The British Museum this morning released details of some 1008 treasure finds recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme in the UK in the past year. The solid gold torc, and a hoard of Anglo Saxon ...
Like a treasure at the end of a rainbow, a metal detectorist in Germany recently discovered a 2,200-year-old Celtic coin of almost pure gold—and in exceptional condition. The two-gram (.7 ounces) coin ...
The original finder thought this golden neckpiece was an old coffin handle.This torc, a neckpiece made of gold alloy and weighing exactly 1lb (454 gm), was made for a Celtic chieftain, to be worn as a ...
On discovery, this was dismissed as a 'piece of brass bedstead'.This rare and magnificent tubular gold torc was part of the first discovery made at Snettisham, in November 1948, which became known as ...