Basingstoke and Deane
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Metal detecting in Basingstoke and Deane →
Where We Search
Metal detecting in Hampshire.
We've recorded 487+ digs across 5 districts of Hampshire, on private farmland walked with the express consent of the landowner.
Significant Finds
What's come up across the county.
37 significant finds recorded by Midweek Searchers members in Hampshire, with Portable Antiquities Scheme references where assigned. Exact locations withheld out of respect for our landowners.
Upton Grey, Hampshire
Recorded Oct 2015
A dispersed coin hoard of two gold nobles and one gold half-noble, from Richard II and Edward III
Buriton, Hampshire
Recorded Oct 2015
A Medieval copper alloy circular seal matrix for stamping cloth seals. This matrix or die used to produce cloth seals is a fairly rare object.
St. Mary Bourne, Hampshire
Recorded Jun 2016
Three early medieval gold tremisses, dating to the seventh century. The hoard was probably deposited around the middle of the seventh century, and no earlier than c.630AD.
Winchfield, Hampshire
Recorded Nov 2016
An 'ornament horizon hoard' dating to the Middle Bronze Age (Taunton phase) 1450-1200BC.
Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire
Recorded Jan 2017
Middle Bronze Age (Taunton phase: c.1400 - 1250 BC) hoard of torcs and axes. Spiral finger ring.
Mapledurwell, Hampshire
Recorded Apr 2018
Hoard of 345 silver coins deposited during the English Civil War. All of the coins are official silver issues of the English monarchs Edward VI, Elizabeth I, James I and Charles I with the exception of a counterfeit shilling in the n The face value of the coins in the 17th century was £13 4s 6d, easily a year's pay...
Farleigh Wallop, Hampshire
Recorded Jun 2018
An early medieval (575-650 AD) cast gold cloisonné buckle tongue. Buckle tongues of this type, with cloisonné mushroom-shaped bases, are typically attached to buckles with large triangular plates.
Petersfield, Hampshire
Recorded Jan 2019
A complete copper alloy medieval Mace head or staff terminal. Contained within the hollow centre of the object is a portion of mineralised / ferruginised wood with a square-sectioned iron nail or peg hammered into the top to split the wood and fix the terminal in place.
Kimpton, Hampshire
Recorded Mar 2019
Scattered hoard of four uninscribed gold stater of the so-called "Chute" type ABC 746, Van Arsdell 1205, BMC 35, 37-76, dating to c.
Steventon, Hampshire
Recorded Apr 2019
A copper alloy die matrix used to create casting moulds for the production of Soissons Eye Boar type potins, which are typically identified as a Continental/Belgic import type originating from the Soissons region of Northern France, c.
Kings Somourne, Hampshire
Recorded Aug 2019
Hoard of three gold Iron Age staters of the Atrebates / Southern Region found together (10-40 AD).
Stockbridge, Hampshire
Recorded Nov 2019
Four silver pennies of Aethelred II (AD 978-1016). Three are of his Second Hand type, North 768 (BMC iid; Hild.
Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire
Recorded Nov 2019
Scattered stater hoard of 5 iron age gold staters. Three Selsey Two-Faced type of the Regini and Atrebates dating to 60-50 BC.
Buttermere, Hampshire
Recorded Nov 2019
Scattered hoard of medieval groats comprising three reigns covering the period 1327 – 1470 AD.
Grateley, Hampshire
Recorded Jan 2020
A nearly complete, cast gilded silver, early medieval (Saxon -6-7th century) sword pommel cap of so-called 'cocked hat' form.
Amport, Hampshire
Recorded Feb 2020
Roman silver ring key, the finest found in the UK according to the FLO.
Whitchurch, Hampshire
Recorded Apr 2021
An early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver halfpenny of Edward the Elder (899-924). The moneyer is Wulfheard.
East Worldham, Hampshire
Recorded Oct 2021
A finely made silver gilt strap end of late Medieval (c14th century) date, 27.6mm in length.
Petersfield, Hampshire
Recorded Nov 2021
A complete flint bout coupé handaxe dating to the Late Middle Palaeolithic, c. 60,000-40,000 BC.
Stockbridge, Hampshire
Recorded Feb 2022
A silver medallion or pendant of post medieval date featuring the bust of Charles 1st.
Meonstoke, Hampshire
Recorded Apr 2022
A scattered hoard of Celtic coins including three full gold staters, two gold quarter staters and a silver stater.
Little London, Hampshire
Recorded Jun 2022
A stone mace head or pebble hammer of Neolithic or earlier date (2,500 – 9,000BC) .
Bentworth, Hampshire
Recorded Jul 2022
Scattered hoard comprising four early medieval Saxon sceats, one being broken
Chriiden, Hampshire
Recorded Jan 2023
Middle bronze age "Taunton" period ornament hoard 1500-1250BC
Kings Somourne, Hampshire
Recorded Apr 2023
Two gold Iron Age staters of the Southern Region / Regini and Atrebates, attributable to Verica and dating to the period AD 10-40, 'Verica Vine Leaf Viri' type.
Grately, Hampshire
Recorded Apr 2023
Early Anglo-saxon silver "hand pin" from the sixth century.
Quarley, Hampshire
Recorded Jul 2024
A flat gilded cast copper alloy early medieval harness pendant, richly decorated with anthropomorphic and zoomorphic moulded ornament in Salin's Style I.
Owslebury, Hampshire
Recorded Nov 2024
An early Roman anthropomorphic cast copper alloy mount moulded into the form of a facing male head.
Wherwell, Hampshire
Recorded Dec 2024
A complete enamelled copper alloy hooked escutcheon from an early Medieval hanging bowl (c.7th century AD).
Houghton, Hampshire
Recorded May 2025
Bronze age aze head hoard
Durleigh Marsh, Hampshire
Recorded May 2025
An ovate flint handaxe of lower Paleolithic date (500,000-180,000 BC). Being of this age it was NOT made by Homo Sapiens but by another hominid, possibly a Neanderthal.
Ramsdean, Hampshire
Recorded Apr 2026
Purse-spill of Elizabethan hammered high denomination coins
Quarley, Hampshire
Recorded Jun 2026
A copper alloy farthing of Oliver Cromwell dating to 1657-1658. Authorised in 1656 with production in 1657 and 1658, these coins were machine struck from dies by Thomas Simon in the press of Pierre Blondeau.