A METAL detectorist has described his reactin on finding treasure that could date back as far 1350 AD.

Stephen Glew came across a post-medieval silver disk on December 11 2019 in the village of Aldingham.

In June, the disc was declared as treasure by a coroner.

Cockermouth Coroner’s Court heard that the disc was from the post-Medieval period and contained an element of a composite pendant.

The disc also has a circular engraved outer face, the court heard.

The disc was likely to be from the post-Medieval period between 1350 and 1700 AD.

Stephen Glew said he wasn't quite sure of what he had found when he saw the disc for the first time.

He said: "It has gold lettering on the side, so I put it on of my groups and that went right through Great Britain, and someone said they had found one in the Norfolk area and that the lettering is associated with a religion. 

"I could not tell you how old it was when I found it. It was quite deep.

"They said with it being silver and over 300 years old, it is classed as treasure, so I had in touch with the court.

"I am pleased with my finding. It must be fairly rare to find an artefact like this."

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The court was told the disc is 10 per cent precious metal and weighs 2.09 grams. It is at least 300 years old, the coroner was told.

The metal detectorist said the size of the silver disc is the size of a 'two-pence piece.'

As part of his discoveries which started in 1973, Stephen has also found other older materials.

He said: "I found a Roman brooch in the same field as the disc in Aldingham and a half-cut medieval silver penny from the 13th century. 

"It is not unusual to find medieval silver pennies around as long as you get the right fields that have been ploughed."