Bavaria Mike
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- Location
- Bavaria Germany
- Detector(s) used
- Minelab XT70, Fisher 1280, Garrett Ace 250 and MH5
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Have been busy all week but managed a few hours here and there. Had an unexpected business trip to the north of Frankfurt Germany, Roman and Celtic country there so I took the detector with. Detected a field for about 2 hours but only found an 1876 copper 2 Pfennig coin, I will be there all next week as well so should get some good detecting time in. Back home I detected a field that has produced my oldest German coins, oldest being from the 1300s. Got about 2.5 hours on it, the first hour was painfully slow with just a few pieces of trash. I pounded that area last year and did well. After the first hour things picked up with a few nice finds, little trash and 9 Ox shoes. Here is some of the better finds: Obverse from 4 of 9 coins found, top an 1851 copper 1 Kreuzer, an 1876 copper 2 Pfennig, bottom a 1924 brass aluminum 10 Rentepfennig and a 1925 brass aluminum 10 Reichspfennig.
Reverse of the coins.
A few interesting relics, top left a watch winder, a small battle ax that is a pin and the pin is still intact, an old thimble maybe 1700s, a button with what looks like a water buffalo and an alligator, a small piece of lead that would have been attached to a lead seal possibly the lead seal beside it with the initials LS and a musket ball.
A friend on another forum has IDed the battle axe. I understand it is an award given here in Germany in 1940 for Winter work. An interesting piece of history, I would have know idea had I not found it. Example picture (borrowed) of the battle ax, mine is second from the left.
Obverse of a possible late 1600s silver coin, on the legend from 0900 to 1400 are the words MONETA ARGENT, I have a 1675 2/3 silver Thaler with those words on it. Too bad the coin is in poor condition.
Reverse of the silver, I’ll try to post what I can read of the legend later, it’s very hard to read.
Obverse of a nice little 1699 silver coin from Kaiser Leopold I in fair condition, the size of a Dime. This field has been really good to me!
Reverse of the 1699, date is at the 1100 and 1400 positions. Thanks for looking and HH, Mike
Reverse of the coins.
A few interesting relics, top left a watch winder, a small battle ax that is a pin and the pin is still intact, an old thimble maybe 1700s, a button with what looks like a water buffalo and an alligator, a small piece of lead that would have been attached to a lead seal possibly the lead seal beside it with the initials LS and a musket ball.
A friend on another forum has IDed the battle axe. I understand it is an award given here in Germany in 1940 for Winter work. An interesting piece of history, I would have know idea had I not found it. Example picture (borrowed) of the battle ax, mine is second from the left.
Obverse of a possible late 1600s silver coin, on the legend from 0900 to 1400 are the words MONETA ARGENT, I have a 1675 2/3 silver Thaler with those words on it. Too bad the coin is in poor condition.
Reverse of the silver, I’ll try to post what I can read of the legend later, it’s very hard to read.
Obverse of a nice little 1699 silver coin from Kaiser Leopold I in fair condition, the size of a Dime. This field has been really good to me!
Reverse of the 1699, date is at the 1100 and 1400 positions. Thanks for looking and HH, Mike
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