🥇 BANNER Day 1 - Hill Top Field.....AMAZING ROMAN SEA MONSTER!!!!! - UPDATE

[CRUSADER]

Could I wait for my 2 days off, could I bowlegs. I left work early today to start my holiday

Dad had tipped me off where the Saxon Sword Pommel had come from & where I should start detecting. 1st rule always ignore your Dad's advice, they know nothing I started where my gut told me too!
First run I got a roman coin & on that same run I got the best roman brooch I have ever had;

2nd Century import from Gaul (France). Sea Monster called a Hippocampus. The head of a horse & the tail of a fish. The pin still moves. Its a very rare brooch in amazing condition. I can't explain how happy I am with it.

I had 7 roman coins all with some detail in 2.5 hours by myself!

Is it going to be a good day tomorrow?, more importantly will I sleep!!

 

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[CRUSADER]

Re: Day 1 - Hill Top Field.....AMAZING ROMAN SEA MONSTER!!!!!

Wow! Great finds, Crusader...Just allow me to consider that these finds would have a great collocation in a local museum. It also seems you found an archaeological site, in this case never dig under the plowed soil and I hope you will contact the archaeologists, History would gain something with it....:-))


Cheers!!

Melvin

Forgot one other, I show the land owners everything I find on their land.

 

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[shaun7]

Re: Day 1 - Hill Top Field.....AMAZING ROMAN SEA MONSTER!!!!!

can i say something here?

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Day 1 - Hill Top Field.....AMAZING ROMAN SEA MONSTER!!!!!

can i say something here?

If you like

 

[woody50]

Re: Day 1 - Hill Top Field.....AMAZING ROMAN SEA MONSTER!!!!!

We are listening Shaun.....

 

[shaun7]

Re: Day 1 - Hill Top Field.....AMAZING ROMAN SEA MONSTER!!!!!

We are listening Shaun.....

sorry that was last night and i fell asleep, ive still got the alphabet on my forehead!

i think the moment has gone now woody(i can't remember)

crusader said it all anyway!

 

[woody50]

Re: Day 1 - Hill Top Field.....AMAZING ROMAN SEA MONSTER!!!!!

We are listening Shaun.....

sorry that was last night and i fell asleep, ive still got the alphabet on my forehead!
i think the moment has gone now woody(i can't remember)
crusader said it all anyway!

Yea he did.... I forget too....no problem.

 

[melvin_it]

Re: Day 1 - Hill Top Field.....AMAZING ROMAN SEA MONSTER!!!!!

Wow! Great finds, Crusader...Just allow me to consider that these finds would have a great collocation in a local museum. It also seems you found an archaeological site, in this case never dig under the plowed soil and I hope you will contact the archaeologists, History would gain something with it....:-))


Cheers!!

Melvin

Forgot one other, I show the land owners everything I find on their land.

SO I hope they'll care for that stuff in the best way..

 

[davew0710]

Re: Day 1 - Hill Top Field.....AMAZING ROMAN SEA MONSTER!!!!!

SLEEP NEVER!!!!!!
After finds like that, I would be mounting search lights on the detector and be out there all night long.
Great finds!!!

 

[shaun7]

Re: Day 1 - Hill Top Field.....AMAZING ROMAN SEA MONSTER!!!!!

Wow! Great finds, Crusader...Just allow me to consider that these finds would have a great collocation in a local museum. It also seems you found an archaeological site, in this case never dig under the plowed soil and I hope you will contact the archaeologists, History would gain something with it....:-))


Cheers!!

Melvin

crusader usually recycles most of his finds(especially the bronze ones)

i believe he is out right now looking for more scrap!

Forgot one other, I show the land owners everything I find on their land.

SO I hope they'll care for that stuff in the best way..

 

[eathan]

Re: Day 1 - Hill Top Field.....AMAZING ROMAN SEA MONSTER!!!!!

Incredible!

As a find, I'm stunned, but history, age, rarity and everything else aside, that piece is crazy beautiful! I wish it was for sale (not that I could afford it if it was), but completely respect that it's not. The banner is a no brainer for such an amazing find, but the object itself is equally amazing.

