1st Century Dragonesque Brooch.

[Silver Searcher]

Unfortunately this is not my find, it was found on our Roman site by my detecting buddie Michael it's not very often you see these come out the ground, never mind fully intact like this one This is the Third from this site

Dragonesque brooches are a form found mainly in Northern Britain, especially the region of Brigantia and into southern Scotland, but on occasion examples are found in southern Britain and even mainland Europe, as far East as Hungary. They appear shortly after the Roman conquest in AD 43 and so are essentially a Romano-British product; they do however embody native artistic taste in both form and decoration. Many are decorated with cells of contrasting coloured enamel.

Well on to my finds managed 4 Silver coins :P one a very debased Roman Silver, my Third William shilling this month a sixpence, and the Best of the day for me...a very small Edward1V Hammered Half Penny You know the machines
doing it's job when you get these tiny coins

Managed to get six Roma Bronze coins, one with some nice detail the coming weeks look like being good, as our fields are going to be ploughed, the field were the Brooch come from was deep ploughed today, but very heavy going, the Brooch was just laying on top of the soil

SS

 

[romeo-1]

You made some nice finds but that brooch is pretty spectacular!

 

[shaun7]

Congrats to Michael on the brooch

You had a good day there, looks like the same hammered as mine

 

[Silver Searcher]

You made some nice finds but that brooch is pretty spectacular!

Yep...things like that take some Topping

SS

 

[Silver Searcher]

Congrats to Michael on the brooch

You had a good day there, looks like the same hammered as mine

Mines a half penny of Edward1V, yours is a penny of either Edward11 or third

SS

 

[Woodland Detectors]

That is amazing! Thank you for sharing that

 

[Wldbil]

Great Find... Congrats

 

[cntrydncr1]

That brooch is awesome but you had some nice coin finds too. good hunt!

 

[HISPAN]

all left on Monday to hunt ..... a good day and a spectacular brooch. these pins do not have them in my country.
Felicidade both.

 

[Argentium]

Stupifying finds man !!! I'm basically speechless - Argentium.

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Love that old silver !!

Keep @ It and HH !!

 

[pepperj]

The brooch is too cool. Nice selection of silvers.

 

[Tnmountains]

Nice finds SS !!! Looks like you guys will be pulling in a lot after its ploughed. Always enjoy seeing what ya been digging. Good luck and will be looking to see what you all dig.
Good luck!!
TnMtns

 

[timbobwey]

Great finds! You guys are killin it over there

 

[Skelly607]

That is a nice brooch,,,tell your friend WTG!

 

[Silver Searcher]

Nice finds SS !!! Looks like you guys will be pulling in a lot after its ploughed. Always enjoy seeing what ya been digging. Good luck and will be looking to see what you all dig.
Good luck!!
TnMtns

The farmer said he wasn't ploughing our two main fields this year well he'd done one, I hope he doe's the Villa field if he doe's...then watch this space

SS

 

[Silver Searcher]

all left on Monday to hunt ..... a good day and a spectacular brooch. these pins do not have them in my country.
Felicidade both.

Nearly a two thousand years in the ground and the pin still intact, like the day it was made

SS

 

[HISPAN]

all left on Monday to hunt ..... a good day and a spectacular brooch. these pins do not have them in my country.
Felicidade both.

Nearly a two thousand years in the ground and the pin still intact, like the day it was made

SS

if you hunt many Roman brooches in the UK, for here always the type of razor Gillette (the elongated)
Hispan.

 

[tuatara]

Another point for Michael. The brooch might be Roman but it's very Celtic in design with its body like a Celtic knot

 

[Silver Searcher]

Another point for Michael. The brooch might be Roman but it's very Celtic in design with its body like a Celtic knot

You didn't read my write up on the Brooch

SS