Dere Street (Return Part Two!!!Gold)...Back From The Jeweler!!! Updated Pic!!!

[Silver Searcher]

Hello all...

I am not going to bore you with a long story, if you have been following my recent posts you know were I have been detecting and the finds that have come from this area

I started the evening recovering my digging spade that I left here Sunday, it was lying right were I had left it managed a couple of Medieval spindle whorls and a few bits of lead, then another Medieval hammered coin of Elizabeth1 (1558-1603) half groat.

Later on in the evening I moved further down the road to a area that has produced Roman coins, again I had a further four bronze coins but the going was hard.

The area was becoming shorter by the minute so I moved to the slopes of the spoil heaps and this is were I found my best find, a nice crisp signal and I was flipping over the sandy soil, at first I couldn't see what had given the signal, then I glanced a glint of yellow in a small piece of soil, I picked it up and right in-front of me was a small Gold Ring the colour gave it away as old, a deep buttery yellow Gold.

The ring is very small (13mm) and obviously made for a child, I am 99% certain that this ring is Roman and was probably made specially for the wearer.

This ring unfortunately falls under the treasure act and I will have to declare it any way have a look at the pictures if there are any questions I will try and answer SS...Updated... It's now two weeks since I found the ring, and I have just had the ID back by the UK Finds Data Base here's what it says, A Roman Gold finger ring 1st-4th Century, the shank has a broad,flat cross-section that tapers from the front to back. At the front there is an oval bezel made from reposse worked sheet-metal; it depicts a full-faced portraite in releif, surrounded by a raised border. The depiction is unknown, though the subject is almost certainly classical

[shaun7]

oh very nice ss!!!!

i'd have a tuff time handing that over

the roman coin is something else too

[Silver Searcher]

oh very nice ss!!!!

i'd have a tuff time handing that over

the roman coin is something else too

I might not yet shaun I have heard some very bad reports concerning the treasure act

[shaun7]

oh very nice ss!!!!

i'd have a tuff time handing that over

the roman coin is something else too

I might not yet shaun I have heard some very bad reports concerning the treasure act

i thought you had handed in treasure before

[Chicago Ron]

Thats definatly an old one, congrats on the gold and the lizzie half groat!

[Silver Searcher]

oh very nice ss!!!!

i'd have a tuff time handing that over

the roman coin is something else too

I might not yet shaun I have heard some very bad reports concerning the treasure act

Yes That's right...but knowing what I know now I would have to reconsider



i thought you had handed in treasure before

[dwayne sueno]

goodness, that's a sweet ring. nice lookin' bit of silver as well. congrats!

[Silver Searcher]

goodness, that's a sweet ring. nice lookin' bit of silver as well. congrats!

Bit spooky though the face, don't you think

[shaun7]

oh very nice ss!!!!

i'd have a tuff time handing that over

the roman coin is something else too

I might not yet shaun I have heard some very bad reports concerning the treasure act

Yes That's right...but knowing what I know now I would have to reconsider



i thought you had handed in treasure before

i could always keep it safe for you

i couldn't be one of the blokes in them diggers, i'd be out of the cab and looking through the mud every minute

[Silver Searcher]

oh very nice ss!!!!

i'd have a tuff time handing that over

the roman coin is something else too

I might not yet shaun I have heard some very bad reports concerning the treasure act

Yes That's right...but knowing what I know now I would have to reconsider



i thought you had handed in treasure before

i could always keep it safe for you

i couldn't be one of the blokes in them diggers, i'd be out of the cab and looking through the mud every minute

They have had my Stirrup ring now for nearly a year It could take another year

[shaun7]

oh very nice ss!!!!

i'd have a tuff time handing that over

the roman coin is something else too

I might not yet shaun I have heard some very bad reports concerning the treasure act

Yes That's right...but knowing what I know now I would have to reconsider



i thought you had handed in treasure before

i could always keep it safe for you

i couldn't be one of the blokes in them diggers, i'd be out of the cab and looking through the mud every minute

They have had my Stirrup ring now for nearly a year It could take another year

any idea what wil happen with that? will you get to keep it or get the value? or is that what they are thinking about for so long?

[curbdiggercarl57]

Killer! That ring is especially nice, it has such a unique beauty to it. You really need to call in sick, before that window is closed. You're killing us over here!

[Silver Searcher]

Killer! That ring is especially nice, it has such a unique beauty to it. You really need to call in sick, before that window is closed. You're killing us over here!

Thanks Carl... the project will last three years, and there are going through many ancient areas

[Woodland Detectors]

All I have to say is....You guys suuuk! lol Great finds!!!!!

[Detectingfreak]

I would say that the gold ring is really old and should definatly go on the banner! What age is the gold ring?