Bronze, silver, gold and iron in one day!

[vince76]

Hi guys.
Because of the great results with Deus on both old sites that I have been searching with Garret, yesterday I decided to research one of my first sites. I have searched twice with at pro there, 5x8 coil bringing home one silver Drachm and one silver Denarius.

Getting there


I spent two hours finding almost nothing then deus was screaming in my ears. I thought about a can and ignored it. I took two steps forward but I turned back.
This beautiful Follis came out. This was the one that showed me which way to go.

After the first three other follis cane out. It was already time for lunch and I stopped to eat something. Just two meters from were I was laying I had a little surprise. First i thought it was the beer.





Probably a late Roman or Byzantine.





This site was great because of the diversity of the coins. Roman, Byzantine, Greek and maybe even Ottoman's on the same soil. Bronze,silver and gold all together.

Justinian I, 527-65 AD, bronze follis, SB-207, bust facing / M, CON year XXIIII,
Justinian I, a follis of the type listed in the Sear Byzantine catalogue as number 168. "ANNO XIIII" is the date, the 14th year of the emperor's reign (AD 540-541). The obverse inscription is actually supposed to say "DN IVSTINIANVS PF AVG", though by the time this emperor came to power hardly anyone in the Empire could speak Latin anymore, including the people who made the coins, so the legends tend to get a bit mixed up



Probably:
Roman emperor Antonius Pius (138-161 A.D.), depicted on ancient Roman coin (bronze, denom/type: As) (As. Obverse: ANTONIUS AVG PIUS PP. Reverse: TR POT COS II SC PAX (exergue). PAX stg left., holding branch and cornucopiae.)


Silver Denarius

Silver Drachm with a hole


AR Drachm. 19mm. Maarkos and Lusania. MAARKOS above cow standing left suckling calf, A over MYPK monogram below / APOL LUSANIA around double stellate pattern.

BYZANTINE
23 mm. Justinian (AD 527-565) usual 16-nummia denomination, only at Thessalonia


Ancient Greek. No id yet



Antigonos Gonatas * Athena * Pan, Bronze Drachm
Obv: Head of Athena right wearing crested Corinthian helmet.
Rev: Pan standing right erecting a trophy; B-A, to left and right of Pan respectively. Φ in lower-left field, ligate monogram between Pan's legs.










Byzantine bronze coin weights








Sling bullets, probably pre-Roman.


It was a very hard day but for sure was worth it. This time I had more quality than quantity.
Thanks for watching.

[Truth]

That is awesome vince!!! You had a great day my friend. Congratulations

[vpnavy]

[treblehunter]

I want to come hunt with you! Congrats on some beautiful stuff.

[Benjamin52]

Wow Vince. I am kind of laughing because I remember the post where you were all frustrated with the Deus wanting to chuck it away hahah.
Please some more pics of this incredible ancient gold ring.
Super congrats!
If this does not get banner I don't know what will...
(Seriously thinking about travelling to Macedonia right now )

[vince76]

That is awesome vince!!! You had a great day my friend. Congratulations

Thanks mate!

[vince76]

Wow Vince. I am kind of laughing because I remember the post where you were all frustrated with the Deus wanting to chuck it away hahah.
Please some more pics of this incredible ancient gold ring.
Super congrats!
If this does not get banner I don't know what will...
(Seriously thinking about travelling to Macedonia right now )

Your right Benjamin. I was thinking to ask my money back.
I'm sure i have passed over the big Follis with the 5x8 coil of AtPro without any results.
Thanks mate

[pepperj]

Congrats on the Bronzes, and great silver, but please don't be such a tease and show us some cleaned up pictures of the gold ring. Looks beautiful in the dirt and I hope you had another to celebrate .

[CASPER-2]

[vince76]

Congrats on the Bronzes, and great silver, but please don't be such a tease and show us some cleaned up pictures of the gold ring. Looks beautiful in the dirt and I hope you had another to celebrate .

Thanks pepperj. I didnt post a pic because it's a simple ring but here it is. I don't dig every single signal because it's impossible. I would need months cleaning just a part of this area that's why i think it was pure luck.

[washingtonian]

Nice variety of coins!

[RW]

What can be said.....? Another awesome day!

[thrifty76now]

A totally,totally awesome hunt there and how long of a time was this hunt anyway?

[against the wind]

My, my, my
With those kinds of results,, I would be tempted to dig all signals. I'll bet there are some great targets underneath the trash. I love my DEUS but in an area like that, with lots of iron and trash , I would have to go over it with my CTX.
Congratulations on your finds and I know there is more to come.

[btripp6]

Now that's a great day to say the least!!