My best coin. Gold Roman Solidus

[wighthunter]

 

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[Billinoregon]

Wighthunter, that ancient is in stunningly good condition. You folks across the pond are so fortunate to have such wonderfully old targets awaiting you. Can I ask what the coin is in your avatar?

 

[wighthunter]

Billinoregon. Was so surprised to see that come out of the ground. Was a dream come true. The coin in my avatar is a Silver Durotriges Stater from the Iron Age 50BC. I found this a couple of years ago. In fact i have 2 now. The gold Roman was found last year. Last month i found a gold Half Sovereign from 1826. Perfect condition! Will try and post a picture.

 

[Giant056]

Beautiful coin indeed

 

[CRUSADER]

That will probably stay in my top 5 wish list forever. You are very lucky to hold sure a rare coin! (Thessalonica mint)

Can you give some details of the type of area it was found? ie. was it a Roman fort or villa site? How many silver Denarius were found nearby?

 

[wighthunter]

Thanks! It was in a new field to the club with no notable settlements nearby. It was part of a very small hoard which consisted of my coin, a Gold solidus of Valentinian II, a silver siliqua of the House of Theodosius and Silver siliqua of Arcadius There was no evidence what so ever of any other Roman artifacts or coinage.

 

[CRUSADER]

Thanks! It was in a new field to the club with no notable settlements nearby. It was part of a very small hoard which consisted of my coin, a Gold solidus of Valentinian II, a silver siliqua of the House of Theodosius and Silver siliqua of Arcadius There was no evidence what so ever of any other Roman artifacts or coinage.

Dad & I have plotted many Roman Sites over the years & we get over 1000 Bronzes a year, I often thought that if I ever did get one it would be a random lose like yours seems to have been. If it was declared as a hoard, was it handed back after the Treasure process?

 

[wighthunter]

Surprisingly it was handed back. I thought I would not see it again. It's the find of a lifetime so in no rush to part with it. Sounds like you have a lot of success in finding Roman!

 

[CRUSADER]

Surprisingly it was handed back. I thought I would not see it again. It's the find of a lifetime so in no rush to part with it. Sounds like you have a lot of success in finding Roman!

Yes, we kind of specialised in it, we only get about 20 Roman Silver a year, so we roughly have a 50/1 ratio of Bronze/Silver, not sure how many silver to gold would need to be found

I look forward to you posting in the 'todays finds' when you get out.

 

[wighthunter]

Hopefully out tomorrow. Nice to chat. I'm new to this site. All good!

 

[szasza85]

wow nice

 

[oldsoapy]

That is stunning. congratulations. Hutch.

 

[Gary Drayton]

Absolutely amazing gold coin, congratulations.

 

[GetReal]

VERY nice gold coin. Sure is a find of a lifetime

 

[iamfree]

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING