Made me laugh out loud

[unclemac]

honestly I snorted coffee out my nose when I read this...

https://whdh.com/news/boston-archae...medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

this would have take the folks here MAYBE 15 minutes to accurately identify.

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Treasure of Victoria Peak - Grab it through Amazon!

[CRUSADER]

Sure & not from Paul's umbrella either...lol

 

[dozer dan]

The notches being unevenly spaced on the ring makes me think it’s a bicycle spoke wrench.

 

[Tony in SC]

I can relate to that! A few years ago our local historical group was having fundraiser to get a small place to exhibit their collection, both Native American and Colonial. A young Archy from the local school came and spoke. The only thing that I learned from that talk was that boy's daddy waisted a lot of money sending him to school!!

 

[DCMatt]

honestly I snorted coffee out my nose when I read this...

https://whdh.com/news/boston-archae...medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

this would have take the folks here MAYBE 15 minutes to accurately identify.

I recognized it immediately.

But, of course, my opinion doesn't count because I have a Business degree... (Insert eyes rolling here)

 

[CRUSADER]

I recognized it immediately.

But, of course, my opinion doesn't count because I have a Business degree... (Insert eyes rolling here)

I've not met an Archie yet even with 30 plus years in the trenches that has a pinch on a passionate detectorist, when it comes to IDs.

 

[Red-Coat]

In October 1971, the Roman Fort Museum in County Durham in England had on display what was described as a “Roman sestertius coin, minted in Rome between AD 135 and AD 138.”

Fiona Gordon (aged 9), visiting the museum, pointed out that it was in fact a replica. It was part of a collectible set given in exchange for bottle labels by a soft drinks manufacturer. When challenged to provide evidence, she said: “I knew because the firm’s trademark was printed on the back.”

A somewhat embarrassed spokesman for the museum later confirmed: “The token was designed as a Roman replica. The trouble was that we construed the letter ‘R’ on the coin to mean ‘Roma’. In fact it stood for ‘Robinsons’, the soft drink manufacturers.”

 

[CRUSADER]

In October 1971, the Roman Fort Museum in County Durham in England had on display what was described as a “Roman sestertius coin, minted in Rome between AD 135 and AD 138.”

Fiona Gordon (aged 9), visiting the museum, pointed out that it was in fact a replica. It was part of a collectible set given in exchange for bottle labels by a soft drinks manufacturer. When challenged to provide evidence, she said: “I knew because the firm’s trademark was printed on the back.”

A somewhat embarrassed spokesman for the museum later confirmed: “The token was designed as a Roman replica. The trouble was that we construed the letter ‘R’ on the coin to mean ‘Roma’. In fact it stood for ‘Robinsons’, the soft drink manufacturers.”

Yeap, I know a few re-enactors of various types, but I knew a Viking gang that laughed at an Archie who found a Viking Pendant & got very excited & they offered to sell him another 10.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

"One if by land,
And two if by sea.

And I, 'neath my bumbershoot,
Shall be"