Sestersius (roman coin) from -30BC + 2 bonus coins! Video of the hunt

[frogmaster-riviera]

Hi guys,

Quit my pond today (the med sea) and went with my buddy to have a land detection on very old sites... Had 2H hours of hunt with CTX 3030 and Excalibur II and we were lucky:

Sestertius or Sesterce (Roman Coin) in EXCELLENT SHAPE "AS de Nimes" from -8 to -3BC => 2020 years old...

Watch the video of the hunt in 4k!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhRhenCfoM4&feature=youtu.be

Phase 1: Dig & first clean

I have just found them 3 hours ago, it will take me a few days to clean them, especially the roman coin, 2000 years of corrosion takes some time to be cleaned.

Phase 2 = after a deeper cleaning + careful sanding



x1 1865 Vittorio Emanuelle II "5 centesimi" => very rare version (italian)
x1 1902 French republic Dupuis 5Cts





I will post the video of this detection shortly + the coins when they will be cleaned!

 

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[frogmaster-riviera]

Nice sesturtius, but the way you guys are rubbing those coins and digging them out with those picks -- yikes! SMFH

Have you seen how is the ground? It is a mixture of rocks &, hard soil..especially in summer time. But I agree it has happened to me to brake some coins or artifacts..

Several persons made the same remark....till they came and gave a try ;-)

 

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[frogmaster-riviera]

I went back to the same place and found an other coin. It is smaller an looks from the same period.

Unfortunatly it is hard to read something on it.

It has some relief, but I can't really see something. Any idear to help?

 

[CRUSADER]

I went back to the same place and found an other coin. It is smaller an looks from the same period.

Unfortunatly it is hard to read something on it.

It has some relief, but I can't really see something. Any idear to help?




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Dads thoughts:
The coin seems to be ‘2 Victories standing either side of an inscribed shield’ type from either the Constantine AD 320s or Magnentius AD350s periods.
Of course that means it would be either a Follis or a Centenionalis of circa 20mm plus normally

 

[treblehunter]

Location, location, location. I know a few guys that would give there left ball to hunt there!

That is amazing that you were playing my all time favorite song for your background music, my second favorite song is done by Jimi Hendricks!

 

[frogmaster-riviera]

Location, location, location. I know a few guys that would give there left ball to hunt there!

That is amazing that you were playing my all time favorite song for your background music, my second favorite song is done by Jimi Hendricks!

Excellent Treblehunter well, I just can tell you it is not in Jersey City .... and not in Hoboken near the Black Bear (if it still exist LoL)... You have to cross the Atlantic, turn south and it is not far from the a major sea surrounded by many "small countries" I'm going to detect underwater this week-end, will post a video if I find things of interest

 

[frogmaster-riviera]

Just back from a hunt on a roman wreck of 40AD, need a few day to clean the finds but they are promissing!

 

[frogmaster-riviera]

Dads thoughts:
The coin seems to be ‘2 Victories standing either side of an inscribed shield’ type from either the Constantine AD 320s or Magnentius AD350s periods.
Of course that means it would be either a Follis or a Centenionalis of circa 20mm plus normally[/QUOTE]


You are absolutly right, it's a Constantin from this period 250 ->400AD. I have checked the size and weight and compared it to other I have and for sure it is one of them.

I'm going to electrolysis it try to have an ID...

Thanks a lot CRUSADER !!!

 

[trapperart]

Very nice finds congrats