‘Once in a lifetime find’: Man finds medieval ring using metal detector

Treasure hunters scanning what lies beneath the soil may find a few scattered coins or discarded hardware with a metal detector, but one lucky man who wasn’t searching for long hit a jackpot.

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David Board made a “once in a lifetime find,” BBC News reported.

Three months after buying a metal detector in 2019, Board asked a friend to allow him to scan some fields the man owned near Thorncombe, U.K. One of them was called Bowling Green and was flat.

After a couple of passes, Board found something. Thinking it was just scrap metal, Board put it in his pocket, CNN reported.

But it wasn’t just scrap metal — it was a ring, but not one you can pick up at your local jeweler.

CNN reported that the diamond ring was in “almost perfect” condition and dated back to the medieval period.

The date was confirmed by the British Museum, which said the bauble is very rare.

The 14th-century ring will be auctioned off by Noonans Mayfair Auctioneers later this month.

It is expected to bring in between $35,500 and $47,300, CNN reported.

Accompanying the diamond, the gold ring has two intertwined bands that symbolize a union of a couple and is inscribed in medieval French, which translates to “I hold your faith, hold mine.”

As for Board, he’s still searching for buried treasure. He had done it back in the 1970s but stopped, picking it up again in 2019. He recently went to a deer park and found some musket balls and an Edward III coin called a half groat, BBC News reported.

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Medieval ring found A man with a metal detector found a medieval ring in a field, It is now being auctioned and expected to bring between $35,500 and $47,300 at auction. (Noonans)

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