Brooch Field - Day 2 - Another ROMAN SILVER...

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Westfront

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More from this field.... And some coins are in very good condition, does it had a good plow? Like the brown patina on the Denarius. Congrats!
 

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More from this field.... And some coins are in very good condition, does it had a good plow? Like the brown patina on the Denarius. Congrats!

No, it's due a deeper plough after the oilseed rape. We have had 2 bad years from this field, so this was a real surprise. Only doing it because of the large area of failed crop!
 

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Congrats and keep em coming
 

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Very very nice denarius Cru. Interesting fibula under the iron buckle. At first I was thinking a broken (integral) buckle plate. (Whenever I read your posts, I first try and challenge myself with ID's to help learn)

Cheers and congrats on your Roman silver streak!
 

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Congratualtions on another great hunt! :notworthy:
 

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The most famous Roman ruins in England. Hadrians Wall? A silver of Hadrian. Doesnt get much better than that if you ask me
 

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Nice finds, the older large bronzes must be welcome digs. I see a Dupondius, are the others the same or asses?
 

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Nice finds, the older large bronzes must be welcome digs. I see a Dupondius, are the others the same or asses?

Actually the left is a light (but very thick) Ses. of Faustina Junior. The other 2 are Dupondius of Dominitian (Don't find many of him).
 

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Great on another denarius ! I too like the patina on those larger bronzes , must be a surprise to see them come out that nice . As you likely know we have zinc cents in the U.S. (since 1982) they come out rotting badly after a couple years in the dirt .
 

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Great on another denarius ! I too like the patina on those larger bronzes , must be a surprise to see them come out that nice . As you likely know we have zinc cents in the U.S. (since 1982) they come out rotting badly after a couple years in the dirt .

Yeap, whats more surprising is that we have missed them gridding that area for years!
 

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Cool, thanks for the rundown on the bronzes. I'm not sure how the debased later imperial denominations related to eachother in actual purchasing power but a sestertius and 2 dupondii together were worth 1/2 a denarius, which would have bought 2 loaves of bread, a liter of pretty good wine or a rendezvous with a lady of the night, heh. Hope you find more of those nice fat bronzes, they are quite appealing.
 

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Congrats on some more Roman silver!
 

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