Congrats!

 

[melvin_it]

Re: Day 1 - Hill Top Field.....AMAZING ROMAN SEA MONSTER!!!!!

Wow! Great finds, Crusader...Just allow me to consider that these finds would have a great collocation in a local museum. It also seems you found an archaeological site, in this case never dig under the plowed soil and I hope you will contact the archaeologists, History would gain something with it....:-))


Cheers!!

Melvin

A) I never dig below plough soil.
B) I am part of the local museum & display stuff there all the time.
C) I have GPSed every significant find & keep detailed records
D) I work with every major Archeological group in the area for free.
E) I never sell anything
F) I record what I have to by Law & even things I don't have to.
G) I work with schools & do displays & talks etc..
H) I display all on here

Anything else?

I) You are getting a punch if I ever meet you.

I'll add you to the list

I missed this part of the topic last time I posted off!!! Ah, Ah...You amazing guys

Hey Crusader, you've my hat off: I not only see that UK is the best EU sample for Cultural Resources management, but there's a lot of good people goin'round Md'ing too! Not here, in Italy

Pleased to meet you on TN!

C.

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Day 1 - Hill Top Field.....AMAZING ROMAN SEA MONSTER!!!!!

Wow! Great finds, Crusader...Just allow me to consider that these finds would have a great collocation in a local museum. It also seems you found an archaeological site, in this case never dig under the plowed soil and I hope you will contact the archaeologists, History would gain something with it....:-))


Cheers!!

Melvin

A) I never dig below plough soil.
B) I am part of the local museum & display stuff there all the time.
C) I have GPSed every significant find & keep detailed records
D) I work with every major Archeological group in the area for free.
E) I never sell anything
F) I record what I have to by Law & even things I don't have to.
G) I work with schools & do displays & talks etc..
H) I display all on here

Anything else?

I) You are getting a punch if I ever meet you.

I'll add you to the list

I missed this part of the topic last time I posted off!!! Ah, Ah...You amazing guys

Hey Crusader, you've my hat off: I not only see that UK is the best EU sample for Cultural Resources management, but there's a lot of good people goin'round Md'ing too! Not here, in Italy

Pleased to meet you on TN!

C.

There are a lot of bad people to, thats why I have to try harder to clean up our image.

 

[Roma]

Re: Day 1 - Hill Top Field.....AMAZING ROMAN SEA MONSTER!!!!!

You have a fantastic site,well done

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Day 1 - Hill Top Field.....AMAZING ROMAN SEA MONSTER!!!!!

You have a fantastic site,well done

This site was cleared by 15 detectorist. You can only imagine what they had off, but at least they left me some. Its in crop right now, so next plough we will give it another go until we have finished recording & clearing all signals. We finished the site with about 50 roman coins, most with details. Plus we got 2 coins with obverse legends which are not in the Sears books. So rare variants

 

[dougadam]

Re: Day 1 - Hill Top Field.....AMAZING ROMAN SEA MONSTER!!!!!

Sweet

 

[CRUSADER]

UPDATED:

Just had our first show & tell with this farmer. Showed him all the pieces & gave him some coins & offered him half the money for the brooch (which he declined). The brooch is now offically mine

 

[shaun7]

UPDATED:

Just had our first show & tell with this farmer. Showed him all the pieces & gave him some coins & offered him half the money for the brooch (which he declined). The brooch is now offically mine

fantastic!! i bet your dad was sweating

how much is that brooch worth?

 

[ukeden]

UPDATED:

Just had our first show & tell with this farmer. Showed him all the pieces & gave him some coins & offered him half the money for the brooch (which he declined). The brooch is now offically mine

that's great news u and your dad deserve it to

 

[Locke]

Great news and congratulations once again!

 

[CRUSADER]

UPDATED:

Just had our first show & tell with this farmer. Showed him all the pieces & gave him some coins & offered him half the money for the brooch (which he declined). The brooch is now offically mine

fantastic!! i bet your dad was sweating

how much is that brooch worth?

Book value - £400-600 - Realistically £150-200