16 December 2010.

HISPAN · Dec 16, 2010

Hello friends!
Today I went out to hunt in the southern fruit fields in my area, started the day digging up a couple of barrel taps and coins 19th century and later began the Medieval finds, first a little Hammered was a of the Queen Juana Mint of the city Zaragoza ,and then two more ... in total are three small Hammered and a beautiful silver thimble

, a silver medal and some things more than usual.
Greetings! :hello:

txconservative · Dec 17, 2010

Always enjoy looking at your finds ! Very interesting =) Congrats !

Merry Christmas to you ! :tongue3:

Tx

Erik in NJ · Dec 17, 2010

Hispan you are my hero!

Incredible finds my friend from those lovely hammered coins to the great horse statue (my favorite). Best, Erik

Argentium · Dec 17, 2010

Hispan - Another wonderful group of finds ! allow me to give you a heartfelt THANK YOU !
for sharing these finds , and organizing them historically ! A very interesting 2010 for you .
Argentium.

HISPAN · Dec 17, 2010

cntrydncr1 said:
that thimble is absolutely gorgeous! congrats

Hello cntrydncr1! :hello:

When I hunt it was too dark and I did not realize it was so beautiful till I get home.
Greetings!

ANTIQUARIAN · Dec 17, 2010

Hello Hispan! :hello:

Sorry I missed your post on this one . . . those are some very beautiful finds!

Love the spigots, but by far these two are my favourite!
When would you say that the horse dates from? :icon_scratch:

Is it pewter or bronze, it's hard to tell?

Happy Holidays and all the best to you and your family Hispan!
Dave

Roland58 · Dec 17, 2010

Hispan, you finds and pics are some of my favorites (of course, I love seeing anything someone else finds! Probably why I post my junk). If you consider that an average day, I'd sure like to be along on one of your hunts you would consider outstanding!! Best wishes and keeps those pictures coming.

Oh yeah, I really liked the horse and the medallion!!

KRAZYHORSES · Dec 17, 2010

awesome dig hispan !! if i came home with that much treasure in a hunt i would be a sick puppy with a metal detector merry christmas scott

CRUSADER · Dec 17, 2010

The right hand 'lock' is a late Victorian piece from a Ladies Corset (many of them down the back to tie in the waist) :icon_thumright:

Good Day overall :notworthy:

GioTheGreek · Dec 17, 2010

Awesome finds Hispan, keep it up!

Do you ever find Moorish relics or coins in your area?

Bavaria Mike · Dec 18, 2010

The normal awesome finds, always enjoy your posts! HH, Mike

phantomfinder · Dec 18, 2010

great job on the finds , you always do a great job on your post WTG on both :icon_thumright:

West Jersey Detecting · Dec 18, 2010

Nice finds! That silver medal is shaped like a Star of David, and it appears to have a mezuzah attached to it. If this is the case, at one time there would have been a piece of parchment inside with the Jewish prayer "Shema Yisrael". I doubt the parchment would have survived this long period in the ground, but you should be able to see the cavity that once contained it.