🥇 BANNER No.5 - Updated

[CRUSADER]

Well after getting a Roman Silver & hammered yesterday, I was bedding in for a tough day. However, on my first run & my first find (dug a few bits of rubbish) was a tiny Gold Celtic coin. My 5th Gold Coin this year (our 6th) Took me 20 years to get my first Celtic Gold, now Dad & I have had 5 in the last 2 years
We have done this land many times & its full of junk from an old WWI era allotment, we keep clearing the junk every year & it has finally paid of. This coin is no bigger than 10mm.
(10 man hours)Dad & I.

Quarter Stater of Tasciovanus
Circa 15-10BC
[T]ASC in tablet
Pegasus reverse

How are we going to beat this year

 

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[CRUSADER]

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THANKS EVERYONE

It is just unbelievable when something like this pops out of the ground, you never expect it

 

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[HISPAN]

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Congrats on the coin

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

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Dang, Crusader... You are the man!!! Beautiful gold coin and the smallest coin I've ever seen. Keep up the fantastic work buddy. Oh, congrats on the banner, again

DANGLANGLEY

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

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That is one small piece of gold, crazy find !!

Keep @ it and HH!!

 

[birdman]

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You are the king of the banner! Awesome dig !!

 

[mudslideslim]

what a beautiful coin!!!!! congrats brother!

its that old stand by - once you find one of something you are bound to find more! great work!
hh
slim

 

[wwwtimmcp]

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just when I think you are done surprising me, you go and do something like this !!!

bravo crusader, and I hope many more too.

p.s. did it give you a good signal or was it faint ?

 

[The Seeker]

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There's nothing like ancient History............great find!

 

[trikikiwi]

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Beautiful coin Crusader Well found and Congratulations on another BANNER find

Mike

 

[CRUSADER]

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just when I think you are done surprising me, you go and do something like this !!!

bravo crusader, and I hope many more too.

p.s. did it give you a good signal or was it faint ?

I don't remember exactly, but it was a good(ish) signal, only being about 2 or so inches deep. I try & learn all the sounds but I'm not fussy, I dig most signals especially iffy ones & clear plenty of junk including most iron. I don't think about it long, I just dig. Speed is my secret to UK field hunting. Get the junk in the pouch quickly & move on.

 

[CRUSADER]

UPDATE:

Update on recorded examples (x10 for real figures)
Up to 2005 there were 42 others of this type in the Index, I don't have the recent cards to hand but by now there will be around 50; when Van Arsdell was putting his catalogue together there were only a dozen or so, hence the 'extremely rare' rating he gives it, nowadays it would be classed as either very scarce or rare.
The TASC in panel quarters were almost certainly struck alongside the TASCIO RIGON staters near the end of Tasciovanus' reign, so it probably dates to 1-10 AD or thereabouts.

 

[Tnmountains]

Great old artifact and gold at that. Enjoy your post and you and your Dad are deserving of great finds. Keep them coming.
HH
TnMountains

 

[cedarratt]

It looks a lot like the Indian gold Fanam. That is an awesome find!!!

 

[detectahead]

Fantastic!!

 

[detectahead]

I agree crusader, dig it and go on. The more the better.