The Searcher - October 2024

Our cover EXCLUSIVE this month is lovely gold and silver Roman siliquae hoard recovered on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. Finder Paul Hyam describes its discovery and Adam Staples, who helped unearth some of the coins, identifies the coins and speculates as to why the hoard was buried originally.

There’s also an interview with a valuer for the Treasure Valuation Committee, demonstrating the complexities in a couple of cases that have already gone through the Treasure process. Rebecca Griffiths, FLO for North & East Yorkshire, explains why in situ archaeology is important and what we can do about it. Kevin Howse shares a lovely example of a hawking vervel and Daniel Spencer field tests the Minelab X-TERRA Elite and associated coils.