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The Portable Antiquities Scheme Press Releases

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Treasure found in Monmouthshire

3 December 2015

A Middle Bronze Age ornament hoard declared treasure

A Middle Bronze Age hoard was today (3 December 2015) declared treasure by H.M. Coroner for Gwent.

Treasure found in the Vale of Glamorgan and Cardiff

25 November 2015

Roman coins and medieval rings declared treasure

A hoard of Roman silver coins and two medieval finger rings have today (25 November 2015) been declared treasure by H.M. Coroner for Cardiff and The Vale of Glamorgan.

Treasure found in Monmouthshire

18 November 2015

Late medieval artefact found in Llanbadoc declared as treasure

A late medieval silver inscribed mount, which is over 300 years old, has been declared treasure by H.M. Coroner for Gwent.

Viking Treasure found near Caernarfon

25 August 2015

A hoard of Viking silver declared treasure

A hoard of Viking silver compromising of silver coins and ingots, has today (25 August 2015) been declared treasure by XXX. The treasure was found by Mr Walter Hanks with the aid of a metal detector in Llandwrog on 2 March 2015.

Treasure found in Flintshire

19 August 2015

Post-medieval silver mount found at Tanlan Banks, Flintshire declared treasure

A silver artefact, probably dating back to the first half of the seventeenth century has today (19 August 2015) been declared treasure. It was found byMrs Gordana Mitchell of Deeside while metal detecting in March 2013. 

Treasure found near Bronington, Wrexham

18 July 2015

Late medieval hoard of gold and silver declared treasure

A medieval coin hoard of three gold and twenty five silver medieval English coins, of the reigns of Edward III, Richard II, Henry VI with three pennies of uncertain rulers has been discovered near Bronington, Wrexham. The coins were found on several occasions in 2013 by Mr Cliff Massey with the aid of a metal detector, while the ring was found by Messrs Cliff Massey and Peter Walpole while metal detecting on 16 March 2014.