🥇 BANNER <<<ROMAN BRONZE BULL>>>

CRUSADER

Gold Member
May 25, 2007
40,860
45,451
ENGLAND
🥇 Banner finds
27
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
XP Deus II v0.6 with 11" Coil
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Took another day off work to try some more Barley Fields. Cru'Dad had done some hunting yesterday (picture 1) & scouted out which fields are available. The first field I picked from the list, I knew had some cropmarks on but we had found very little in previous years, but worth another try.
First Field (2 hrs) - Roman Bronze Bull, Tudor Buckle, 1 Roman Coin
Second Field (1 hr & 15 mins) - Medieval Belt Mount, not much else
Third Field (1 hr) - Tudor Book Clasp,Poor hammered coin, Spur, Great Northern Railway Button

The Story:
We arrived at the first field & I had a plan in my head as to where we would start gridding (over the cropmark). However, as soon as I walked into the field, I had an erge/feeling to try right in the middle of the field. Now although I don't like to leave anything to 'chance', I do always listern to my instincts. Therefore, I sent Cru'dad over to start plan 'A' & I peeled off. After less than 30 minutes of making my way over to the middle, & on my 4th dig, up popped the surprise Roman Bronze Bull (only missing a small 'loop' of the tail). I called Dad over, he GPSed it & we gridded that area with nothing else to show.:icon_scratch: A Roman or Celtic animal/person figure was in my top 5 Wish List for many years, but I kind of cheated & crossed it off when I got a Roman Mars Bust Knife Terminal. Now I can really cross it off.:headbang:
THERE ARE NONE RECORDED WITH THE PAS OR UKDFD DATABASE!
What more can I say other than 'thank-you Lord' & this story was not bull.:thumbsup:
 

Attachments

  • 1.JPG
    1.JPG
    252.2 KB · Views: 660
  • 2.JPG
    2.JPG
    267.8 KB · Views: 535
  • 3.JPG
    3.JPG
    381.3 KB · Views: 517
  • 4.JPG
    4.JPG
    330 KB · Views: 504
  • 5.JPG
    5.JPG
    250.9 KB · Views: 623
  • 5a.JPG
    5a.JPG
    152.6 KB · Views: 497
  • 6.JPG
    6.JPG
    187.3 KB · Views: 533
  • 7.JPG
    7.JPG
    167.3 KB · Views: 630
  • 8.JPG
    8.JPG
    62.8 KB · Views: 552
Last edited:
Upvote 29

HISPAN

Gold Member
Mar 15, 2009
5,160
605
Detector(s) used
WHITES MXT ,GARRET ACE150,GARRET SEA HUNT MARK II.
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Congratulations on the find! :headbang: .... is a reward for absolute dedication and persistence in relic hunting .... remember the number 6 in your list ...is the Spanish silver! :icon_thumleft:
 

ossi

Sr. Member
Nov 3, 2011
437
271
Pannonia
🥇 Banner finds
1
Detector(s) used
Garrett AT PRO INTERNATIONAL (Nel hunter)
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Really nice banner ossi
 

Just some Guy

Sr. Member
Dec 28, 2011
350
98
Ukiah CA.
Detector(s) used
Fisher CZ5, Whites 6000 DIPro, Garrett Pro Pointer
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Simply Amazing

Well done Cru!!

Happy Hunting,

Dan
 

OP
OP
CRUSADER

CRUSADER

Gold Member
May 25, 2007
40,860
45,451
ENGLAND
🥇 Banner finds
27
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
XP Deus II v0.6 with 11" Coil
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
That is really an amazing find! Is there any signifigance to the band around the bulls' midsection? It is writing? Or just decoration?

It is decorated with some kind of 'band' of small circles, I have yet to find out the significance of it yet, but it must mean something. We will take it along to a Roman expert & see what he thinks, I will update if I find out anything.

1 theory is that it has a Celtic influence or as sometimes described 'Romano-Celtic'.
 

SNF101480

Full Member
Mar 27, 2011
206
127
Detector(s) used
Excal II, Ace 250
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Congratulations on another incredible find! It's beautiful, finds like these must make you feel very fortunate to have opportunities to detect in such history rich areas!
 

birdman

Gold Member
Jan 28, 2005
7,458
2,393
Choctaw Beach Florida
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Equinox 800 and ORX, tesoro Cibola with garret,whites and minelab pinpointers
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Another for your museum !
 

steelheadwill

Gold Member
Jan 2, 2010
6,689
715
New Castle NH.
🥇 Banner finds
1
Detector(s) used
Brain eyes ears and nose
Primary Interest:
Other
Ahh, another singular recovery. This type is my personal favorite.

although there may be similar pieces around, each was crafted individually,

and therefore unique.

Certainly a find worthy of celebration :occasion14:

I find it somewhat strange how property owners can be nonchalant about significant finds,
I've experienced this also...


Congratulations and thanks for the inspiration you give to this newcomer.
Best wishes & HH to you, Herbie.

Who would ever think there was any 'Bull' in Tnet Finds postings :laughing9:
 

OP
OP
CRUSADER

CRUSADER

Gold Member
May 25, 2007
40,860
45,451
ENGLAND
🥇 Banner finds
27
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
XP Deus II v0.6 with 11" Coil
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Cheers, I'm awaiting an expert's judgement, but I have a feeling it will come back better than I thought, ie Celtic or Romano-Celtic (my 2nd best preference).
 

jimmy uk

Sr. Member
Nov 3, 2010
416
183
Essex
🥇 Banner finds
1
Detector(s) used
XP DEUS!
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
well done very nice you have alot of time on your hands to go out metal detecting all the time which pays off lovely
 

BuckleBoy

Gold Member
Jun 12, 2006
18,124
9,688
Moonlight and Magnolias
🥇 Banner finds
4
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
2
Detector(s) used
Fisher F75, Whites DualField PI, Fisher 1266-X and Tesoro Silver uMax
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Cru,

Sorry for my delayed response. I just don't know what I can say except that this is a find of a lifetime. I know that seems to happen to you or CruDad with some frequency, but this votive figure absolutely leaves me speechless.

Congratulations on another well-deserved Banner Find, and Long Live the CruTeam!


-Buckles
 

old digger

Gold Member
Jan 15, 2012
7,502
7,298
Montana
Detector(s) used
White's MXT
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
A Very Noteworthy Find, CONGRATULATIONS!!! :notworthy:
 

snowdogg70

Full Member
Jun 23, 2011
236
224
burlington ontario
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
2 bounty hunter 2200's garrett at pro 2 garrett pro pointers
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
it must feel so good to return this to its rightful owner! i bet you just cant wait to hand it over to the museum. nice piece and now all who visit that museum will be able to see what you have unearthed after hundreds of years!
 

Mole Man

Jr. Member
Jun 24, 2012
73
3
Longview, WA
Detector(s) used
White's Spectra V3i

White's XLT

Garrett Pro Pointer
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Wow, I don't know what to say. Amazing! Congratulations on some really awesome finds.
 

Breezie

Gold Member
Oct 3, 2009
6,269
2,119
North Carolina
🥇 Banner finds
1
Detector(s) used
White's DFX & Spectrum~Garrett's Pro-Pointer~VibraProbe
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Another GREAT find! Way to go Cru and CONGRATULATIONS! :) Breezie
 

hamiddetecting

Gold Member
Feb 22, 2012
6,398
2,510
North Pole
Detector(s) used
Sovereign GT and Excalibur II, Whites, Garrett, Fisher, Alert, MD,Cscope,Tesoro, Compas, XP, Long Rs
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Well done. Congratulation!!
 

Top Member Reactions

Users who are viewing this thread

Top