Exploring New Land...Day 2...

[CRUSADER]

Dad had lined up some fresh fields. But I was unhappy with yesterdays search, as I felt the Roman story (site) was in there somewhere. I had restudied the aerials & had a new target.
After 3 hours we had zero in on the area I had targetted & got the odd bit of pot, a better sign was the increase in Iron & Lead activity & finally we hit a few Roman Coins (9 in total). 1 Album coin of Arcadius (quite hard to get).

Part of a Medieval Ring Brooch
Lizzy I Hammered Silver Penny
Livery Button
Early Spoon Bowl

Having found the site we left the Wheat crop alone & moved back to Plan A.

We will return

 

[CRUSADER]

Went back to plan A - which was a choice of 5 newly sewn bean fields (never searched). We hit one of the small ones with a nice looking hill. We had to detect blind as the aerials showed up nothing.

Had a wander looking for good signs, it took awhile but I started finding Roman Pottery shards (about 15 pieces in total), so started to grid that area. No Roman Coins First time this has happened with the Lead & pottery showing So further work is needed, as we only did just over 1 hour.

It all came good at the last minute, Dad dug/well picked off the top a lovely early French Jetton.
A button I haven't seen before - Copper front & tombac reverse, looks 18th C but a strange mix
17th C Button

11th Century 'Urnes' style Viking Mount - you can see the 2 typical Viking Beast Heads (Snakes), & intertwinned body with a Niello inlay. I've not seen this type before & will need to research its function

A good finish in a tough month

 

[HISPAN]

Good Viking find ...
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[Nutriasub]

Very nice find
I would love to see the roman coins cleaned, they are always hard to see on your posts.

Thanks for sharing the finds

Congrats!!

Nutria

 

[shaun7]

Another good day.....the Jetton is a cracker

 

[CRUSADER]

Very nice find
I would love to see the roman coins cleaned, they are always hard to see on your posts.

Thanks for sharing the finds

Congrats!!

Nutria

Most of them have nothing to see, the nitrates have distroyed them, no cleaning will help. When I get good ones, you will see OK (we get 1000 a year, so we have to hit to odd good one)

 

[Nutriasub]

Thanks a bunch Crusader!!

I'm eagerly waiting for those good romans...

i hate those chemicals on the fields, I'm sure its the same stuff that has been eating my coins!!

Nutria

 

[CRUSADER]

Thanks a bunch Crusader!!

I'm eagerly waiting for those good romans...

i hate those chemicals on the fields, I'm sure its the same stuff that has been eating my coins!!

Nutria

My best Roman Coins were last year from a wood Cleared that site, so will have to fight the odds. My Roman Sites (& we have now discovered many) are not ready until Harvest (Sept)

 

[CRUSADER]

Another good day.....the Jetton is a cracker

Yeah, you know how I like the thicker early type Tend to hold up a little better.