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Sep 26, 2007, 01:30 PM
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DAY 12 - ROMAN & MEDIEVAL
The farmer has done the final flattening of the soil before he seeds tomorrow. Perfect conditions. Although it was freezing cold with wind & rain. Doesn't stop the A team. I detected to day after a couple of days rest.
I seemed to get the Roman & my Dad the Medieval.
5 scrappies to me, 1 to Dad.
Roman Female deity Pin head. First for us. Had Roman Pins but none as decorative as this.
Dad had 2 Medieval Horse Pendants 
& the Qrter Hammered Silver
He also had a rare lead token called a shycock token. Has a picture of a cockerel tied to a stake with stones being thrown at it. These lead tokens were thrown by boys at a bird shaped target for a game. In medieval times they used a real bird & stoned it to death.
Great day & only maybe a day to go??
TOO BUSY TO DETECT, YOU'RE TOO BUSY!!!
'No good comes from thinking about how much time we waste detecting, as wasted time is good soul time' - me 25/06/08
How do you find Gold coins? Reply: 'By finding lots of Silver ones..'
A real man thinks about detecting every 6 seconds.
'They look over their shoulder, I look to the ground.' 30/09/12
We can not understand ourselves unless we understand our HISTORY.
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Sep 26, 2007 01:30 PM
# ADS
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Sep 26, 2007, 01:55 PM
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Re: DAY 12 - ROMAN & MEDIEVAL
Amazing history your digging!!
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Sep 26, 2007, 02:07 PM
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NON stop action, nice finds.
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Sep 26, 2007, 02:11 PM
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More great finds Crusader team!!! Thanks for the post and HH, Mike
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Sep 26, 2007, 02:21 PM
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Re: DAY 12 - ROMAN & MEDIEVAL
As usual you have some great finds. I am glad it is you and your Dad doing the detecting, it makes for great partneres.
Was it common to cut a coin into pieces 
I have noticed quite a few coins with a segment cut out of it, or like your, the actual segment. I wonder if it is a case of "I dont have a 1/2 dollar so let me cut this dollar in half" so to speak.....
Great job, keep it up and let Dad know that we love his finds also 
God bless
Peter
God Bless, Peter Gill
Website:
http://petergill.webs.com "Peter Gill's Virtual Home".
All items found using Garrett Ace 250 and the Tesoro Silver Sabre II metal detector
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Sep 26, 2007, 02:30 PM
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Re: DAY 12 - ROMAN & MEDIEVAL
Originally Posted by
pgill
Was it common to cut a coin into pieces
God bless
Peter
It was in Britain between 1100-1600. Penny was offen cut in half to make a halfpenny & half again for a farthing. It was the weight & purity of the silver or gold not the coin that was important.
TOO BUSY TO DETECT, YOU'RE TOO BUSY!!!
'No good comes from thinking about how much time we waste detecting, as wasted time is good soul time' - me 25/06/08
How do you find Gold coins? Reply: 'By finding lots of Silver ones..'
A real man thinks about detecting every 6 seconds.
'They look over their shoulder, I look to the ground.' 30/09/12
We can not understand ourselves unless we understand our HISTORY.
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Sep 26, 2007, 02:57 PM
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Re: DAY 12 - ROMAN & MEDIEVAL
nice to see that your finding some great finds keep up the work look forward to see more
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Sep 26, 2007, 03:04 PM
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Re: DAY 12 - ROMAN & MEDIEVAL
Thanks for the explanation Crusader, it is always good to know these things.
God bless
Peter
God Bless, Peter Gill
Website:
http://petergill.webs.com "Peter Gill's Virtual Home".
All items found using Garrett Ace 250 and the Tesoro Silver Sabre II metal detector
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Sep 26, 2007, 03:14 PM
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Re: DAY 12 - ROMAN & MEDIEVAL
You and dudedad are kicking some butt lately. Keep it up, mate! Keep making those Roman bronze carrying dudes in the past proud.
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