Cracking hunt with the Deus!

[Westfront]

I saved up every cent this year to get me the Deus as a birthday present. I failed 2 months but the first hunt with the new machine was great tho. I did the adjacent field to a big roman site where we found signs of activity this spring. And we were not wrong!

Loads of trash as usual, lead shows that there ismore hidden. A couple modern coins, topped with a Prussian 1864 Silbergroschen. Buttons, lead seals, buckles, Swastika Ring...and the Romans were nice too. Part of a Knee Brooch, bottom of a Samian vine bowl with makers stamp, bronze pin of some sort. Only two coins but those are killer!
Silver Denarius of Augustus. AUGUSTUS DENARIUS, 27 BC-14 AD. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.92 g, 1h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 2 BC-AD 12. Laureate head right / Gaius and Lucius Caesars standing facing; shields and spears between; simpulum and lituus above.
And a rare Sestercius of Marc Aurel 161-180AD in top condition. Have to find an exact match...
My personal best find of the day is the head of a dog figurine with a ball in the catch.

 

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[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Nice bunch of stuff, you had a great day in the dirt.

 

[Plumbata]

Whoa, killer sestertius!!!

Marcus Aurelius was a pretty awesome guy, I've red his "Meditations" and it's some top-notch wisdom.

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

Killer finds! Congrat's!!

Iowa Dale

 

[Argentium]

That Sestertius is better than most book examples ! That could be real $$$ . The Denarius is not exactly chopped liver either !!!

 

[against the wind]

That there is some history.
Congrats on a great hunt

 

[sutphin]

WF THATS A FINE COIN IN PIC 6 DONT KNOW WHAT THE HAEL IT IS BUT SURE IS SWEET ... DANG NICE RELICS YOU HAVE THERE ..... AND LIKE THE CAVET SCARF BUCKLE??

 

[pepperj]

Cracking hunt for sure! Liking the relics and coinage which are top notch. What age would you say the dog head would be?

 

[CRUSADER]

Your going to love the deus, I hope you got the 11" coil, if not start saving again....

We both know you unlikely to ever bett a better example Ses, one I would have been proud to add to the album. The silvers pretty good to.

As for the animal head, I'm not sure what to make of it, not seen a British version??

 

[uglymailman]

Nice hunt Lu! Did you just have a really good area to hunt or is it the new machine? Good luck.

 

[thrifty76now]

Terrific finds

 

[CRUSADER]

I thought it was Mars, but I waited for Dads ID:

It is a RIC Vol III 1352 B(a) AD159-160

Obv AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PIIF Head Bare Right
Rev TR POT XIIII COS II S C Mars advancing right holding spear and trophy

In Sears Vol II (2002) it is Sears 4820 (except that is a 1352A (CAES version) valued at F £60 VF £150 EF £450.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Silver Romans are always a welcome sight, and that's a real nice one But the Bronze Sestertius is a show stopper, especially in that condition.

SS

 

[landmagnet]

Top class sestertius. Amazing silver!!

 

[Westfront]

Thanks all for the replies! Special thanks to Crudad for his ID!

 

[Westfront]

Whoa, killer sestertius!!!

Marcus Aurelius was a pretty awesome guy, I've red his "Meditations" and it's some top-notch wisdom.

Thanks! For what i know he was more a philosopher than an imperor. Ok, he had at least 14 kids so he must had other skills too....

 

[Westfront]

Cracking hunt for sure! Liking the relics and coinage which are top notch. What age would you say the dog head would be?

Thanks Pepperj, i have no idea where to start with the dogs head. It's too old to say it's a modern figurine, but i can't find a Roman match. It's detailled like roman craftsmanship.

 

[Westfront]

Your going to love the deus, I hope you got the 11" coil, if not start saving again....

We both know you unlikely to ever bett a better example Ses, one I would have been proud to add to the album. The silvers pretty good to.

As for the animal head, I'm not sure what to make of it, not seen a British version??

I'm loving it already! Yes, i bought the bigger coil, i like to cover a bigger area and i have personally seen the capabilities of this coil in difficult situations...
And i know what beauty that Ses is. I know from the landowner that this part of the field was pasture into the 90s. The lack of fertilizer helped this coin for sure.

 

[Westfront]

Nice hunt Lu! Did you just have a really good area to hunt or is it the new machine? Good luck.

Hi Tim, i never expanded the search to this part of the field. It has lots of tile fragments and foundation stones, but misses the huge amount of pottery the main area has. I can't tell for sure with the detector. It's a learning curve, we'll see...

 

[Westfront]

Silver Romans are always a welcome sight, and that's a real nice one But the Bronze Sestertius is a show stopper, especially in that condition.

SS

Thanks SS! The Sestercius popped out into the sunlight and i knew it was a beaut. The little dark crustification fell right off after soaking in soapy water with the help of a toothpick.