Roman Lion Site - Nearly done - Nice Brooch

[CRUSADER]

We did another 6 hours over 2 days & we have gridded over 90% of the scatter for the second time. We nearly had as many coins the 2nd time as we did on the first!
I found a nice Brooch today which if we don't come back, was a good finish.

11 Roman Coins (Fridays hunt)
7 Roman Coins (Todays)
2 Roman mystery partifacts
3rd C AD Gilt & Spoked Roman Brooch - A first of this type.

 

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[digging440yrs]

Superb !!!

 

[Vino]

Fantastic brooch!
I have read and tried cleaning them Romans before.
I have bought them off the internet.
What are your method?
Here is one I'm working on.
Any idea what it is?

 

[CRUSADER]

Fantastic brooch!
I have read and tried cleaning them Romans before.
I have bought them off the internet.
What are your method?
Here is one I'm working on.
Any idea what it is? View attachment 1264601 View attachment 1264602

Yeap - Allectus - antelope left - Funny enough we have had 2 of these from this current site.

I just use water & then museum Wax for the better ones.

 

[Vino]

Yeap - Allectus - antelope left - Funny enough we have had 2 of these from this current site.

I just use water & then museum Wax for the better ones.

Gotcha. Thank you.
Very cool looking coins..

 

[CRUSADER]

Gotcha. Thank you.
Very cool looking coins..

If it has a sandy deposit on it, I use electrolysis to loosen it off. But if you do it to long it takes off all the patina.

 

[Vino]

If it has a sandy deposit on it, I use electrolysis to loosen it off. But if you do it to long it takes off all the patina.

Oh ok.
What do these date around.
I was going slow, leaving them in distilled water then using toothpick so I didn't lose the patina.

 

[CRUSADER]

Oh ok.
What do these date around.
I was going slow, leaving them in distilled water then using toothpick so I didn't lose the patina.

Just had another look & its Gallienus AD260s, might be a Doe/deer, instead of Antelope.

 

[CRUSADER]

PS. Toothpick is fine, I often use my nails, they will break before they damage the coin.

 

[Vino]

PS. Toothpick is fine, I often use my nails, they will break before they damage the coin.

Thanks Cru!!
Will see what I can find in Kings Lynn in Norfolk at the end of March.. Hope the weather is good then

 

[CRUSADER]

Thanks Cru!!
Will see what I can find in Kings Lynn in Norfolk at the end of March.. Hope the weather is good then

Dads got the full ID;

I think that the coin Vino has is anAntoninianus Sears 10201 type - with a Stag standing left: So would be:

Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG Radiate Head right
Reverse: DI[ANAE CO]NS AVG: Stag standing left
Coin Date AD267-270 minted Rome with remains of X[I or II] in Exergue

 

[trapperart]

Very nice finds congrats

 

[Westfront]

Thats a killer brooch Cru! No way to finish this site with that. Finish till harvest, ok.

 

[Vino]

Dads got the full ID;

I think that the coin Vino has is anAntoninianus Sears 10201 type - with a Stag standing left: So would be:

Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG Radiate Head right
Reverse: DI[ANAE CO]NS AVG: Stag standing left
Coin Date AD267-270 minted Rome with remains of X[I or II] in Exergue

Thank you and Cru dad!!
George

 

[sutphin]

HEY CRUZ I HAVE A BROOCH JUST LIKE THAT , I WISH . I WAS GOING TO TRY A LITTLE DETECTING TODAY BUT CANT SEE THE GROUND FOR THE 38 INCH SNOW FALL FROM THE BLIZZARD THAT WENT THRU. SO I FIGURED I SIT HERE AND STARE AT SOME ROMAN ARTIFACTS. THAT BROOCH IS VERY COOL . CRUZ NICE FINDS.

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[Johncoho]

Congrats. Nice haul, Cru.

 

[vince76]

Hi Cru,
do u ever think why this coins lay on the fields?

 

[Tom Bigbee]

Hello Crusader, I always enjoy your posts to see what kind of 1,000 - 2,000 year old goodies you have unearthed. You must have over 100 pounds of those dark colored coins. I think you sometimes refer to them as 'scrappies?'. Do you just toss them in boxes and store them or do you display some of the better ones?

 

[46Wheat]

Your posts never disappoint . Congrats