What do you consider your absolute BEST relic find ever?

[thrillathahunt]

I don't come across too much REALLY old stuff here in central Texas, but I did come across this. It is an early Spanish brass bridle rosette, short cross decorated and all!

Let's see what you consider your BEST relic find.

 

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[shaun7]

This is mine :P although I have been lucky enough to find 2 ancient Gold Rings I still consider this my Best Artifact(relic) find

SS

I did think about that actually A brilliant find

Can I smell chips

 

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[robfinds]

Here's some of my better ones. Hard to say which is best, the large medieval monastic seal takes some beating. The rarest by far though, is the Roman silver ring with the inscription DEO TOT. This is the only complete example known with this inscription, only one other fragment as ever been found. When the fragment was found recently it was hailed as the first, I found my complete one 10 years previously (and reported it). TOT rings have been puzzling acedemics for decades (all other silver/bronze rings just have TOT inscribed on them). Who are what was TOT, some thought that TOT was a local Celtic god of a cult from Lincolnshire, around the 4th Century. Others didn't agree, so the argument went on for decades. Why is my ring special, simply because DEO in latin means roughly translated "to the god". So therfore DEO TOT means "to the god TOT". Problem solved by a guy with a metal detector

Robert.

 

[shaun7]

Here's some of my better ones. Hard to say which is best, the large medieval monastic seal takes some beating. The rarest by far though, is the Roman silver ring with the inscription DEO TOT. This is the only complete example known with this inscription, only one other fragment as ever been found. When the fragment was found recently it was hailed as the first, I found my complete one 10 years previously (and reported it). TOT rings have been puzzling acedemics for decades (all other silver/bronze rings just have TOT inscribed on them). Who are what was TOT, some thought that TOT was a local Celtic god of a cult from Lincolnshire, around the 4th Century. Others didn't agree, so the argument went on for decades. Why is my ring special, simply because DEO in latin means roughly translated "to the god". So therfore DEO TOT means "to the god TOT". Problem solved by a guy with a metal detector

Robert.

That's pretty special Rob

 

[robfinds]

Here's some of my better ones. Hard to say which is best, the large medieval monastic seal takes some beating. The rarest by far though, is the Roman silver ring with the inscription DEO TOT. This is the only complete example known with this inscription, only one other fragment as ever been found. When the fragment was found recently it was hailed as the first, I found my complete one 10 years previously (and reported it). TOT rings have been puzzling acedemics for decades (all other silver/bronze rings just have TOT inscribed on them). Who are what was TOT, some thought that TOT was a local Celtic god of a cult from Lincolnshire, around the 4th Century. Others didn't agree, so the argument went on for decades. Why is my ring special, simply because DEO in latin means roughly translated "to the god". So therfore DEO TOT means "to the god TOT". Problem solved by a guy with a metal detector

Robert.

That's pretty special Rob

The Searcher magazine did a big article when the fragment was found. I've got it somewhere, I will post some pictures when I find it out. The full name of the Celtic god was Totatis.

 

[shaun7]

Here's some of my better ones. Hard to say which is best, the large medieval monastic seal takes some beating. The rarest by far though, is the Roman silver ring with the inscription DEO TOT. This is the only complete example known with this inscription, only one other fragment as ever been found. When the fragment was found recently it was hailed as the first, I found my complete one 10 years previously (and reported it). TOT rings have been puzzling acedemics for decades (all other silver/bronze rings just have TOT inscribed on them). Who are what was TOT, some thought that TOT was a local Celtic god of a cult from Lincolnshire, around the 4th Century. Others didn't agree, so the argument went on for decades. Why is my ring special, simply because DEO in latin means roughly translated "to the god". So therfore DEO TOT means "to the god TOT". Problem solved by a guy with a metal detector

Robert.

That's pretty special Rob

The Searcher magazine did a big article when the fragment was found. I've got it somewhere, I will post some pictures when I find it out. The full name of the Celtic god was Totatis.

Why the confusion when you found and recorded the complete one years before

 

[thrillathahunt]

This is mine :P although I have been lucky enough to find 2 ancient Gold Rings I still consider this my Best Artifact(relic) find

SS

SS, for us unenlightened Americans, what would be the significance of your key find? Can you show us the two gold rings??

