🥇 BANNER -550 BC Coin found Scuba detection with CTX

frogmaster-riviera

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Hi all

Found today in the Med sea, -9m scuba diving using Minelab CTX 3030 with Coiltek 10x5 CTX coil.


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This coin is over 2500 years old!

Created by the Grec chamber of Commerce for the Marseille region (French Riviera)

->Want more photos of scuba metal detection looking for +2000 years old shipwreck?
Check out this post: Minelab Excalibur II - scuba diving

-> Battery leaking with your Minealb CTX3030? Need to waterproof your CTX 3030 metal detector:
Take a look to this post : http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/minelab/447583-make-real-waterproof-ctx-3030-scuba-diving-experience.html


 

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frogmaster-riviera

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fongu said:
That was a beautiful diving video. Finding great coins is just icing on the cake. How many tanks did you have for that deep dive? I thought I counted 5 and guess 2 of them were emergency tanks. I've had to put off finishing my basic dive class for personal and health reasons, but hope to be able to get back into it later this year. I know I will never be able to achieve a deep dive like this myself, but just shallow dives would suit me fine. Thanks for sharing that video, it really made my day.
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No need to dive deep to discover the beauty of underwater panorama.

For scuba detection, the usual working depth is from 5ft to 30ft.....
 

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frogmaster-riviera

frogmaster-riviera

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More then 2000 visits :thumbsup:

Don't forget to vote for Banner! A beach find could become a Banner for the first time in history.......
 

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frogmaster-riviera said:
More then 2000 visits :thumbsup:

Don't forget to vote for Banner! A beach find could become a Banner for the first time in history.......
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There have been many beach finds that made banner over the years...
 

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OBN said:
Yes, Lets see A Beach Banner Finally!! Banner find and my banner vote!
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It was in relation with this message from OBN.... :notworthy:

Anyway they don't look as popular as the land ones...
 

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frogmaster-riviera

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pepperj

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That's one sweet looking gold coin, congrats on the find.
 

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Incredible Find! ...Congrats!!
 

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Sorry froggy T Net is just like my metal detecting club

My Januarys club meeting I go in with 3 gold rings and got beat out by 4 silver coins, one was a barber quarter, walking liberty half, merc, rosey and a chuck cheese token... who got finds of the month? The coins because the members vote, and there a bunch of dirt lovers. One of the members did say to me, Wow when does silver beat Gold? I chuckled and said don't worry I am use to it, Which would you rather have, the find of the month or 200 dollars in Gold..

So Don't hesitate to Vote Banner when someone has a great find in the beach section...just click that little red button in the right hand corner of the post (Nominate Banner)
 

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frogmaster-riviera

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I'm curious: how many banner vote(s) for this thread? ....Thanks in advance Treasure_Hunter !!!!

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To call this banner is an understatment. Incredible fantastic amazing awesome unbelievable find!!! I wish I lived there, I am a Swiss citizen because my dad, his parents, and his family going back to around 1000ad lived there, (My Great-great-great-great..... Grandfather has some castle there from the medieval times), so theoretically I could live there. Congrats, I'm super jealous .

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Treasure_Hunter said:
Sense varies from beach to beach, even changes from one side of beach to the other sometimes.

Posted From My $50 Tablet....
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As it also changes with locations that you hunt due to the salinity of the waters. I am almost certain that the settings used while scuba diving off Key West will not work off Newport, Rhode Island and vice versa due to differences in the salinity of waters. If I am not mistaken, there is a lot more salt in the waters off Newport, Rhode Island than off Key West. While it takes some effort to float on your' back in the waters off Key West, you can float in the waters off Newport with no effort at all and I have done it at both locations many times!


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she is gorgeous! that baby is so pretty. stellar find and congrats on banner.
 

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.... and even more salt in the Med sea!

Just have to adjust the sensitivity on the CTX. Also i can't digg too much underwater ;-)
 

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WOOOOOOoooooHooo! Good for you Froggy! Beautiful coin!! Congrads on the banner and may this be the first of many..:headbang:
 

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Beautiful ancient gold coin! Simply stunning!
 

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frogmaster-riviera

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OBN said:
WOOOOOOoooooHooo! Good for you Froggy! Beautiful coin!! Congrads on the banner and may this be the first of many..:headbang:
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With OBN's mods & technology and experience... it'll be a piece of cake :notworthy:

Thanks to you
 

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congratulations.That is truly amazing
 

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