1st of the Barley Stubble Fields....

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4 hour solo hunt, although Cru'Dad sat on a chair & help log the coins whilst they bailed up the straw around us. The harvest is early this year & they are even taking in the oilseed rape!
We were lucky that the earliest Barley to come in, just happened to be one of our many Roman Sites. I wasn't expecting much because we covered it last year whilst drilled & rolled.
Happy enough with the end result;

Crotal Bell
17th C Pot Leg
6 Roman Coins - 1 imitation Constantine I, its by far the most convincing one I have ever seen. I argued with Cru'dad for awhile thinking it was way to good. After some research we are now both convinced & the British Museum will confirm in time. The biggest clue is the blundered Obv & Rev Legends.
1708 Sixpence only my 2nd ever of Queen Anne. This being far better than the near smooth love token. I thought I may need it for my brought collection as its a fairly high value buy, but I do have it. I will probably end up giving it to the farmer.

UPDATE:
From the British Museum on the Roman Coin;
''Yes, it looks like it probably is. It should be a VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP reverse type I think but it all looks a little off, especially with the obverse and reverse types struck on a flan bigger than the die. I’ll have a closer look at it when we meet next''
 

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Imitation Constantine...as in a counterfeit? Very interesting, and the condition is remarkable.

Congrats on all, and I love the Queen Anne silver.
 

Ahhh, the elusive Queen Anne. Elusive on your side of the pond - nearly impossible on mine! Congrats on that Cru
 

Nice looking coins Cru ! You would have to know your business to spot the imitation - good eye !
 

Well done.

2nd picture... far right ... ? ? ?
 

Congratualtions on the killer hunt! :notworthy:
 

Well done.

2nd picture... far right ... ? ? ?

Pot leg

Liking the Roman and the especially the sixpence, she doesn't show up often.
 

Always love your posts you should open a Museum!!!!!!!
 

Imitation Constantine...as in a counterfeit? Very interesting, and the condition is remarkable.

Congrats on all, and I love the Queen Anne silver.
Yes, Contemporary Counterfeit otherwise called a 'barbarous imitation'. What amazes me is that is the word barbarous implies a primitive Culture but the Non-Romans (Maybe Celts) that produced this one did a near perfect job. If it wasn't for the Legends no-one would be any the wiser.
 

Well done.

2nd picture... far right ... ? ? ?
Four of these bronze pot legs went on a shallow flat bottomed skillet type pot from the 17th C.
 

Yes, Contemporary Counterfeit otherwise called a 'barbarous imitation'. What amazes me is that is the word barbarous implies a primitive Culture but the Non-Romans (Maybe Celts) that produced this one did a near perfect job. If it wasn't for the Legends no-one would be any the wiser.

Ah yes, I have heard the term "barbarous radiate", didn't know what they were. Just read a quick history of them on the web. You're right, whoever created these coins was highly skilled, and I read they were created contemporarily and even possibly into the dark ages/Saxon times. I find this stuff all so very interesting, wish I was digging in Europe right now.
 

Great start to the harvest !! :occasion14:
 

Ah yes, I have heard the term "barbarous radiate", didn't know what they were. Just read a quick history of them on the web. You're right, whoever created these coins was highly skilled, and I read they were created contemporarily and even possibly into the dark ages/Saxon times. I find this stuff all so very interesting, wish I was digging in Europe right now.
"barbarous radiate" are the ones with the spikey crowns. This is a later copy than those.
None where produced in the early Saxon period as far as I'm aware. Many coins were keep in this period when many were drilled & used as jewelry.
 

UPDATE:
From the British Museum on the Roman Coin;
''Yes, it looks like it probably is. It should be a VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP reverse type I think but it all looks a little off, especially with the obverse and reverse types struck on a flan bigger than the die. I’ll have a closer look at it when we meet next''

As we thought because the reverse inscription is;VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINCI? IVN
 

Great finds! Love those coins! Congratulations.
 

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