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An amateur treasure hunter has unearthed a 15th century bishop's ring in a farmer's field in Yorkshire.
Lorry driver, Adam Day, aged 30, is stunned after digging up a medieval bishop's 20-carat gold ring worth £10,000 in a Yorkshire field. The 20-carat gold ring is engraved with St George and features floral emblems. It is thought to have once belonged to a bishop and is worth around £10,000 ($13,500). The artefact was discovered in a field near Beverley Minster in Yorkshire Metal detectorist Adam Day, 30, said he was 'shaking' when he found it.
Mr Day, who found the ring in a field near Beverley Minster in Yorkshire, said: 'I was shaking when I found it.
'It was quite close to the surface, not buried deep in the ground. It is engraved with St George and St Catherine and features floral emblems.
'Beverley Minster is nearby and it's likely the ring belonged to a priest from there. It dates back to between 1450-1550.
Thre ring is engraved with St George and St Catherine and features floral emblems.
The ring's fine decorative engraving and faceting suggest it was owned by a high-ranking official.
It may have belonged to a bishop from Beverley Minster, and would have been commissioned, experts said.
Beverley Minster in Beverley, near Hull, is one of the largest parish churches in the UK.
The medieval artefact is expected to sell for around £10,000 ($13,500) at Hansons Auctioneers' Historica sale in Derbyshire on January 24.
Half of the money from the sale will go to the farmer who owned the land where it was discovered.
Mr Day, who found the ring in a field near Beverley Minster in Yorkshire, said: 'I was shaking when I found it.
'It was quite close to the surface, not buried deep in the ground. It is engraved with St George and St Catherine and features floral emblems.
'Beverley Minster is nearby and it's likely the ring belonged to a priest from there. It dates back to between 1450-1550.
Thre ring is engraved with St George and St Catherine and features floral emblems.
The ring's fine decorative engraving and faceting suggest it was owned by a high-ranking official.
It may have belonged to a bishop from Beverley Minster, and would have been commissioned, experts said.
Beverley Minster in Beverley, near Hull, is one of the largest parish churches in the UK.
The medieval artefact is expected to sell for around £10,000 ($13,500) at Hansons Auctioneers' Historica sale in Derbyshire on January 24.
Half of the money from the sale will go to the farmer who owned the land where it was discovered.
Courtesy: Harry Pettit For Mailonline Published: 14:47, 2 January 2018. Updated for paragon publication 03.01.18
Lorry driver Mr Day said: 'Beverley Minster is nearby and it's likely the ring belonged to a priest from there. It dates back to between 1450-1550'
The medieval ring was found in a field close to Beverley Minster in Beverley, Yorkshire
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