🥇 BANNER Deus elliptical HF finds 400-300 BC gold earring.

vince76

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Hi guys!
I hope everyone is doing great.
Lately I decided to add to my Deus the X35 13inch coil and the HF elliptical one. The idea was to find more deep targets and also the tiny silver coins.
Yesterday, I had the flight at 15.20. At 4.30 I was already fully awake. First I thought it was silly but then I jumped on the car and headed to a new site where I have been only twice.
On my way up I decided to use the X35. Reactivity 0, disc - 6.4, 11khz, slow motion and I could find some deeper targets. Amongst them three silver coins too.
When I was on the top of the hill it was already 10 o'clock. I attached the HF coil, Deus hot, sens 97 and made my way down. I was already half way down and I hadn't found any special stuff but 4-5 silver Coins. It was the first time using it and it was not so easy getting used with the sounds.
It was a new sound for me and I prepared the spade but it was right in the surface. First I thought it was a joke. An ancient gold earring on my hand. Crazy. It happened so quickly that I forgot to turn on the camera.
It's an Illyrian gold earring, 400-300 BC. Probably it had a black stone in it and it was broken. P_20180924_102841_1.jpg
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This has been my luckiest day. I found the earring and I didn't loose my flight.
Sorry guys, I have to go. Babies are calling.:laughing9:
 

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Gridwalker306

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Congratulations on a remarkable find. That is a beautiful piece of ancient golden craftsmanship and it surely deserves to be on the banner!
 

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To get that fine detail on such a small piece they had to have some kind of a magnifier.
>> Ancient Lenses.
 

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Banner find all the way....touchdown,slam dunk and a home run! Great one Vince!
 

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Thats a Banner for sure! Simply amazing. I'll don't write more, i go back and look at the pics some more! :hello2:
 

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That’s a spectacular find.
Congrats
 

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Banner all day long and for the next day as well. That's a museum piece good for you. Im gonna need one of those I also need a bigger Bucket

Thanks buddy. I did a quick research on web and I could find only a:icon_thumleft: few similar. It deserves a special place amongst my other finds. Thanks for your vote.
 

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Very cool with incredible fine detail !:)

Thanks mate. You re right. Its amazing how could have they crafted it at that time.
 

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Looks like a helmet on a cornucopia. Maybe Alexander the Great wore it?
 

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That’s insane! How did you even know how to research what era that was from? I can’t believe the detail on it for being that old.

Because I know somehow the period that the area was inhabited. That's a clue. Then i did a research on the web. I also had my friend's opinion.The details are great. Thanks mate.
 

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Yes Vince, your earing looks more like a helmet and that's the shape of the helmets they wore. Wonder if he was Nubian too? Cool and exotic!

I don't think they were Nubians. Probably they crafted the filigree and they imported the black stone. :dontknow:
 

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:hello2::occasion14: Well done, excellent piece of ancient history.
 

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Congratulations on a remarkable find. That is a beautiful piece of ancient golden craftsmanship and it surely deserves to be on the banner!

I can't imagine how excited I should be if the black stone was still in it. Thank buddy:thumbsup:
 

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To get that fine detail on such a small piece they had to have some kind of a magnifier.
>> Ancient Lenses.

Very interesting. It's very much probable. And I think they used the lens even for the coins. Thanks mate
 

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Incredible find. You be at the right place at the right time. Congrats

This was the second hunt on this site. I'm sure that I have pass over it or at least very close to it on my first hunt.
 

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