Metal detecting in Deutschland

[azda 979]

So i was speaking to a work collegue today, he noticed i had a coin auction book with me, so we had a wee natter. He tells me that German law states that you can detect here with permission, but if you dig something thats more than 3 meter under the soil then it belongs to the state, no ifs and buts lol.

He also told me that 6km from where i work there's a small church in that area, in 1972 they must have been building something and the builders found a hoard of 8000 Roman GOLD coins along with Jewellery and the usual pots etc, must try and find out more on this story. He did mention that some areas around Munich has different periods of finds, celtic roman etc, seriously must get me a detector.

Does anyone of the older gents here know anything about the coins found?

[Colin G. 147]

I am also a detectorist, so would be willing to offer you any advice. I know a couple of guys on our detecting forum are from Germany, so they may be able to give you some pointers on the rules and regs over there

Edited October 28, 2010 by Colin G.

[Red Riley 2]

So i was speaking to a work collegue today, he noticed i had a coin auction book with me, so we had a wee natter. He tells me that German law states that you can detect here with permission, but if you dig something thats more than 3 meter under the soil then it belongs to the state, no ifs and buts lol.

He also told me that 6km from where i work there's a small church in that area, in 1972 they must have been building something and the builders found a hoard of 8000 Roman GOLD coins along with Jewellery and the usual pots etc, must try and find out more on this story. He did mention that some areas around Munich has different periods of finds, celtic roman etc, seriously must get me a detector.

Does anyone of the older gents here know anything about the coins found?

Germany was very much frontier country for the Roman empire and as that frontier kept changing location with people hiding their dosh one minute, coming back to fetch it the next (or not as the case may be...), I would imagine that the south and west of the country would offer very rich pickings for a detectorist. On the other hand parts of it may also be awash with unexploded ordnance...

[azda 979]

So i was speaking to a work collegue today, he noticed i had a coin auction book with me, so we had a wee natter. He tells me that German law states that you can detect here with permission, but if you dig something thats more than 3 meter under the soil then it belongs to the state, no ifs and buts lol.

He also told me that 6km from where i work there's a small church in that area, in 1972 they must have been building something and the builders found a hoard of 8000 Roman GOLD coins along with Jewellery and the usual pots etc, must try and find out more on this story. He did mention that some areas around Munich has different periods of finds, celtic roman etc, seriously must get me a detector.

Does anyone of the older gents here know anything about the coins found?

Germany was very much frontier country for the Roman empire and as that frontier kept changing location with people hiding their dosh one minute, coming back to fetch it the next (or not as the case may be...), I would imagine that the south and west of the country would offer very rich pickings for a detectorist. On the other hand parts of it may also be awash with unexploded ordnance...

Lol, i know what you mean Red, given the fact Italy is only 4hrs away, i guess it was a good staging point for them. I'm hopefully going to take a trip to the Museum where the find is kept, hopefully i am allowed to take some pictures and will post them back here when i have them. Would be interested also Colin in what you know and the German guys, maybe a good detector for ploughed fields etc, might have a bash early next year when i have maybe understood whats involved etc. Maybe you can list the detectorist site in the useful links part of this forum, under free for all is where its at

Edited October 28, 2010 by azda