Byzantine half follis, xvii century medallion, button and musket ball

[DiggingSicilia]

Found these today. Coin is Constans II half follis.

 

[Mackaydon]

Great coin !! 641-668 AD.
Can you post a pic of the obverse?
Of five potential mints can you determine which one?
Don in SoCal

 

[DiggingSicilia]

Great coin !! 641-668 AD.
Can you post a pic of the obverse?
Can you determine the mint?
Don in SoCal

It's Syracuse mint. I'll post the cleaned up pictures, soaking it now. It very thick but not the same thickness all the way across.

 

[DiggingSicilia]

It's Syracuse mint. I'll post the cleaned up pictures, soaking it now. It very thick but not the same thickness all the way across.

 

[Mackaydon]

Looks like "Sear 1113"; if so, the mint year is 651/2

Don in SoCal

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Wow ... that's fantastic !

 

[DiggingSicilia]

Looks like "Sear 1113"; if so, the mint year is 651/2

Don in SoCal

Thanks for the info. This was my 3rd or 4th time detecting the same area. I keep adjusting the settings on my Equinox 800 to see if it makes a difference. Seems to work. I will detect the same area for a while. This area I think may have been a road. The number of square horseshoe nails is ridiculous and no matter what setting they always sound like copper coins. Probably due to the nice round top.

 

[DiggingSicilia]

The number of square horseshoe nails

 

[Mackaydon]

At least you' are in an area of human occupation 1400 years ago.
Keep swinging and digging !!
Don in SoCal.

 

[DiggingSicilia]

At least you' are in an area of human occupation 1400 years ago.
Keep swinging and digging !!
Don in SoCal.

Even longer, I'm spending a week this summer at Morgantina with the dig going on there. The earliest settlement was 1000-900 bc

 

[Mackaydon]

Unfortunately, you wont find any coins in a 1000-900BC strata; they had yet to be 'invented'.
Don.....

 

[oldmxrat]

Very cool finds, congrats!

 

[DiggingSicilia]

Unfortunately, you wont find any coins in a 1000-900BC strata; they had yet to be 'invented'.
Don.....

We will be in working in an area inhabited from 300-100 BCE.

 

[Mackaydon]

10,000 Greek/Roman coins have already been found in Morgantina so you're certainly in the right area.
Do you have this book in your reference library?

Morgantina Studies, Volume II

press.princeton.edu

Don in SoCal

 

[Digger RJ]

Found these today. Coin is Constans II half follis.

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Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!