year!

Most importantly though I have loved every minute of seeing other peopleā€™s finds, adventures, and sharing information collectively. There are a lot of nasty things on social media but this little community is fantastic!

Here are my finds, left to right and top to bottom:
- A WWII collar badge of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
- A silver revolver charm.
- An eight Doubles coin from Guernsey, dated 1834.
- A silver teaspoon, hallmarked 1818 and by maker William Chawner II, engraved with the heraldic crest of the Wildman family.
- A Georgian silver seal matrix, in the shape of a pillar topped with a fleur-de-lis, bearing the monogrammed initials WS.
- A Victorian military despatch box plate, from British India.
- A George VI shilling from 1938, special because of its stunning condition despite being entombed in green crud!
- A Jurassic microderoceras species ammonite, preserved in iron pyrite, around 190 million years old.
- A complete solid-cast lead toy machine gunning soldier.

Hereā€™s to a treasure laden 2024!

#2024

20/06/2026

A lovely Art Nouveau looking decorative clothing clasp or jewellery part, found a few days ago.
The delicate loops on the bottom indicate that it would have attached to more, maybe the rest is there to be found one day!

It would have once had paste glass gems set into it.
I never tire of finding these, especially in such great condition. I imagine this one dates from the early 20th century.

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