Coins, rings, slingshots and other!

[vince76]

Hi everybuddy!
I hope everyone is doing great.
Finally, i could go out for two days.
First of all i would like to post this lead bullet, probably medieval.
It looks as it was crashed on a hard surface and then someone drilled a hole on it, stamped something and used it as a neckless. Who knows, maybe he was shot from this bullet but something ( maybe an armour) saved his life.




The second interesting find is this small roman earring. I found it with the 13 inch x35 coil. The signal was very clear.



Septimius Severus AR Denarius. Rome Mint 201 AD. Obverse: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right. Reverse: FVNDATOR PACIS, Severus, togate, standing left holding olive branch in right and scroll in left. References: RIC 265, RSC III 205. Size: 18mm, 3.40g




Antigonos Gonatas 277-239 BC. 5.9 gr. Helmeted head of Athena right / Helmeted Pan standing right, erecting trophy with small human figure in between.




EPIDAMNOS - DYRRACHIUM 250-229 BC ILLYRIA ... PEGASUS
15mm silver drachm, 2.41 grams
O: head of Herakles facing right
R: AYR around Pegasus flying to the right




Venice - Italy, Doge Jacopo Contarini (1275-1280 A.D.), AR grosso matapan (20 mm, 2.15 g) Christ Enthroned Near EF




Bronze and a very special silver ring.




Lead slingshots bullets, probably roman.

Other stuff



Strange kind if hammer.


Knifes

The trash was not missing




Ive been finding a lot of these small ugly rusty nails and most of the time they sound like coins. This time i found out how were they used.

 

[Steve in PA]

Wow! That is some amazing stuff and in great shape for the most part.

 

[Plumbata]

Some beautiful ancient treasure you have there, it's good to see you back! I wonder about the riveted piece of bronze in the picture of the "junk", it looks potentially interesting, a hinge piece from ancient leather armor maybe? Thanks for sharing, the grosso is awesome and I always love seeing your different ancient projectile weapon artifacts, lovely spread!

 

[Red-Coat]

Those are some great finds.

I would think that your 'stamped bullet drilled for a necklace' is actually a lead seal and was made as such. This one happens to be Roman. Ignore the design, because I'm not showing that for comparison... but compare the back, including the hole running across it. You'll see that same kind of construction through to the medieval period too.

 

[CalReg]

Wow...a lot of cool stuff there...congrats!

 

[Kray Gelder]

Awesome, historic finds! Wow!

 

[mindcrime1988]

Lots of nice relics and coins. Congrats on the finds.

 

[vince76]

Those are some great finds.

I would think that your 'stamped bullet drilled for a necklace' is actually a lead seal and was made as such. This one happens to be Roman. Ignore the design, because I'm not showing that for comparison... but compare the back, including the hole running across it. You'll see that same kind of construction through to the medieval period too.

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Wow, thats great! I’ve never seen such a lead seal and i hope i have not thrown them away. I thought it might be medieval because i find a lot of these bullets.View attachment 1852503

 

[CRUSADER]

Those are some great finds.

I would think that your 'stamped bullet drilled for a necklace' is actually a lead seal and was made as such. This one happens to be Roman. Ignore the design, because I'm not showing that for comparison... but compare the back, including the hole running across it. You'll see that same kind of construction through to the medieval period too.

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You beat me to it.

Its a Roman period Seal for transporting & sealing important documents. Like military orders.

 

[CRUSADER]

Welcome back, thought you had gone.

Great bunch of finds. Cru'dad had a really nice Sept Sev. on Saturday!

 

[CRUSADER]

Wow, thats great! I’ve never seen such a lead seal and i hope i have not thrown them away. I thought it might be medieval because i find a lot of these bullets.View attachment 1852503

They are rare & historically important. I've only had 2 ever.

 

[pepperj]

Very nice Vince, what a great assortment of history. Liking the Doge Jacopo Contarini silver, great condition.
In the photo "other stuff" lower left corner is that a bronze spear point?

 

[PetesPockets55]

Excellent group of finds.

Is that a medieval horseshoe the nails are attached to?

And that middle eastern coin (5th from the bottom) appears to have been made in 1839 (1, "backwards 7", 0 0 using the Solar Hejira)

Here is a link to a great site ( Creo-unity Time Machine ) to help anyone that is interested in figuring out dates for many older foreign coins using different Chronological systems. It takes some time to get used to how it works but can be really helpful. The different countries to choose from is on the left side of the page.

 

[vince76]

Some beautiful ancient treasure you have there, it's good to see you back! I wonder about the riveted piece of bronze in the picture of the "junk", it looks potentially interesting, a hinge piece from ancient leather armor maybe? Thanks for sharing, the grosso is awesome and I always love seeing your different ancient projectile weapon artifacts, lovely spread!

Hey buddy! Thank you! You mean this piece?
I thought it might be some decoration for the horses!

 

[vince76]

Welcome back, thought you had gone.

Great bunch of finds. Cru'dad had a really nice Sept Sev. on Saturday!

No, I'm not gone yet, "only the good die young"
I'm glad you are still in the forum.
Congrats to Cru'dad.

 

[Scrappy]

Those are some great finds.

I would think that your 'stamped bullet drilled for a necklace' is actually a lead seal and was made as such. This one happens to be Roman. Ignore the design, because I'm not showing that for comparison... but compare the back, including the hole running across it. You'll see that same kind of construction through to the medieval period too.

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My thoughts exactly. Good to see you posting Vince. That’s quite a nice haul and indeed, that ring is special.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Outstanding hunt, so many cool recoveries!

 

[Westfront]

Good to see you back detecting. Some awesome finds and variety like most of your hunts. Great seal you don't see often.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Great set of finds, my friend.

The sling bullets are really nice. I like the coins too. AND that seal. Good to see you post. Good luck out there!

 

[vince76]

Thanks guys! I hope I can bring more finds. I'm glad to know you all are ok.