HWood Roman Site - Day 3 - 2 Roman Silver...

[CRUSADER]

Finally we could get back on our Roman Sites after the end of the Pheasant Shooting Season.
Whenever gridding with my mate (new to detecting) I always give him the higher yield area. With over 18,000 Roman Bronze Coins he has a little catching up to do.
He had 30 Roman Bronze Coins in 2.5hrs, I had 18 & 2 Silver (1 very debased one)
A 50 coin day is our best 1 day total so far.

 

[Randy Combs]

Truly amazing finds

 

[Mackaydon]

Cru,
Is the obverse of your Fel Temp Reparatio coin the large image in the second pic?
Can you read the mint marks on the FTR and Romulus coins?
Great saves--as what has become usual -- but not without effort.
Don in SoCal

 

[Mackaydon]

My guess is the FTR coin was minted in Siscia based on the final "S" and the shape of the tree and hut---which came in at least 13 variations. Constantius II versus Constans.
Don in SoCal

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

A stellar day - congrats on the great finds !

 

[tamrock]

Those Roman's must've often had holes in their pockets. That's if they even had pockets ??. I'm sure it was tough living back then with out glasses for every time you dropped your change.

 

[Coinstar magnet]

Finally we could get back on our Roman Sites after the end of the Pheasant Shooting Season.
Whenever gridding with my mate (new to detecting) I always give him the higher yield area. With over 18,000 Roman Bronze Coins he has a little catching up to do.
He had 30 Roman Bronze Coins in 2.5hrs, I had 18 & 2 Silver (1 very debased one)
A 50 coin day is our best 1 day total so far.

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Sounds like your mate is catching on...if you need another mate I know someone who is very interested...

 

[ArfieBoy]

Fantastic finds, Cru! Thanks for sharing again. Congratulations!

 

[Silvermonkey]

Finally we could get back on our Roman Sites after the end of the Pheasant Shooting Season.
Whenever gridding with my mate (new to detecting) I always give him the higher yield area. With over 18,000 Roman Bronze Coins he has a little catching up to do.
He had 30 Roman Bronze Coins in 2.5hrs, I had 18 & 2 Silver (1 very debased one)
A 50 coin day is our best 1 day total so far.

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For someone who is new to detecting, your mate did very, very well! I'm thinking he has a good teacher. Great finds for both of you! Congratulations.

 

[jewelerguy]

he got some nice ones

 

[CRUSADER]

Those Roman's must've often had holes in their pockets. That's if they even had pockets ??. I'm sure it was tough living back then with out glasses for every time you dropped your change.

No pockets only leather bags/purses. Most are fairly small denominations, so like a kid losing a 2p coin.

 

[CRUSADER]

My guess is the FTR coin was minted in Siscia based on the final "S" and the shape of the tree and hut---which came in at least 13 variations. Constantius II versus Constans.
Don in SoCal

Thanks, when I get time to collect all the data on these I will bare it in mind. We record to the British Museum Standard, so about 8 pieces of data per coin.

 

[Mackaydon]

The FTR coin looks like either an AE-1 or, more likely, an AE-2.
Don in SoCal.

 

[Mackaydon]

CRU,
Are these the eight points you refer to?

• Object Number/ID: Unique identifier.
• Issuer/Authority: Ruling body, emperor, or mint city.
• Date of Issue: Time period or specific year.
• Denomination: Coin type (e.g., Denarius, Stater).
• Material: Metal composition (e.g., Gold, Silver).
• Weight: Measured in grams
  Axis/Die Orientation: Alignment of obverse to reverse.
• Description/Iconography: Detailed description of obverse and reverse imagery/inscriptions.
• Don in SoCal

 

[Gare]

Crusader your findings are AMAZING !!! Thank you for sharing

 

[CRUSADER]

CRU,
Are these the eight points you refer to?

• Object Number/ID: Unique identifier.
• Issuer/Authority: Ruling body, emperor, or mint city.
• Date of Issue: Time period or specific year.
• Denomination: Coin type (e.g., Denarius, Stater).
• Material: Metal composition (e.g., Gold, Silver).
• Weight: Measured in grams
  Axis/Die Orientation: Alignment of obverse to reverse.
• Description/Iconography: Detailed description of obverse and reverse imagery/inscriptions.
• Don in SoCal

Mostly

 

[CRUSADER]

UPDATE:
The debased Roman Silver is;

Caracalla Denarius. 198 AD. M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF, draped bust right / DESTINATO IMPERAT, lituus, helmet, bucranium & simpulum. RSC 53. * Sear RCV 6672 * WildWinds.com

 

[CRUSADER]

Cru,
Is the obverse of your Fel Temp Reparatio coin the large image in the second pic?
Can you read the mint marks on the FTR and Romulus coins?
Great saves--as what has become usual -- but not without effort.
Don in SoCal

https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/constantius_II/_trier_RIC_viii_222.jpg

TRS

 

[CRUSADER]

ID on the Silver Denarius:

RIC 233 Sear 5684

Commodus Denarius. 192 AD. L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, laureate head right / P M TR P XVII IMP VIII COS VII P P, Fides standing left, holding standard with hooked base and cornucopiae, star in left field. RSC 583a.

https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/commodus/RIC_0233.jpg

 

[Digger RJ]

Finally we could get back on our Roman Sites after the end of the Pheasant Shooting Season.
Whenever gridding with my mate (new to detecting) I always give him the higher yield area. With over 18,000 Roman Bronze Coins he has a little catching up to do.
He had 30 Roman Bronze Coins in 2.5hrs, I had 18 & 2 Silver (1 very debased one)
A 50 coin day is our best 1 day total so far.

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Awesome!!! Congrats!!!