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Metal Detecting News #29

Metal Detecting News #29

Anthony Cawood
September 29, 2025

Industry news, important finds, rallies, and more - free every week!

Hi, and welcome to the latest edition of Metal Detecting News.

Just back from RCM Cirencester, a great weekend spent with friends, great finds coming up all over the place - I even managed some silver too - no, not that stunning Roman, unfortunately ;-(

Once again, thanks to Gary Cook and team for a cracking few days!

Special shout out to The Big Detecting Show’s Dave Sadler and Graham Dempsey from Composite Cleaning Pencil, two of our fantastic sponsors, who I got to spend some time with over the weekend - never a dull moment with those two!

Dave even managed a cracking find of his own, a lovely pre-Roman fibula!

And as always, a massive thanks to all our amazing sponsors, RUTUS, Treasure Hunting magazine, Composite Cleaning Pencil and The Big Detecting Show for their continued support.

Industry News

David Crisp & Laura Burnett appointed to the Treasure Valuation Committee.

The Secretary of State has appointed David Crisp and Laura Burnett as Trustees to the Treasure Valuation Committee for terms of 5 years.

www.gov.uk/government/news/david-crisp-and-laura-burnett-are-appointed-to-the-treasure-valuation-committee?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Rutus DD 28.5cm Coil For Versa (11"x9")

The fantastic new elliptical coil for the Versa is now in stock at Detecnicks, priced at £171.98.

www.detecnicks.co.uk/Rutus_DD_28_5cm_Coil_For_Versa_11x9.html

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Call Detecnicks and quote MDN for 10% off most items…

Detecting News UK

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Detectorist finds ‘kid’s toy’ – that turns out to be 2,000-year-old brooch

Martin Williams says it is lucky he didn’t break the rare item before cleaning it properly at home

www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/metal-detectorist-martin-roman-dorset-brooch-b2831896.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Museum hits target to buy Iron Age hoard unearthed near Henley

The hoard was found in a field in Rotherfield Peppard near Henley-on-Thames five years ago.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx20l4x9eq2o

Amateur metal detectorists found 'explosive' during trip to Irvine Beach

A potential explosive discovered on Irvine Beach was found by three "amateur metal detectorists".

www.irvinetimes.com/news/25498915.metal-detector-helped-find-explosive-irvine-beach

Detecting News Worldwide

15th Century Medals Belonging to Pope Paul II Discovered in Rome - GreekReporter.com

Archaeologists uncovered 15th-century medals of Pope Paul II during Metro excavations in Rome, revealing Renaissance-era building rituals.

greekreporter.com/2025/09/12/fifteenth-century-medals-pope-paul-rome

Up to 50,000 Roman coins discovered off coast of Sardinia

Bronze coins dating from fourth century are in exceptional state of preservation, Italy’s culture ministry says

www.theguardian.com/science/2023/nov/06/up-to-50000-roman-coins-discovered-off-coast-of-sardinia

'Gold coins started appearing one after another': 1,400-year-old hoard with money and jewelry unearthed near Sea of Galilee

A metal detectorist discovered a Byzantine era hoard of gold coins and jewelry near the Sea of Galilee.

www.livescience.com/archaeology/gold-coins-started-appearing-one-after-another-1-400-year-old-hoard-with-money-and-jewelry-unearthed-near-sea-of-galilee

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MDN Subscriber Giveaways

We are lucky to have generous sponsors who are supporting MDN with giveaway prizes, plus there’s a few prizes that we’ve thrown in for good measure too!

September - we have the awesome NEW Composite Cleaning Pencil Field Kit to give away this month - many thanks to Graham!

Call 01243 545060 and mention ‘MDN’ for 10% discount on most items!

Latest Youtube videos

RCM special - let’s see who got their videos up first!

Hopeus Maximus and Gillian on the goodies!

HolzHammer Sagas is out again and having fun in a new field!

The Scottish Detectorist hits a once-in-a-lifetime bucket lister!

Club & Rally roundup

The summer rally season is nearly over, just one last ‘biggie’ to go!

RCM No Frills 3 - 3-5 October, nr Hungerford

If you are a rally organiser and you’d like to promote your forthcoming event in the newsletter just drop me a line.

All the rest that’s fit to print

I hate gardening, but maybe I should give it another chance!

Couple make astonishing discovery while weeding their garden

The husband and wife unearthed the stash of 70 Tudor coins in clumps of clay soil at the bottom of the garden of their suburban Hampshire home. (Thanks to Andrew T for this story!)

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15129581/Couple-make-astonishing-discovery-worth-230k-weeding-garden.html

Archaeologists discover hundreds of metal objects up to 3,400 years old on mysterious volcanic hilltop in Hungary

The findings shed light on the ancient people who lived in western Hungary, whose identity continues to confound scholars.

www.livescience.com/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-hundreds-of-metal-objects-up-to-3-400-years-old-on-mysterious-volcanic-hilltop-in-hungary

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