"A nurse found a 500-year-old silver and gold crucifix while metal detecting in a farmer’s field in Lancashire.
Matthew Hepworth, 35, found the medieval silver gilt cross and pendant while searching for treasure in hamlet north of Lancaster last December.
Preston Coroners’ Court carried out a inquest on Friday to discover if the rare find really can be classified as treasure. The registered nurse, who lives in Morecambe, told Deputy Coroner Simon Jones that the artifact was the most “rare” thing he had found in 20 years as a metal detecting hobbyist."
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Image not of actual cross.
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