Back On The Road!!Stunning Roman Silver.

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Hello all...

went back to the Roman road this afternoon for a short hunt, the ground was baked hard and difficult to detect :-\ but still managed to have a great hunt :headbang:

No hammered today but mannaged one of the best Roman Silvers to date :o I will have to ID it later as I am off out for a drink with the family anyway to keep it short have a look at the pictures :notworthy:
 

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Very nice Antoninus Pius 8) 8) 8)
 

amazing finds! you are a lucky person to have acess to this place!
 

IMHO a worthy "Banner find." You must be smiling from ear to ear. :notworthy:
 

beautiful finds again SS :icon_thumleft:
 

LeonW said:
IMHO a worthy "Banner find." You must be smiling from ear to ear. :notworthy:
:hello: thanks for the comments, and welcome to the T Net, were are you from :hello:
 

CRUSADER said:
Very nice Antoninus Pius 8) 8) 8)
Thanks, it's a nice coin but debased :-\ but that doesn't detract from the nice strike :thumbsup: it's actually a coin of Caracalla who ruled under Septimus Severus :thumbsup:
 

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Silver Searcher said:
CRUSADER said:
Very nice Antoninus Pius 8) 8) 8)
Thanks, it's a nice coin but debased :-\ but that doesn't detract from the nice strike :thumbsup: it's actually a coin of Caracalla who ruled under Septimus Severus :thumbsup:

good point, only had a quick read of the legend, never got the book out. Makes more sence now with the boyish looks, I think he started at 8 years old!!
 

CRUSADER said:
Silver Searcher said:
CRUSADER said:
Very nice Antoninus Pius 8) 8) 8)
Thanks, it's a nice coin but debased :-\ but that doesn't detract from the nice strike :thumbsup: it's actually a coin of Caracalla who ruled under Septimus Severus :thumbsup:

good point, only had a quick read of the legend, never got the book out. Makes more sence now with the boyish looks, I think he started at 8 years old!!
Very confusing some times :icon_scratch:
 

I have a soft spot for these types of Roman Silver, the earlier the better (I think). The big chucky ones with the raised heads, very nice to get :icon_thumright:

It will be some time until we get onto the right fields for anymore of these. We are aiming for 15 this year, doesn't sound much but you know how hard they are to find normally! We are already on 6, so we are roughly on target. I'm positive the XP will bag a few in some of my Favourite Roman Sites 8)
 

CRUSADER said:
I have a soft spot for these types of Roman Silver, the earlier the better (I think). The big chucky ones with the raised heads, very nice to get :icon_thumright:

It will be some time until we get onto the right fields for anymore of these. We are aiming for 15 this year, doesn't sound much but you know how hard they are to find normally! We are already on 6, so we are roughly on target. I'm positive the XP will bag a few in some of my Favourite Roman Sites 8)
This one come out the ground nearly all green, but it's cleaned up well, still on the light side though :-\
 

Silver Searcher said:
CRUSADER said:
I have a soft spot for these types of Roman Silver, the earlier the better (I think). The big chucky ones with the raised heads, very nice to get :icon_thumright:

It will be some time until we get onto the right fields for anymore of these. We are aiming for 15 this year, doesn't sound much but you know how hard they are to find normally! We are already on 6, so we are roughly on target. I'm positive the XP will bag a few in some of my Favourite Roman Sites 8)
This one come out the ground nearly all green, but it's cleaned up well, still on the light side though :-\

Now that you say that, I think you have done an excellent cleaning job (Lemon juice?).

Funny how some come out completely black, some patchy, some green, & some as clean as yours is now & often from the same field.
 

CRUSADER said:
Silver Searcher said:
CRUSADER said:
I have a soft spot for these types of Roman Silver, the earlier the better (I think). The big chucky ones with the raised heads, very nice to get :icon_thumright:

It will be some time until we get onto the right fields for anymore of these. We are aiming for 15 this year, doesn't sound much but you know how hard they are to find normally! We are already on 6, so we are roughly on target. I'm positive the XP will bag a few in some of my Favourite Roman Sites 8)
This one come out the ground nearly all green, but it's cleaned up well, still on the light side though :-\

Now that you say that, I think you have done an excellent cleaning job (Lemon juice?).

Funny how some come out completely black, some patchy, some green, & some as clean as yours is now & often from the same field.
not lemon juice, genolite just dabed on to remoove bronze staining :thumbsup:
 

Definitely a great find...banner!! Congrats on your finds!!
 

That's one fantastic coin Mr searcher, got to be a banner coin surely !. Keep up the good work. :icon_thumright: :icon_thumleft:
 

:hello: Great hunt !!
 

Terrific find. Looks like it must have fallen off the mint cart--the detail is very good. And the other finds look real great too. Got to say, was very thoughtful of that Roman to drop their change for you.
 

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