Bavaria Mike
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- Feb 7, 2005
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- Detector(s) used
- Minelab XT70, Fisher 1280, Garrett Ace 250 and MH5
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I have detected three fields the past two days. Wednesday evening was an exceptional hunt and produced the best finds I have found in a long time. I was shocked to find a possible Roman coin, have heard there have been Roman coins found around this area but never dreamed I would find one. Here is one of the fields I detected, it was a bust with only 3-4 targets dug in about an hour. There was a German Air defense FLAK gun site to the upper left of the photo, amazing I did not find any bullets of any type here but I did find a few pieces of bomb fragmentation.
Some relics and coins. A military button with “12”, small hinged piece, pewter button, a bronze cross, an iron buckle, a no detail copper coin, aluminum 1921 coin and another no detail copper.
This silver coin was an awesome signal after listening to hundreds of nail signals. The only thing I can read is the date of 1723, will have to clean it up later. Silver drought finally over in a very nice way!
I may be wrong but, this looks like a crusty Roman bronze coin, the first thing I thought of when it popped up. This is the obverse, it has a raised bust near the left middle. A line in the middle from the 02:00-08:00 looks to be a possible helmet. My first Roman coin found in Germany and my third Roman coin find ever. The Romans were not established here however, I understand a lot of trade took place with the Romans as this town is on the Main river close by.
Reverse of the Roman, I can make out what looks like three letters at the 11:00 position but not sure what they are. Maybe someone with experience of finding grotty Roman coins can help me ID that it really is a Roman coin.
This beautiful little seal matrix was an awesome find. Probably dates to the 1600s. It has a super thick patina and is 28mm tall. Three major finds in one hunt, I’m still grinning!
Seal side of the matrix, unfortunately the thick patina covers most of the design/stamp. The design would help date it more accurately but I don’t think I will clean it, I will try to get a better picture later. HH, Mike
Some relics and coins. A military button with “12”, small hinged piece, pewter button, a bronze cross, an iron buckle, a no detail copper coin, aluminum 1921 coin and another no detail copper.
This silver coin was an awesome signal after listening to hundreds of nail signals. The only thing I can read is the date of 1723, will have to clean it up later. Silver drought finally over in a very nice way!
I may be wrong but, this looks like a crusty Roman bronze coin, the first thing I thought of when it popped up. This is the obverse, it has a raised bust near the left middle. A line in the middle from the 02:00-08:00 looks to be a possible helmet. My first Roman coin found in Germany and my third Roman coin find ever. The Romans were not established here however, I understand a lot of trade took place with the Romans as this town is on the Main river close by.
Reverse of the Roman, I can make out what looks like three letters at the 11:00 position but not sure what they are. Maybe someone with experience of finding grotty Roman coins can help me ID that it really is a Roman coin.
This beautiful little seal matrix was an awesome find. Probably dates to the 1600s. It has a super thick patina and is 28mm tall. Three major finds in one hunt, I’m still grinning!
Seal side of the matrix, unfortunately the thick patina covers most of the design/stamp. The design would help date it more accurately but I don’t think I will clean it, I will try to get a better picture later. HH, Mike
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