Finds from The Roman Field

[Silver Searcher]

I'll keep it short and sweat with the story.. hit the field were I have been getting the Roman Silver and had a couple of firsts for me, first of a Henry11 (Tealby) Penny 1158-1180 this field really is producing the goods so called as over 5.000 of these pennies were found at Tealby Lincolnshire. Second and a first for me again was a Pilgrims Ampler which was worn around the neck of a Pilgrim and would have contained Holy Water sadly the top half is missing nice pattern on the front though, this field really is producing the goods . managed to get a few Roman bronzes but not much detail for any pictures did manage to get a fragment of a Roman Silver but again not much detail to sort out a ID Then something amazing and unexpected happened another Henry(Tealby) Penny almost bent double you don't get one after eight years of detecting then two come along managed another Edward1 Hammered this being my sixth Hammered Coin of the same field in five visits . Counting the fragment Roman Silvers I now have had six Roman Silvers of this field and six Hammered Coins plus three Victorian Silvers I just don't know what it will produce next in future visits

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

You are the best! Keep posting, bud!

Kirk

 

[Derek752]

What I would'nt give to dig those coins !

Way COOL finds Tyre !!

I am jealous

D.

 

[robfinds]

Nice Tealby penny been detecting since 84 and never had a full one yet !. The ampulla looks good also, wonder what shrine it's from ?. Leave some finds for me.

Robert.

 

[CRUSADER]

Git

 

[CRUSADER]

Seriously, have you kissed the blarnie stone?

I have to search parks whilst you get our years totals in Roman Silver in less than a month plus some of the rarist hammered you could hope to get

I'll have to struggle on the big grass field & hope for the best. You can carry on with your eyes shut & probably get a goldie next

I would have the week off work with that field

 

[CRUSADER]

Found out the buckle is 14th century. Not a type I have seen before & I have handled thousands

 

[wyattrr]

Whoa! Great finds, I'm jealous!! Congrats

 

[bookfisher]

I've said it before and I'll say it again - incredible finds, and ones us Yanks can only dream of!

 

[CRUSADER]

You were wondering why the PMd pictures were late material & the silver were early. Well that Late Siliqua of Valens (probably) shows what I was saying about the site being occupied for most of the Roman period. Could have had a Military dimension to it as well, or may have been where romans spent their money (although early Villa upon Villa is most likely)??

Is it good soil (Light)?
Is there a spring or water nearby?

 

[Silver Searcher]

You were wondering why the PMd pictures were late material & the silver were early. Well that Late Siliqua of Valens (probably) shows what I was saying about the site being occupied for most of the Roman period. Could have had a Military dimension to it as well, or may have been where romans spent their money (although early Villa upon Villa is most likely)??

Is it good soil (Light)?
Is there a spring or water nearby?

Yes spring in next field less than one hundred yards, also fresh water stream less than 3 minute walk. The farmer also told us that in 2000 the high point(Villa) was dry the surrounding area flooded. The late Siiqua of Valens you'r refering to is that the fragment I posted, soil light and loamy.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Found out the buckle is 14th century. Not a type I have seen before & I have handled thousands

Have you noticed the swively bit at the bottom and it looks like it had one on the top it's not the pin as that was clearly in the middle

 

[Silver Searcher]

The variety of finds from your field are always amazing, and I will say, downright sexy. There seems to be no end to the quality.

What accounts for the concentration of good finds in that area in your opinion? It seems that you find a disproportionate number of silver coinage there. That is a very nice thing.

Perhaps we could be friends? I have a British Airways frequent flier account. Let us be friends.

Very nice stuff as always, and good luck (as if it is needed) on your future forays into your field of madness.

Hi plehpah.....the Roman occupation of the area accounts for the high number of finds, could be a Villa or some outher Roman Building

 

[crazyjarhead]

Amazing pieces of history. You live in a very good part of the world where ancient civilization began.

 

[CRUSADER]

Found out the buckle is 14th century. Not a type I have seen before & I have handled thousands

Have you noticed the swively bit at the bottom and it looks like it had one on the top it's not the pin as that was clearly in the middle

Yeah, just another way to attach it to the leather.

& yes I think its a Valens in the picture, if not its still a late siliqua.

 

[dgaughan]

absolutely fantastic congrats and hh

 

[CRUSADER]

Detect around the spring & the area between the Villa & the spring

 

[davesx]

More great finds.
I have found a tealby penny, it was in about the same state as your
2nd one. I found it on a club hunt a few years ago.
I love the buckle I've never seen one like it before.

Dave.

 

[Silver Searcher]

More great finds.
I have found a tealby penny, it was in about the same state as your
2nd one. I found it on a club hunt a few years ago.
I love the buckle I've never seen one like it before.

Dave.

Hi Dave .....yeah they are very a crude coin not a very good strike, the buckle is unusuall I have never seen one like it either

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Awesome finds TK, I have seen a few of those pilgrims ampules in the same condition but have never found one. Thanks for the post! HH, Mike