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‘Spectacular’: the Somerset detectorist who struck gold with Roman ring find

The Guardian UK Tuesday 02 June 2026, 06:00 UTC By Steven Morris 1 min read
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Kevin Minto’s discovery near Ilminster, showing goddess Victoria, has been acquired with coin hoard for £78,000When Kevin Minto, a lorry driver, former soldier and keen metal detectorist, came upon something glinting in a Somerset field, he thought at first it was a coin – potentially quite interesting, probably not amazing. But the object turned out to be extraordinary: a gold Roman ring, unusually large and exquisitely crafted, set with a finely engraved gemstone depicting the goddess...

Kevin Minto’s discovery near Ilminster, showing goddess Victoria, has been acquired with coin hoard for £78,000

When Kevin Minto, a lorry driver, former soldier and keen metal detectorist, came upon something glinting in a Somerset field, he thought at first it was a coin – potentially quite interesting, probably not amazing.

But the object turned out to be extraordinary: a gold Roman ring, unusually large and exquisitely crafted, set with a finely engraved gemstone depicting the goddess Victoria driving a two-horse chariot.

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Somerset (LOCATION) Roman (ORG) Kevin Minto’s (PERSON) Ilminster (LOCATION) Victoria (LOCATION) coin hoard for £ (ORG) Kevin Minto (PERSON)
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