CRUSADER
Emerald Member
Cru'Dads KILLER 3rd C Roman Brooch!
We started on a pasture field that a farmer told us about last week, he was keen for us to try it. After 45 minutes with just 1 musket ball & no encouraging signs we decided to move to plan B.
Plan B is a large field that we tried for the first time at the beginning of the year, we stopped as the Wheat got too high but had a hunch where to try next. As luck would have it the owner has left it fallow/stubble but its in good condition with really flat stubble & no weed. We spent 2.5 hours starting our gridding on the edge that we liked to look of, second dig was a Roman coin, so game on...
1 good button
12 Roman Coins in 2.5 hours (which beat by 2, our last 3 days effort on this land)
Medieval Buckle & Pin
Dad got the star find in the shape of a complete large 3rd Century AD Open Frame Brooch. I had never seen one, its a RARE find with only 2 similar examples on the UKDFD, can't find any on the PAS (if someone does, let us know). No examples in Hattatt's Brooch Book, 6 different types in 'Roman buckles & military fittings', but none match the type Dad found.
They were more like buckles & were on a broad waist belt (or balteus).
Another good short hunt in lean types...
We started on a pasture field that a farmer told us about last week, he was keen for us to try it. After 45 minutes with just 1 musket ball & no encouraging signs we decided to move to plan B.
Plan B is a large field that we tried for the first time at the beginning of the year, we stopped as the Wheat got too high but had a hunch where to try next. As luck would have it the owner has left it fallow/stubble but its in good condition with really flat stubble & no weed. We spent 2.5 hours starting our gridding on the edge that we liked to look of, second dig was a Roman coin, so game on...
1 good button
12 Roman Coins in 2.5 hours (which beat by 2, our last 3 days effort on this land)
Medieval Buckle & Pin
Dad got the star find in the shape of a complete large 3rd Century AD Open Frame Brooch. I had never seen one, its a RARE find with only 2 similar examples on the UKDFD, can't find any on the PAS (if someone does, let us know). No examples in Hattatt's Brooch Book, 6 different types in 'Roman buckles & military fittings', but none match the type Dad found.
They were more like buckles & were on a broad waist belt (or balteus).
Another good short hunt in lean types...
Amazon Forum Fav 👍
Attachments
Upvote
0
