CRUSADER
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Couldn't resist putting Cru'dad's best find & mine together.
Strange how today worked out, we were both predicting between 10-15 scrappies & 1 Silver from this low yield site. Funny enough, I had that strange good feeling on the field as I did when I got the last Gold Coin. I told Cru'dad as much, something like, ''I think I'm going to get something really good today''. (not really knowing what)
However, as we were having lunch on top of this lovely hill with a great view & nice weather, Cru'dad asked ''Do you think we will get our 1 Roman Silver?'' (not knowing our 2nd tatty coin was a Denarius of Caracalla, Galley Rev.) I stated ''Nope but I'm going to get a Celtic Gold instead''.
We both laughed a lot....
After gridding for nearly 5 hours I decided half way down the run to expand out into the field to check if we had reached the edge of the Roman Site like I had thought. As I looped around to go back to the flag & finish off, it started to rain, so I changed direction towards my jacket that I leave in the middle of the field for this very reason & that change of direction put me straight on the GOLD.
(We have never had any Celtic items from this field, until today)
28 Scrappies
1 Roman Silver (poor condition, top left of photo)
18th C Clog Clasp
2 Roman Fibula bits (Catchplates)
Saxon Wrist Clasp
16th Bronze Cauldron (missing a foot), type I need.
Circa 50BC Gallic War Ambiani Gold Stater. These unifaced types were produced in a hurry, hence the blank die that should be Apollo's Head, because they were payment to the Gallic Warriors who fought one of the most famous battles against Julius Ceasar. When Vercingetorix lost the War many of the mercenaries fled the Roman Empire to the UK with their booty.
In case you're thinking I'm minting these, I put it next to my first one this year.
2 in less than 2 months that's just mad.
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That miniature cauldron is really cool too! I hope this pot full of gold gets up there where it belongs!
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