Bavaria Mike
Gold Member
- Feb 7, 2005
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- Detector(s) used
- Minelab XT70, Fisher 1280, Garrett Ace 250 and MH5
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I got out yesterday for about an hour on the corn field I have been detecting for the last time until the next plowing. The corn is now a good 6” and I almost completed the detectable parts of the field. The farmer came by and plowed between the rows to kill off the weeds which were not bad, had a quick chat with him and the town Mayor also came by walking his little ankle biter dog, gave him a wave of the shovel to say hello, we see each other often here, LOL. Detecting here is very comfortable for me. Made a few finds and a very interesting ring. A utensil handle hallmarked “REIN ALUM”=”PURE ALUMINUM” at least it is pure aluminum and the remnants of a lead horse.
Found this ring that looks to be from the Bronze Age or around 3000+ years old. Metal seems to be bronze, very heavy and it has a beautiful grey/black patina. It is 16mm long, this side shows some wear and the ring looks to have molded itself to a finger after wearing it for a very long time.
Another view of the opposite side.
An open end view, approximately 18mm wide, note the wear marks where a finger could have worn the ring down some.
The other end view. I could be totally wrong about the ring being Bronze Age, it just has that presence of Bronze Age, could be post Medieval or even a piece of farm or construction material but, I doubt it. I am open for opinions.
Got out today for an hour on the field where I found a Bronze Age bronze bar, the crop is not coming in very well here and there are a lot of bare spots. Found a poor condition 1790 One Kreuzer copper coin. Obverse.
Reverse of the 1790, in the middle it reads “EIN KREUZER 1790” with a wreath around the rim. Also found a very old musket ball not pictured.
Thought I would share this bit of German culture. This is called a Hollunder flower, an edible flower. It is dipped into a batter and fried, then sprinkled with a powdered sugar. Very tasty, I would not eat them the first few times it was offered to me. They also make tea with the blooms. HH, Mike
Found this ring that looks to be from the Bronze Age or around 3000+ years old. Metal seems to be bronze, very heavy and it has a beautiful grey/black patina. It is 16mm long, this side shows some wear and the ring looks to have molded itself to a finger after wearing it for a very long time.
Another view of the opposite side.
An open end view, approximately 18mm wide, note the wear marks where a finger could have worn the ring down some.
The other end view. I could be totally wrong about the ring being Bronze Age, it just has that presence of Bronze Age, could be post Medieval or even a piece of farm or construction material but, I doubt it. I am open for opinions.
Got out today for an hour on the field where I found a Bronze Age bronze bar, the crop is not coming in very well here and there are a lot of bare spots. Found a poor condition 1790 One Kreuzer copper coin. Obverse.
Reverse of the 1790, in the middle it reads “EIN KREUZER 1790” with a wreath around the rim. Also found a very old musket ball not pictured.
Thought I would share this bit of German culture. This is called a Hollunder flower, an edible flower. It is dipped into a batter and fried, then sprinkled with a powdered sugar. Very tasty, I would not eat them the first few times it was offered to me. They also make tea with the blooms. HH, Mike
And a copper 1790...
