TREASURE - Medieval Silver Gilt Pilgrims Badge...

[CRUSADER]

This post is a combination of 2 solo hunts. Friday Cru'Dad tried for less than 3 hours a field that turned up nothing better than a couple of buttons & a modern padlock. Today I did 4 hours on a piece of set-a-side that's at the base of a hill near a Roman Site.

I had;
A Leather Mount
Jaw Harp
Nice Medieval French Jetton
My star find that I thought was a piece of molten silver until I clean it, turned out to be a High Status Medieval Silver-Gilt Pilgrims Badge of St George & the Dragon. (the dragon has broken of) This is a pretty rare find because most were made of Lead or Pewter.
See more info of a similar complete example;
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/521151

https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/635417

 

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[Relicific]

Very cool find

 

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[Trezurehunter]

Very nice finds.

 

[pepperj]

Nice outcome when a slow day turns into something else. Nice recovery on the silver piece and having found a little piece of history that can be called a treasure. Well done on the Jetton as well a real nice example.

 

[Aureus]

Nice finds Cru. I found a similar jeton on one of my French trips. I believe it was a Nuremberg type. Awesome badge! It's great that the museum is interested in it, whatever the price offered.

 

[BuckleBoy]

simply stunning!

 

[neodetectorist]

That lock would not be modern here in the states. What year is that lock?
Awesome finds as always.
Do you have a public museum?

 

[CRUSADER]

That lock would not be modern here in the states. What year is that lock?
Awesome finds as always.
Do you have a public museum?

Not sure on the lock, maybe early 1900s

I do display some finds in my local museum (on loan).

 

[sutphin]

ITS CRU WHAT ELSE TO SAY. NICE FINDS