MEDIEVAL treasure dating back hundreds of years has been dug-up in Nottinghamshire.
Liam Salmon found a silver gilded ring with a crowned heart and a four petal flower which dates back to 1450 in December last year.
The 29-year-old lorry driver of Rainworth said: "I go out every weekend and most of what I find isn't valuable.
"I do it because it is nice to find what people lost hundreds of years ago.
"I have been doing it for five years and it would be great to get something that I have found in a museum."
The ring, of unknown value, was found in the Rufford area and was officially classed as treasure yesterday by assistant coroner for Nottinghamshire Stephanie Haskey.
She said: "If someone finds something and they think it is 300 years old made of gold or silver it is usually known as treasure.
"It is my job to make a final decision whether or not the object is treasure in accordance to law.
"If it is, it goes back to a valuation committee and then the finder normally receives the market value and it is then usually bought by a museum."
A gold ring and medieval brooch both dating back more than 300 years and found in north Nottinghamshire were also classed as treasure yesterday.
