1870 silver coin and interesting unknown bronze object

[garryson]

Went back to the woods today to hunt after work. Found a worn silver coin (1870), a bronze small coin (1930), and an unknown bronze object.
Can anyone help me id this object please, thanks.
Thanks for looking.

 

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[boris]

It looks like a dagger hilt with a feral boar on it? HH Boris good finds!

 

[joesdigs]

Yes dagger it looks like nice finds

 

[garryson]

It looks like a dagger hilt with a feral boar on it? HH Boris good finds!

Thanks for your quick reply. Possibly Roman bronze dagger guard?

 

[Silver Searcher]

It's a 1st Century Roman Dagger Guard, or Quillon as they are known....Great Find

SS

 

[Westfront]

Cool find! Never thought it could be roman. Very very nice!

 

[Davers]

Geat finds , from across the "pond" I see something new every day ....THANK YOU

 

[SilverPirate]

Awesome finds, congrats!

 

[ce550av8r]

Well, I'm glad to see my initial thought was correct - that it was a hand guard to a knife of some sort - had NO CLUE it was Roman as I incorrectly figured it was found here in the States. Very cool and interesting find!

 

[Gemini Alpha]

Hi Garryson, congratulations on your roman guard! Was looking at very similar Roman Guards a few hours before you posted yours. They look awesome....so sad that only few come out in one piece. bye GA

 

[JamieD]

Sorry to contradict the guys suggesting roman but the recurved quillon was very popular in the 16th and 17th centuries as well and I suspect your quillon may be from this period.
A sword handle with a similar quillon was found on the Queen Anne's revenge (Blackbeard's flagship).

 

[CRUSADER]

Sorry to contradict the guys suggesting roman but the recurved quillon was very popular in the 16th and 17th centuries as well and I suspect your quillon may be from this period.
A sword handle with a similar quillon was found on the Queen Anne's revenge (Blackbeard's flagship).

I agree.

Very nice find.

 

[Deepdiger60]

Nice find,s that dagger or sword guard is in great shape amazing how they did not change much over the century's the one i have is from the 1800,s India not much left of it but enough to see the guard is a 2 headed snake . Good hunt Jim

 

[garryson]

Thank you very much, all of you!!

 

[liftloop]

It's a decorative piece of some sort
thanks for sharing

 

[jewelerguy]

that's really cool

 

[ossi]

Nice . ossi

 

[history hunter]

Cool, looks like a deer on it.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Cool, looks like a deer on it.

Yes...a running animal of some sort, perhaps a Deer, running animals were used in a wide range of Roman items, especialy on daggers/knifes and brooches.

SS

 

[HISPAN]

nice Roman handle !