Day 17 - Big Grass Field - FANTASTIC (2 hour hunt)

[CRUSADER]

Only had 2 hours of light to continue the hunt. (4 man hours).

Finally the systematic approach paid off, we have covered many acres & still have plenty to do, but a least we now have a Very Rare find;

(my best guess, as I have seen none similar)
Iron Age (Celtic) bronze mount of a Boar Head. Broken from a larger piece which I guess had two heads (in mirror image). The boar was a extremely popular Celtic icon, coming second only to the horse. Several Celtic coins have the boar, but this type of mount I have never seen. Could be a bucket mount?? Needs museum input to get to the bottom of this one. cica 100BC-50AD

Also a very damaged hammered penny of Elizabeth I 1580s
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Bag Seal
Possibly a Iron Age Spindal Whorl as its smaller than normal, very basic & very black.
and bits.....

 

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[FloridaBill]

Wow the finds just continue to get better congrats.

 

[chrisplay2004]

It's just keeps producing, what an awsome field...
Your doing a great job cleanin-up and scoring big... 8)

 

[robfinds]

Nice boars head Crusader, like you say could be a bucket mount,but i've only seen these as bulls heads.

HH- Robert

 

[Baggins]

It is truly amazing all the great stuff you have been pulling out of that field!
HH
Baggins

 

[CRUSADER]

It is truly amazing all the great stuff you have been pulling out of that field!
HH
Baggins

I understand what you mean but this is our first decent find from this field which has been one of our least productive

Makes it all worth it though

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Nice finds! Sure looks like a spindle whorl. I don't know about the boars head, looks like a cow head to me but does look old. I found some old American clad, 1967 and and old Euro coin today, 2002, LOL. HH, Mike

 

[civilman1]

Definetley look's like a boar's head,long snout and all....Great find's in my eye's.Congrat's and HH!!

 

[wyattrr]

Nice Relics...Cool Pics...HH

 

[SoreKneesDayton]

Nice finds crusader 8)

 

[Kas]

That's a fender ornament for a hog/Harley.

Nice finds.

 

[JC dig's]

I've said it before "you find the coolest stuff"

 

[bookfisher]

Wow! Amazing, Incredible, I'm Speechless!

 

[BuckleBoy]

Wow! A celtic relic AND a hammered! I'm happy for you, Crusader--and I'm REALLY glad that your persistence with that field finally paid off.

Well done!


-Buckleboy

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice finds! Sure looks like a spindle whorl. I don't know about the boars head, looks like a cow head to me but does look old. I found some old American clad, 1967 and and old Euro coin today, 2002, LOL. HH, Mike

Definately a boar, as it has a tusk poking from its mouth. It looks better in the hand as its hard to photo.

 

[CRUSADER]

Wow! A celtic relic AND a hammered! I'm happy for you, Crusader--and I'm REALLY glad that your persistence with that field finally paid off.
Well done!
-Buckleboy

I think we know that persistence, patience & optimism is the key to finding more finds. My dad on these types of fields get very frustrated when getting very little. Yesterday I said 'we should get hammered out of this area', he thought 'well I not sure.....' It just happened I said it on the same run that the hammered came out & suddenly he's motivated again. I know the systematic approach will pay in the end, if we do a whole field & get nothing of great interest then this is a result too. Cross it off the list, its no longer on the mind. On to the next....

I'm going out in 10 minutes, I hope the rain holds off....

 

[gandalf]

Brilliant finds Crusader, it certainly looks as if you have hit on the right approach. Keep searching.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Was it up near the high ground the best fields are allways the quit ones in my experience

 

[allen]

way to go on those terrific finds...

 

[BuckleBoy]

Wow! A celtic relic AND a hammered! I'm happy for you, Crusader--and I'm REALLY glad that your persistence with that field finally paid off.
Well done!
-Buckleboy

I think we know that persistence, patience & optimism is the key to finding more finds. My dad on these types of fields get very frustrated when getting very little. Yesterday I said 'we should get hammered out of this area', he thought 'well I not sure.....' It just happened I said it on the same run that the hammered came out & suddenly he's motivated again. I know the systematic approach will pay in the end, if we do a whole field & get nothing of great interest then this is a result too. Cross it off the list, its no longer on the mind. On to the next....

I'm going out in 10 minutes, I hope the rain holds off....

I wholeheartedly agree! We do the same thing with the housesites here. Until the site is gridded off and worked out, or until we get a "No" from the property owner, it is impossible to get the site out of my mind. After that, we move on to the next site. Those fields are expansive--and I know that a single hammered coin is like a needle in a haystack. I've dug over 75 pounds of iron out of a site before in order to find a 1905 Nickel--so I completely understand. Keep up the Good Work, Crusader.

-Buckleboy