Massive Roman/Saxon Site - Day 7 + 8...

[CRUSADER]

Spent 4 hours yesterday & 3 hours today continuing the gridding. We have now finished the Eastern edge, & only have a small lower section to cover. I finally hit 2 hammered after covering nearly 10 acres without any.
The weather was raining yesterday but today the wind had stopped & it felt pretty good.

23 Roman Coins - some holed in the Saxon period.
Rose Farthing
1797 Penny
Tudor Clothes Fastener
Roman Bead
2 Broken 1st C Fibula
Hammered Halfpenny of Henry VIII & a later unknown Farthing

 

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[Argentium]

I am stunned at how tiny those hammered's are - to be able to fit two of them on a U.S. small cent really makes the point , nice on
the Cartwheel too !

 

[robfinds]

Nice one Cru, good to id the Henry V111, on such a worn example

 

[Westfront]

That was a lot of swinging the coil! Luckily you have the Deus now! Good job on the hammereds!

 

[pepperj]

Nice one on the 2 hammered, what's the strap looking piece at the top of the photo #6?

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice one on the 2 hammered, what's the strap looking piece at the top of the photo #6?

I think its a Roman Belt Stiffener.

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Man, you must have enough Roman coins to fill up a giant iron kettle. And your hammered collection isn't far behind.

 

[villagenut]

How can you expect us to see the US Cent with those two beat up coins laying on top of it. You know you make me jealous, but in a good way. As always, some awesome discoveries there on the other side of the pond.....I want some.

 

[Scrappy]

Cru your finds drive me nuts. I just can't fathom all those great finds in a lifetime much less one dig! I'm loving that Henry the 8th!

Cheers buddy

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Well done Cru.
ZDD

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Congratulations on your 2 hammered silvers Cru!
I'd sure be willing to detect for 7 hours to find 2 silvers!

Dave

 

[CRUSADER]

Congratulations on your 2 hammered silvers Cru!
I'd sure be willing to detect for 7 hours to find 2 silvers!

Dave

Depends how you look at it, it took about 10 acres & 50 man hours to find those 2 hammered from this site. Still worth it though.

 

[Plumbata]

Very excellent tiny silvers Cru! Is the halfpenny noticeably thicker than the farthing? I'll cross my fingers for you finding a rotted leather pouch full of the things one of these days. Thanks for sharing.

 

[CRUSADER]

Very excellent tiny silvers Cru! Is the halfpenny noticeably thicker than the farthing? I'll cross my fingers for you finding a rotted leather pouch full of the things one of these days. Thanks for sharing.

No, nearly all hammered coins are the same thickest (at least Medieval ones, apart from the really large denominations, like Shillings). Its only the size that changes & therefore the weight which is the most important factor. The halfpenny is nearly the size of the earlier farthing because of the value of silver had increased over time.

 

[Plumbata]

Ah, thanks for the explanation man! So hypothetically, if someone had a pile of 13th century farthings in the 16th century, would they be exchanged on a weight versus a denomination basis, due to the increased value of silver? Seems to make sense but I wonder if there were royal decrees in place mandating that the denomination-when-minted be adhered to despite appreciation of silver value.

 

[CRUSADER]

Ah, thanks for the explanation man! So hypothetically, if someone had a pile of 13th century farthings in the 16th century, would they be exchanged on a weight versus a denomination basis, due to the increased value of silver? Seems to make sense but I wonder if there were royal decrees in place mandating that the denomination-when-minted be adhered to despite appreciation of silver value.

Mostly done on weight throughout our history, but the King/Queen would have been constantly taxing the people & then re-coining(melting down) the metal to get the value back.