Shot Gun Alley - Day 5+6 The Trackway Site - Day 5+6 - TREASURE x2 + HAMMERED + SCEAT

[CRUSADER]

These last 2 days we have smashed it.
Here's a short break-down of the 2 outings:

Yesterday we did 5.5 hours hunting on 2 sites but we now park further away from The Track-way Site, so that we can pass through The Hill Site on the way there & on the way back.
3 hours were spent in the morning getting 8 scrappies from Shot Gun Alley but not much else.
After lunch Cru'dad got a rare Saxon Sceat circa 715AD. I had one earlier this year & this now evens the score. We were hoping (but you can never expect) for one of these from this site, but including the grids we did earlier this year, it's taken us over 8 acres of gridding to get it.
Plus 1 scrappy.

Today (5 hrs total) my plan was to finish off the small area left on Shot Gun Alley in 2 hours & then do a big wander back to the car. As we were crossing the road to start our journey to the site, a man cycling with his dog wished us ''Good Luck''. Out of ear shot Cru'dad stated to me ''we don't need it''. Well of course, all my best finds were skillfully found OTWBTTC. We had only found 3 scrappies in just over 2 hours & so we started the big looping trip back to the car. In my head I had no intentions of crossing the ditch into the far neighbouring field but that's where I skillfully wandered over the Tudor (probably Elizabethan) Silver & Gold Plated Dress Pin. It was sitting on the surface! Gridded that area, nothing else but a buckle. My next find on the journey was a hammered & then a Roman Fibula also sitting on top.
After Lunch we crossed 'The Hill Site' & I got 1 scrappy & Cru'dad got a Holed Roman Silver Ant. on the Track-way Site. (Treasure) I think he felt left out because only recently I had my first Holed Roman Silver Siliqua but his is much earlier (circa 260AD), so a little surprising as a Saxon piece of jewelry.
We had never had 2 Treasure items in 1 day before, so that goes in the record books!

Other finds over the 2 days were:

Broken 18th C Military Button (unknown)
RARE Tombac Button with a Bird (Pheasant I think)(type I need)
Hunts Button (Fox head)
Medieval Buckles
Bit of a Bronze Age Socketted Axe
17th C Token
2 Lead Tokens
Rose Farthing
French Jetton

 

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[rebbel31]

Oh man that coin and dress pin are both probably banner worthy. Nice finds sir. Awesome.

 

[CRUSADER]

Oh man that coin and dress pin are both probably banner worthy. Nice finds sir. Awesome.

Thanks it feels like a banner day today!

 

[Westfront]

Agree. That Pin clearly deserves a place on top. Congrats go to Crudad as well for the beautiful Sceat! Banner day for sure! Hope your pubs are open so you can have a pint or two today!

 

[CRUSADER]

Agree. That Pin clearly deserves a place on top. Congrats go to Crudad as well for the beautiful Sceat! Banner day for sure! Hope your pubs are open so you can have a pint or two today!

They are but I went out last night, so I wont be out tonight.
The way I found it was just crazy. That field we had tried in 2014 & the only recorded item was a Horse Pendant, nothing else. So no idea why I bolted over to it.

 

[Westfront]

They are but I went out last night, so I wont be out tonight.
The way I found it was just crazy. That field we had tried in 2014 & the only recorded item was a Horse Pendant, nothing else. So no idea why I bolted over to it.

That proves again that treasure comes in the most unexpected places. And, of course, you always have to follow your sense.....

 

[CRUSADER]

On a different note, I just heard from the mate that just started detecting & brought a XP Deus (Light) & got his son an AT Pro that they got their first permission.
I sent him a geo pin for google earth in his local area & he sent me the following:
''I spoke to the landowner tonight about permissions. Without any hesitation or prompting he suggested i try the exact same spot you highlighted to me. He thinks its a Saxon burial ground but isnt sure, he added it may be Roman.''

He got full permission for all his land and wasn't interested in a 50/50 split of valuable treasure finds, but my mate insisted. My coaching is working out. Getting a yes on your first ask is a great result.

 

[CRUSADER]

That proves again that treasure comes in the most unexpected places. And, of course, you always have to follow your sense.....

I do follow my senses when they kick in, but recently I've been doing well by using a random method/game. I look ahead of me & the first item that catches my eye I head towards. It could be a white stone, big stalks, bits of plastic bag, just whatever catches my eye, then when I reach it I change direction to the next eye catcher. Odd but its working well for me.
I found the pin heading towards a bit of white plastic on the edge of the field.

 

[Louie D]

Dude - your hunts rock!

 

[Westfront]

On a different note, I just heard from the mate that just started detecting & brought a XP Deus (Light) & got his son an AT Pro that they got their first permission.
I sent him a geo pin for google earth in his local area & he sent me the following:
''I spoke to the landowner tonight about permissions. Without any hesitation or prompting he suggested i try the exact same spot you highlighted to me. He thinks its a Saxon burial ground but isnt sure, he added it may be Roman.''

He got full permission for all his land and wasn't interested in a 50/50 split of valuable treasure finds, but my mate insisted. My coaching is working out. Getting a yes on your first ask is a great result.

I wish we had the same here. Talking with the landowners, negotiate a split and have written permission. Most farmers here still don't care what happens on their land. As long as nobody rolls their crops most dont ask what happens on the fields. At least the farmers i have permission from are educated and don't let others on their fields. Still no help with the nighthawks...

 

[CRUSADER]

I wish we had the same here. Talking with the landowners, negotiate a split and have written permission. Most farmers here still don't care what happens on their land. As long as nobody rolls their crops most dont ask what happens on the fields. At least the farmers i have permission from are educated and don't let others on their fields. Still no help with the nighthawks...

He still needs to ask a farmer family member but he's worried they will say no because nighthawks have pi**ed them off. I said, do what we do, become their solution by clearing the fields during the day & leaving nothing for them to come back to.

 

[Westfront]

He still needs to ask a farmer family member but he's worried they will say no because nighthawks have pi**ed them off. I said, do what we do, become their solution by clearing the fields during the day & leaving nothing for them to come back to.

Thats the best argument you can deliver to a sceptic farmer i can imagine.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Amazing! Absolutely amazing! I would also like to see them make the banner. Huge congratulations!

 

[jewelerguy]

wow. awesome finds. love the pin, and the sceat looks like it was lost just as soon as it was made

 

[mindcrime1988]

That dress pin is pretty sweet. Lots of other goodies y'all found too.

 

[ArfieBoy]

Great finds! Fantastic silver! I like the way you talk about the ancient relics and coins so casually! What we in the western U.S. Wouldn't give to have finds like those. Congratulations and thanks for sharing!

 

[tinpan]

Thanks it feels like a banner day today!

Hi .So when did the banner rules change so you can use another person's find ? You making the rules T

 

[Digger RJ]

Super!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Gene Mean]

Remarkable finds once again! Love the dress pin.

 

[CRUSADER]

wow. awesome finds. love the pin, and the sceat looks like it was lost just as soon as it was made

Funny you should say that.
Here's the leading experts view;
''Thanks for these images of your father's find, which I have recorded. This is indeed Series D (Type 2c), and a fine example of the type.''