CRUSADER
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Today's objective was simple, try for a couple of hammered. The area I decided to grid was found on the day I found that stunning Groat. I made a mental note for when all our better options were done. We are getting towards the lesser target fields & today's risk paid off much better than we could of hoped for!
For those UKer's new to the hobby, look at all the Lead we dug.(Picture 2) Remember NO LEAD=NO ACTIVITY (It's one of our base indicators)
We found the site of a Medieval house, not where the records thought they were.
This field used to be detected before us but I'm pretty sure they were off the mark - up by the Church on the hill. Instead of on the lower ground where the soil is pretty sandy.
5 Hours gridding produced;
3 Late Medieval Cauldron Feet
2 Crotal Bells (still ring)
Couple of Jetton
Pierced Roman Coin (Done in the Saxon period)
Medieval & later Buckles
Square Medieval Horse Harness Pendant
Roman Hob-Nail
Broken Will III Sixpence
6 Hammered:
For those UKer's new to the hobby, look at all the Lead we dug.(Picture 2) Remember NO LEAD=NO ACTIVITY (It's one of our base indicators)
We found the site of a Medieval house, not where the records thought they were.

This field used to be detected before us but I'm pretty sure they were off the mark - up by the Church on the hill. Instead of on the lower ground where the soil is pretty sandy.
5 Hours gridding produced;
3 Late Medieval Cauldron Feet
2 Crotal Bells (still ring)
Couple of Jetton
Pierced Roman Coin (Done in the Saxon period)
Medieval & later Buckles
Square Medieval Horse Harness Pendant
Roman Hob-Nail
Broken Will III Sixpence
6 Hammered:
- Henry III Sterling Imitation Cut Halfpenny Circa 1240 (A first!)
- Edward III Farthing Circa 1340
- Venetian Soldino Circa 1415 (Known as a 'Galley Halfpenny' after the Galley that came every year full of them. The coins were lent to bankers/businessmen & circulated illegally as Halfpennies)
- Lizzy I Halfgroat Circa 1580
- Charles I Penny Circa 1630
- Commonwealth Halfgroat Circa 1650
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