Ken James & I have been detecting together for the past three years looking for that elusive hoard. We are both active members of the Wyvern Historical & Detector Society based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Ken uses his XLT and I use an Eagle Spectrum. On the evening of May 31st we attended a club meeting on a new field which had just been seeded, some seventeen members arrived eager to investigate the site. Quite soon I had a pocket full of muddy odds & ends when suddenly my Spectrum gave out the first of many strong clear signals. Within moments I had in my hand the first beautiful silver denari.

With great excitement the signals came again and again, at this point it became clear that a Roman silver hoard had been discovered. Ken noticed the sudden activity and came over to investigate, together with the help of the club site officer David Ebbage, who arranged the meeting, and most of the other members we recovered a total of 161 coins. The silver denari range from 68 - 180 AD and are in very good condition. During the recovery period the landowner was called, when he arrived photographs were taken, and a detailed record of the exact location was made. The coins were carefully washed in distilled water and scanned. On Monday the 12th June the coins were handed into the curator at the Swindon Museum and then on to the British Museum for examination . There is to be a Coroners hearing in early November where it is expected that the coins will be declared treasure.

In conclusion I would like to thank all the people who helped make this a truly memorable occasion.