New Roman Coin Scatter - Decoded...

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What I though might be a coin scatter following a track-way turned out to be a small sub-site to a close by larger site that spanned 2 fields. So this complex spanned 3 separate fields. I still believe it was connected by the track-way I was following. It only took me 4 hours hunting alone to finish this site. (about 1 acre) Cru'dad did 30 minutes - added 1 scrappy to the pile.
I found 10 Roman Coins in the first hour & I thought there must be 1 silver about, & it wasn't until I got to the edge of the site & gave up hope that a debased silver turned up laying on the surface - heads up. That makes 9 this month; equal to our best ever.
Strangely no artefacts.:icon_scratch:

Posy holder?
21 Roman Bronze Coins - 1 really nice Follis :icon_thumright: UPDATE - The follis looks like its an unlisted variant.(not in any of Cru'Dads books)
Bronze As of Octacila Severus, wife of Philip I, AD257-59 - Only our 2nd coin of her & our first bronze.
Silver Ant. of Postumus, AD260-65; HERC DEVSONIENSI refers to the cult of Hercules at Deuso, on the Rhine, Germany.
The Samian has a potters stamp with the maker being Celsianus of Lezoux (central France), AD160-200.8-)

Funny how many years this was left undiscovered only 75 metres from where we regularly park, & we had scouts it a few times & missed it.
 

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Good hunch paid off.
i remember you suggested there was a trackway across this field three years ago !
 

BEEN AWAY FROM TNET 5 MONTHS AND THEN HAD TO SEE THIS, NICE FINDS.
 

Good hunch paid off.
i remember you suggested there was a trackway across this field three years ago !
Yeah, I couldn't let it go even with all our negative results. I'm pretty sure I sent you scouting the field as well, once.
 

Really awesome finds.....Congrats is a understatement... :occasion14:
 

Nice hunt! Well done on the Romans and finding the sweet spot. Cru.

What's the triangular piece in the one photo?
 

Nice hunt! Well done on the Romans and finding the sweet spot. Cru.

What's the triangular piece in the one photo?
Never had anything like it, but I think its a Victorian posy holder.
 

UPDATE - The follis looks like its an unlisted variant.(not in any of Cru'Dads books)
 

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