Day 5 - Sheep Field - another hammered

[CRUSADER]

Its been raining for the last 3 days & we have very bad floods the worst for years. Its set to rain all weekend & I wasn't giving up & watching TV. Got my wet weather stuff on & went hunting, Dad made his excuses & dropped me of for 3.5 hours. It never stopped raining & my cheap waterproof coat was soaked through & so was I. The grass field was more like a swamp. After 1 hour of nothing, I was thinking;
"If I get 1 silver I will warm up,.............If I get one silver I will warm up" Guess what I warmed up after a nice silver hammered.

People sometimes ask how I find the good stuff & I explain it like this;
I once knew a specimen fisherman (in the days when I fished more than detected) who was asked " how do you catch so many large fish". He replied "by catching lots of small ones".

Henry III Penny 1247-72
Moneyer - Nichole
Mint - London
First one of this moneyer 8)
(This is the 3rd this year from this field, we had only plotted 5 previously in the whole field, still got over half to do)

A mystery Iron Age (Celtic) artefact (cica 2000 years old) might even be Bronze Age. Never seen anything like it in books or in collections. Looks like a Axehead pendant, could be votive??

Well worth getting rained on for 3.5 hours.

 

[eric in ks]

Great looking hammy. Some day I'll make it to Colchester. Always enjoy your post. Eric

 

[Nana40]

Stunning finds as usual, Cru! Congrats!!

Nana

 

[Silver Searcher]

Nice hammered mate.....ps the fire fox link doen't work either

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Nice Hammered, my friend! You are already kicking some butt.

Kirk

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice hammered mate.....ps the fire fox link doen't work either

Its working for me right now, although its a bit on/off. Maybe security settings?

 

[donny nj]

oh yeah....love those hammered!!! WTG!!

 

[RonO]

You are the most persistent detectorist that I know of. I'm sure that this accounts for a lot of your success. I applaud you, Crusader.
I love the Celtic axe pendant? and the hammered Henry III. What is the ring?
Ron in Georgia

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Wow you have us mesmorized by this sheep field.....excellent find....keep up the great job and hope you keep finding great relics and coins.

 

[ModernMiner]

Crusader,
Great finds! Worth getting soaked for sure. Is that a button inside the ring in the first picture?
Congrats,
MM

 

[CRUSADER]

What is the ring?

Its a link ring, maybe a harness ring but a bit weak.

 

[CRUSADER]

Crusader,
Is that a button inside the ring in the first picture?
Congrats,
MM

Yes a early 17th century type which was cast in two pieces. This is just the top, the base & loop has broken off.

 

[watercolor]

The only "little one" on your stringer today is the bullet

That pendant is absolutely striking!

Hope the fields dry out a bit for you. . . take care,
watercolor

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Great finds Crusader! Congrats on the hammered and that possible votive axehead pendant is very interesting, it looks very old and that patina is beautiful. Unfortunately the field has been hard on the patina. HH, Mike

 

[Southern_Boy]

You must have been nice and warm!!

 

[CRUSADER]

that possible votive axehead pendant is very interesting, it looks very old and that patina is beautiful. Unfortunately the field has been hard on the patina. HH, Mike

Where its not been knocked off the patina is lovely & smooth. I will record this with the archies & get a full ID, if they have seen one that is

 

[bootybay]

Crusader, your name must be all over the museum there..holey cow...what a totally awesome hammered..I love the pix on it...

 

[topdog]

WOW!!!! Now that's what I call oldies but goodies, congrats.

 

[Derek752]

I would hunt in a rainforest monsoon for a month to find a hammered silver !!!

Again extended 'Congrats" Mr Crusader 8)

D.

 

[Baggins]

Amazing finds! Thanks for posting!
HH
Baggins