The Hill - Day 1 - 4 Hammered - GROAT...

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We had a few options but I let Cru'dad call this one, & it worked out better than expected.
Although I'm calling this day 1 on this field we did have a little go on the higher area where the oilseed rape had failed & they drilled spring beans. We also had a few good finds whilst crossing it back & forth to the Trackway Site.
However, its the first serious grid we have done & although there are good finds they are very spread out & it takes a large area grid to get anything.
Just over 6 hours:

3 Scrappies (1 holed in the Saxon period)
Buckles - until I pictured them I hadn't realized that Cru'dad had found the other half of my Spec buckle.
2 Tudor Strap-ends
2 bits of Bronze age Axe
14th C Medieval Sword Chape
Bit of a 6th C Saxon Brooch
2 Rose Farthings
17th C Token
Mystery Hammered French Coin
Ed I Penny
Henry VI Penny (folded over)

Edward III Groat (had only 2 others, this is equal to the best):icon_thumright:
 

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Plumbata

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Sweet groat, is the looped bronze item on the right in image 3 a toothpick or fingernail cleaner?
 

Westfront

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A full Groat without damage is great! I like the variety and time span of the finds. I'd say my fave is the sword chape. Is the open work trefoil a common design?
 

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CRUSADER

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Sweet groat, is the looped bronze item on the right in image 3 a toothpick or fingernail cleaner?
Neither, it had me fooled for ancient for a second. Pretty sure its a really old clock hand.
 

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A full Groat without damage is great! I like the variety and time span of the finds. I'd say my fave is the sword chape. Is the open work trefoil a common design?
Yeah, relatively, I think this is our 3rd one. Seen lots of others.
 

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super awesome hammered silvers!
 

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Now I know what a Groat looks like. Congrats :thumbsup:
 

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That Groat is huge compared to the other hammereds!
 

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A US sitcom made me laugh the other day, so I will adapt the joke to this situation:

I was so lucky this day, a horse try to take my shoe.:laughing7:
 

SC Keith

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Very nice Groat coin Cru. Amazing to see this escape the plow damage and show up so nice!
 

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Great day for silver, congrats on the Groat. The "hammered French" is well hammered.
 

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CRUSADER

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Great day for silver, congrats on the Groat. The "hammered French" is well hammered.
Yeap, never got a full ID in the end.


Had another great day on this field again.
 

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Awesome job on the Hammered and all the other cool finds .Still love your posts just awesome
 

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