2020 in Review Roman, Medieval and Much More

[nkellam22]

I had a great 2020 and despite all the lockdowns I still managed a few good outings.
With this being my first full year in Europe I am very happy with the quality of some of my finds. I'm still kinda stuck in the post-medieval era for the most part but a few lucky digs have been able to push back the dates a little bit.
I hope you enjoy looking at my highlights.

I apologize in advance for the long post.

First, we have to look at the coins (all of these pictured here date from the late 1600's-1899.)


A nice little 2 centimes from France dated 1862


A worn yet identifiable liard de France from 1695-1699


A liard from Luxembourg dated 1759


A super neat half liard from Luxembourg dated 1783


A 12 deniers coin from France made from 1791-1793. Not silver but Bell metal. Had me fooled for a bit though!


A crisp Dutch 1 cent coin from 1828


And my only non-Roman silver coin this year. A crusty yet beautiful German 1 Mark from 1899.




Now, for the RELICS


One of my true highlights of the year was this STUNNING seal matrix from around the 14th century


Another relic from the medieval era is this broken buckle piece from the 14th century.


As always a bit of bling is appreciated. Modern 8ct gold ring with possible sapphire


A nice WW1-WW2 era British cap badge from East Lancashire


A chunky 19th-century solid silver spoon


A beautiful silver Fireman's medallion awarded for 20 years of service. 1882 is the year the organization was founded, not the year it was made.


A tiny French military button from the Napoleonic wars. Circa 1800.


A late 17th-century spectacle buckle



Now, for my favorite section of finds. My ROMAN COINS! Sadly no Roman relics but the coins make me more than happy.


A CONSTANTIUS II coin dating from 348-352AD


And my favorite find of the year. A silver Roman Denarius from Elagabalus dating from 218-222AD



Also, I can't forget, my small collection of fossils found along the way. All of which are small marine creatures.


A nice photo with my top ten finds all in one place



Thanks for taking the time to look at my post. I wish you all a great day and good luck in 2021!

 

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[Wildcat1750]

Great wrap up of the year's finds ~ Thanks for sharing!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

What a fantastic bunch of finds !

Good Hunting !

 

[Digger RJ]

Awesome Year!!!! Congrats!!!!!

 

[Mackaydon]

0utstanding finds; congrats !!

Don.....

 

[jewelerguy]

outstanding finds!

 

[CRUSADER]

Looks like a good year.

Spec Buckles like that are tough to pin a date on, could easily be 16th C. Most of the average size ones like that one went on a line up each leather boot. The more buckles you had, the more money.

The Roman Fibula (Brooches), can't bee far away.....

 

[shinyrockmaster69]

wowoauwa!!!!111!!61!!1 this is a jvery nice find. some of thouse coins had very nice busts mm yes nice bust i like the coins in the bust yes bust. i thoughjt that some of the cjoins wer realy old but not that old because 1969 (nice). i like youjr coins fmore coishn please. ithought the fifthj coin was 1969 butwas actujaly 1420!!!)!)! nice, Had me fooled for a bit though!

 

[nkellam22]

wowoauwa!!!!111!!61!!1 this is a jvery nice find. some of thouse coins had very nice busts mm yes nice bust i like the coins in the bust yes bust. i thoughjt that some of the cjoins wer realy old but not that old because 1969 (nice). i like youjr coins fmore coishn please. ithought the fifthj coin was 1969 butwas actujaly 1420!!!)!)! nice, Had me fooled for a bit though!

Tanks foor the rply. Iappreate the supprt.
It did hav me fooled for a bit tho t2

 

[Tony in SC]

Outstanding finds!! Good pics also.

 

[vpone]

wow outstanding big congrats!!

vp