 

[Silver Searcher]

This is mine :P although I have been lucky enough to find 2 ancient Gold Rings I still consider this my Best Artifact(relic) find

SS

SS, for us unenlightened Americans, what would be the significance of your key find? Can you show us the two gold rings??

The key is rare in the fact that the desighn is proberbly unique, there was a good write up when I recorded it on the UKFD, this is the link to it. The two Gold Rings both made the Banner

http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=13713&cat=233

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,251171.html

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,177320.html

SS

 

[thrillathahunt]

Very ornate late Anglo-Saxon casket key?

Fascinating my friend!

I remember seeing the rings.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Very ornate late Anglo-Saxon casket key?

Fascinating my friend!

I remember seeing the rings.

Thanks good thread by the way, I can see it being very popular I will post some more later on of mine that are right up there on my best relic finds

SS

 

[robfinds]

Here's some of my better ones. Hard to say which is best, the large medieval monastic seal takes some beating. The rarest by far though, is the Roman silver ring with the inscription DEO TOT. This is the only complete example known with this inscription, only one other fragment as ever been found. When the fragment was found recently it was hailed as the first, I found my complete one 10 years previously (and reported it). TOT rings have been puzzling acedemics for decades (all other silver/bronze rings just have TOT inscribed on them). Who are what was TOT, some thought that TOT was a local Celtic god of a cult from Lincolnshire, around the 4th Century. Others didn't agree, so the argument went on for decades. Why is my ring special, simply because DEO in latin means roughly translated "to the god". So therfore DEO TOT means "to the god TOT". Problem solved by a guy with a metal detector

Robert.

That's pretty special Rob

The Searcher magazine did a big article when the fragment was found. I've got it somewhere, I will post some pictures when I find it out. The full name of the Celtic god was Totatis.

Why the confusion when you found and recorded the complete one years before

Good question shaun

 

[shaun7]

Here's some of my better ones. Hard to say which is best, the large medieval monastic seal takes some beating. The rarest by far though, is the Roman silver ring with the inscription DEO TOT. This is the only complete example known with this inscription, only one other fragment as ever been found. When the fragment was found recently it was hailed as the first, I found my complete one 10 years previously (and reported it). TOT rings have been puzzling acedemics for decades (all other silver/bronze rings just have TOT inscribed on them). Who are what was TOT, some thought that TOT was a local Celtic god of a cult from Lincolnshire, around the 4th Century. Others didn't agree, so the argument went on for decades. Why is my ring special, simply because DEO in latin means roughly translated "to the god". So therfore DEO TOT means "to the god TOT". Problem solved by a guy with a metal detector

Robert.

That's pretty special Rob

The Searcher magazine did a big article when the fragment was found. I've got it somewhere, I will post some pictures when I find it out. The full name of the Celtic god was Totatis.

Why the confusion when you found and recorded the complete one years before

Good question shaun

I bet someone got a bollakin for that

 

[thrillathahunt]

rob....that Totaris ring is killer!!!!!

I feel like a stepchild

 

[lonelyduckhunter]

Mine would have to be this colonial shoe buckle still intact and whole.

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

This baggage claim that I dug late 2008. Didn't know what I had till I posted here at TN. My buddy knew it was something good, but having the patent date on it made it unique.
Carl

 

[CRUSADER]

Can't really add mine, as its a Unique (to date) 6th Century (Migration period or dark age) Silver & Gold Plate relic named after my town (as it was the only one, so any future ones will be referred to mine). British Museum handed it back.

Plus with my research on it, I got the British Museum to re-write there report as they IDed it wrong.

 

[thrillathahunt]

Any chance of a pic?

 

[CRUSADER]

Any chance of a pic?

No, its traceable.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Any chance of a pic?

No, its traceable.

And

 

[CRUSADER]

Any chance of a pic?

No, its traceable.

And

Don't want any shark pit episodes. I have my spy's already, don't want an army.

 

[mainer]

I have been lucky enough to dig some nice old colonial relics and though digging stuff from the 1700's is my passion, my favorite relic is not from that era. I have been a lobsterman my whole life. Which is why this is my favorite relic. I couldnt tell you how old it is my guess would be 1930-1950 time frame, I have never scene another one like it and my Father who lobstered his whole life said the same. We still use these lobster measures today but they dont look like this one, the new ones are accurate machine made and have a measure on both sides, one for big lobsters one for small lobsters. This was one of the first of its kind, and a little piece of Maine history I hold dear to me.