Gold Bracteate

“A stamped disc worn as a charm.”

• Rarity: Epic
• Metal: Gold
• Kind: Coins and medals
• Set: The Saxon Shore

Where to find the Gold Bracteate

The Gold Bracteate is one of the epic artefacts buried in FieldHunters, a free online metal detecting game. Hunters sweep a shared field with a metal detector, follow the signal and dig — and epic pieces like this one are among the rarest things that come out of the ground. There is no way to buy it: it has to be dug up.

The The Saxon Shore set

Fort and foreshore mixed: coins of empire beside boat nails of the north.

The pieces of this set:

• Clinker Rivet · Uncommon
• Fort Brick Stamp · Common
• Gold Bracteate · Epic
• Oyster Shell Weight · Common
• Saxon Cross Pendant · Rare
• Ship-Burial Clasp · Legendary
• Shore Nail · Common
• Silver Sceatta · Uncommon

About coins and medals

Coins are the most common precious find for real detectorists, and the most telling: a coin carries a ruler, a mint or a date, so it can place a whole site in time. Gold coins were rarely lost by accident — they were hidden, hoarded or buried, which is why a single gold piece in a field usually means a story. Medals and medallions were struck to mark victories, reigns, harvests and celebrations, and were kept as keepsakes long after the event.

More epic artefacts

• Gold Crook Charm
• Gold Filigree Mount
• Gold Florin
• Gold Hairpin
• Gold in Quartz
• Gold Noble

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