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    Roman/Iron Age Site - Day 4...

    I had already covered the main area of this site at the being of Oct, but as we had time to spare we decided to do the edges of the site which turned out to be a great plan!
    (5 hours 15 minutes)
    A Roman Silver each

    Dad - Nero AD67-68 (our first silver of Nero)
    Me - Faustina AD140 (in pretty good nick)
    23 Roman Bronze Coins
    1st C AD Rosette type Brooch
    Broken Roman Strap-end
    Roman Nails
    Jetton
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    Last edited by CRUSADER; Oct 28, 2012 at 06:42 AM.
    garryson and Taranis like this.
    TOO BUSY TO DETECT, YOU'RE TOO BUSY!!!

    'No good comes from thinking about how much time we waste detecting, as wasted time is good soul time' - me 25/06/08
    How do you find Gold coins? Reply: 'By finding lots of Silver ones..'
    A real man thinks about detecting every 6 seconds.
    'They look over their shoulder, I look to the ground.' 30/09/12
    We can not understand ourselves unless we understand our HISTORY.

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  3. #2
    ca
    Oct 2011
    Quebec
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    Crusader,

    Nice selection of old finds.....but those early Roman silvers take the cake...congratulations!

    Regards + HH

    Bill

  4. #3

    Feb 2012
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    excellent finding

    Nero, Faustina

  5. #4
    us
    Feb 2012
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    Congrats. Awesome coins!

  6. #5
    ro
    “You laugh at me because I am different, but I laugh at you because you are all the same”.

    Aug 2008
    Toplita , Romania
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    Beautiful roman silver coins ! Congrats

  7. #6
    hu
    Dec 2007
    Hungary
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    Looks like it's producing.
    Hope to see more from there.

  8. #7
    Quote Originally Posted by garryson View Post
    Looks like it's producing.
    Hope to see more from there.
    We have nearly finished it, so there won't be more than 10 scrappies I guess.
    TOO BUSY TO DETECT, YOU'RE TOO BUSY!!!

    'No good comes from thinking about how much time we waste detecting, as wasted time is good soul time' - me 25/06/08
    How do you find Gold coins? Reply: 'By finding lots of Silver ones..'
    A real man thinks about detecting every 6 seconds.
    'They look over their shoulder, I look to the ground.' 30/09/12
    We can not understand ourselves unless we understand our HISTORY.

  9. #8
    de
    Jun 2010
    Germania Secunda
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    Banner Finds (4)
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    Congrats to you both! Like the Nero, easy to identify by his fat throat... Plus Faustina!

  10. #9
    us
    May 2012
    Virginia
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    Congtats on the silvers!!

  11. #10
    ad
    Mar 2009
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    awesome Roman Denari of Faustina !
      No matter how long the storm, the sun always shines again between the clouds ...... 

  12. #11
    us
    Jul 2012
    MID TENN
    Minelab E-Trac, Whitres XLT, Garret Freedom 1
    545
    202 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting
    Great Job! I am Amazed as always with your finds! I would love to see an exhibit of your collection! You two have saved an incredible amount of history! Keep at it and good luck!

  13. #12

    Nov 2011
    Europe
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    Nero the bullnecked...fantastic, congrats!

  14. #13
    Thanks everyone, it was a great surprise, specially IDing the Nero at home, the Faustina was an easy spot.
    TOO BUSY TO DETECT, YOU'RE TOO BUSY!!!

    'No good comes from thinking about how much time we waste detecting, as wasted time is good soul time' - me 25/06/08
    How do you find Gold coins? Reply: 'By finding lots of Silver ones..'
    A real man thinks about detecting every 6 seconds.
    'They look over their shoulder, I look to the ground.' 30/09/12
    We can not understand ourselves unless we understand our HISTORY.

  15. #14
    us
    Jul 2010
    Pittsburgh, PA
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    Congrats on the Roman silvers! Nice to see you both come away with one. Nero is one of the Roman Emperors we all have heard of since grade school.

  16. #15
    Charter Member
    us
    Oct 2011
    penn state
    ace 150, flea market digger
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    wow is all i can say you guys are killing it

  17. #16
    Thanks, we do seem to be on a roll & out performing what we would expect.
    TOO BUSY TO DETECT, YOU'RE TOO BUSY!!!

    'No good comes from thinking about how much time we waste detecting, as wasted time is good soul time' - me 25/06/08
    How do you find Gold coins? Reply: 'By finding lots of Silver ones..'
    A real man thinks about detecting every 6 seconds.
    'They look over their shoulder, I look to the ground.' 30/09/12
    We can not understand ourselves unless we understand our HISTORY.

  18. #17

    Feb 2007
    Bradenton, Fl
    ACE 250, Minelab Excal II, ETrac
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    Honorable Mentions (1)
    nice silvers! congrats
    Debby

  19. #18
    us
    Jun 2012
    Evensville, Tennessee
    Teknetics G2, Vibra-Probe 580
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    Wow......We need to just issue you a daily BANNER. About every day yields some of the most incredible relics a man could ever hope to find.

  20. #19
    ad
    Nov 2010
    Fisher F75 - Garret Pro Pointer
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    The silver is fantastic, especially the one from faustina!
    Congrats!

  21. #20
    Quote Originally Posted by Nutriasub View Post
    The silver is fantastic, especially the one from faustina!
    Congrats!
    Its my nicest one this year.
    TOO BUSY TO DETECT, YOU'RE TOO BUSY!!!

    'No good comes from thinking about how much time we waste detecting, as wasted time is good soul time' - me 25/06/08
    How do you find Gold coins? Reply: 'By finding lots of Silver ones..'
    A real man thinks about detecting every 6 seconds.
    'They look over their shoulder, I look to the ground.' 30/09/12
    We can not understand ourselves unless we understand our HISTORY.

 

 

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