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Medieval Bishop Ring Auctioned: Norfolk hobbyist’s find sells; £19,000 at Noonans

Shipdham is a village in Norfolk, England, set among farmland west of Norwich. King Row is a lane within the village. Metal detectorists in England search farmland with the landowner’s permission and must report certain finds. National Jeweler published its story on the find on March 12, 2025. The auctioneer Noonans Mayfair stated in a press release that Mark Sell found the ring on a cold, sunny day when the light was fading. He had gone out for a walk with his friend Richard Girling and was carrying an XP Deus metal detector, which he had used only a few times before.

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