Hunting Medieval - 6 HAMMERED !!!

[CRUSADER]

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:

• 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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[Whyme]

Fantastic hunt AGAIN! Congrats!

 

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[jewelerguy]

very nice haul

 

[nsdq]

Wow

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the great hunt!

 

[Kmatch7]

I feel like I’m in still in diapers in the metal detecting world when I see your finds. Congrats on this and the many more to come.

 

[A2coins]

Killer finds freakin sweet Thanks for sharing

 

[washingtonian]

Wow, quite the showing CRU. Nicely done!!

 

[Truth]

You’re incredible CRUSADER as well as your finds.

 

[Switchblade]

Awesome finds as always!!

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

How does the treasure act effect you with your finds or does it only apply when you are on a dig with an Archaeologist involved.Or do you have to report all your finds and the Government determines if it is subject to the treasure act.Sorry I should have started by saying how awesome your finds are but I have always wondered about the treasure act and how it effects metal detecting over there.

 

[CRUSADER]

How does the treasure act effect you with your finds or does it only apply when you are on a dig with an Archaeologist involved.Or do you have to report all your finds and the Government determines if it is subject to the treasure act.Sorry I should have started by saying how awesome your finds are but I have always wondered about the treasure act and how it effects metal detecting over there.

The Treasure Act applies to everyone under any circumstance, ie. whether your an Archie on a dig, a home owner digging your Veg in the garden, or like us detecting.
This is a brief overview & doesn't include the full clauses;
You only need to report within 14 days of finding any object that is over 300 years old & has more than 10% gold or silver content. Single coins don't count, but if you find 2 or more in 'close proximity' (there is yet to be a legal definition of this measurement) then they need reporting.

NB. All these coins are from different periods & none of them where found close to each other. (We have the GPS records to back that up)

 

[CRUSADER]

How does the treasure act effect you with your finds or does it only apply when you are on a dig with an Archaeologist involved.Or do you have to report all your finds and the Government determines if it is subject to the treasure act.Sorry I should have started by saying how awesome your finds are but I have always wondered about the treasure act and how it effects metal detecting over there.

PS. There is also a voluntary scheme called the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) that you can record all finds, if you have permission of the Land-owners.

 

[Possum]

WOW!!! Nice job Crusader!!! "D"