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Cru'dad's time to shine - Our oldest Coin - WOW - Updated with a scan
I rang up our newbie detectorist friend & asked him if he wanted a couple of hours on the field we did well on last night. He said yes, so Dad & I sprung into action.
It was pouring down with rain most of the time. I picked the area & after 4 runs of nothing Dad started with his 'its not much good here, we will do better over there'. I shouted in my usual way 'you go where you want & I will carry on here'. He said grudgingly 'OK then I'll carry on'. I tell no lie, within 5 seconds of him starting the next run & with me a few paces ahead he shouts in a way that I knew was either the best Roman Silver EVER or it was a Celtic Gold! Second thought was true & we got to share the moment with our detecting friend (who ended up with 2 Roman coins, 1 of which is his best so far).
It was only 5 minutes ago I looked up the coin & realised its our oldest Coin ever!
Gallic War Type circa 60-50BC
Gold Stater
Gallo-Belgic E - imported from Gaulish tribe of Ambiani
Over 6g of soild Gold
VA54-1
One of the oldest Coins your likely to find in the UK (40 years earlier than this one is the earliest)
We are on fire - 5 Gold Coins this year (1st one to Dad but in his usual style its a cracker!)
Just to put the icing on the cake, I have 8 Roman Bronzes which takes us to 1000 this year!
Very debased Roman Silver
Roman Brooch
Roman Pin Head
UPDATED:
Tried a scan but it wasn't much better![:-\](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/undecided.gif "Undecided :-\")
Its better in the hand 
I rang up our newbie detectorist friend & asked him if he wanted a couple of hours on the field we did well on last night. He said yes, so Dad & I sprung into action.
It was pouring down with rain most of the time. I picked the area & after 4 runs of nothing Dad started with his 'its not much good here, we will do better over there'. I shouted in my usual way 'you go where you want & I will carry on here'. He said grudgingly 'OK then I'll carry on'. I tell no lie, within 5 seconds of him starting the next run & with me a few paces ahead he shouts in a way that I knew was either the best Roman Silver EVER or it was a Celtic Gold! Second thought was true & we got to share the moment with our detecting friend (who ended up with 2 Roman coins, 1 of which is his best so far).
It was only 5 minutes ago I looked up the coin & realised its our oldest Coin ever!
Gallic War Type circa 60-50BC
Gold Stater
Gallo-Belgic E - imported from Gaulish tribe of Ambiani
Over 6g of soild Gold
VA54-1
One of the oldest Coins your likely to find in the UK (40 years earlier than this one is the earliest)
We are on fire - 5 Gold Coins this year (1st one to Dad but in his usual style its a cracker!)
Just to put the icing on the cake, I have 8 Roman Bronzes which takes us to 1000 this year!
Very debased Roman Silver
Roman Brooch
Roman Pin Head
UPDATED:
Tried a scan but it wasn't much better
Its better in the hand Attachments
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Congrats on the awesome gold coin.
8) 8)
