More Dere Street Finds!!! Stunning Roman Bow Brooch

[Silver Searcher]

Hello everybody...

had to wait till late afternoon to get back on the road due to workmen on site the ground now was baked very hard due to the very warm weather

had another hammered this time a cut scottish quarter (not quite sure which monarch) three more Roman bronzes came up but only one with any detail

Then had a great find out of the rock hard groud, Celtic Terret ring with drop down fixing bar (1st Century) this is a first for me, then just nearby the best of the day Roman Bow Brooch in amazing condition and the pin intact, it's so well preserved I could proberbly get the pin to rotate with a little soak and patience have a look at the pictures SS

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Great finds! Are those not called fibulas? Sure is a beauty of a find. HH, Mike

 

[Silver Searcher]

Great finds! Are those not called fibulas? Sure is a beauty of a find. HH, Mike

Fibula or Bow Mike, I think

 

[Tnmountains]

That road is unbelievable. You need to stay on this one. Good ancient finds well preserved. Roman that is just amazing.You will dominate the banner bar if you keep this up. Way to go Silver Searcher. I would hate to be selfish but when dealing with treasure I would wrap my site in secrecy.

 

[Silver Searcher]

That road is unbelievable. You need to stay on this one. Good ancient finds well preserved. Roman that is just amazing.You will dominate the banner bar if you keep this up. Way to go Silver Searcher. I would hate to be selfish but when dealing with treasure I would wrap my site in secrecy.

Hi TN...I know what you are saying, but the road is well known to detectorists, but for some reason not a lot are showing up or there are just not interested to put the effort into the spoil heaps

 

[Chicago Ron]

Great Brooch!!!

 

[Tnmountains]

We are really enjoying your hunts over here. Best wishes and I understand. Thanks for responding ,great day hunting.
TnMountains

 

[CRUSADER]

Very nice set of finds

Thats interesting, thats another imitation Roman

 

[Silver Searcher]

Very nice set of finds

Thats interesting, thats another imitation Roman

Don't think so on this one, local imatation of the radiates tend to be much thinner(tin like)and have poor detail, this one's a thick bronze coin.

 

[CRUSADER]

Very nice set of finds

Thats interesting, thats another imitation Roman

Don't think so on this one, local imatation of the radiates tend to be much thinner(tin like)and have poor detail, this one's a thick bronze coin.

I do, I have plenty of thick radiate imitations. Look at the radiate & the lettering

 

[Silver Searcher]

Very nice set of finds

Thats interesting, thats another imitation Roman

Don't think so on this one, local imatation of the radiates tend to be much thinner(tin like)and have poor detail, this one's a thick bronze coin.

I do, I have plenty of thick radiate imitations. Look at the radiate & the lettering

Spikes do look a little large, and the letters do look a bit different possibly

 

[hogge]

Awesome finds! Congrats. Hogge

 

[CRUSADER]

Very nice set of finds

Thats interesting, thats another imitation Roman

Don't think so on this one, local imatation of the radiates tend to be much thinner(tin like)and have poor detail, this one's a thick bronze coin.

I do, I have plenty of thick radiate imitations. Look at the radiate & the lettering

Spikes do look a little large, and the letters do look a bit different possibly

Doesn't really compare to the other lovely finds anyway!!!

Do you think the Celtic Terret has casting defects? or is it a build up? I like this more than the Brooch, much rarer find. I only have a couple!

 

[Silver Searcher]

Very nice set of finds

Thats interesting, thats another imitation Roman

Don't think so on this one, local imatation of the radiates tend to be much thinner(tin like)and have poor detail, this one's a thick bronze coin.

I do, I have plenty of thick radiate imitations. Look at the radiate & the lettering

Spikes do look a little large, and the letters do look a bit different possibly

Doesn't really compare to the other lovely finds anyway!!!

Do you think the Celtic Terret has casting defects? or is it a build up? I like this more than the Brooch, much rarer find. I only have a couple!

Yes build up, it's also on the coin, heavy iron deposits in the sandy soil. Strangly the brooch was not far from it

 

[Bob S]

Nice Finds WTG

 

[froggy38383]

Thanks for posting the pics, great finds.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Very nice set of finds

Thats interesting, thats another imitation Roman

Don't think so on this one, local imatation of the radiates tend to be much thinner(tin like)and have poor detail, this one's a thick bronze coin.

I do, I have plenty of thick radiate imitations. Look at the radiate & the lettering

Spikes do look a little large, and the letters do look a bit different possibly

Doesn't really compare to the other lovely finds anyway!!!

Do you think the Celtic Terret has casting defects? or is it a build up? I like this more than the Brooch, much rarer find. I only have a couple!

Yes build up, it's also on the coin, heavy iron deposits in the sandy soil. Strangly the brooch was not far from it

I have been cleaning the Terret Ring today, it doe's have a casting befect in the fixed bar

 

[Fla-Gal]

You are a 1st rate detectorist with great finds under you belt....AND,fab photos with such great clarity....any photo tips for the rest of us ?

 

[Silver Searcher]

You are a 1st rate detectorist with great finds under you belt....AND,fab photos with such great clarity....any photo tips for the rest of us ?

Hi thanks for the comments I take all my pictures by hand using macro mode and natural light, Pentax optio 450 (which I bought from the states) the camera has a very good auto focus in super macro mode, you can also change the focusing area on the camera from wide to spot, which is ideal for coins hope this helps a bit

 

[Bikernico]

Nice finds Silver Searcher
I like the brooch

Detector greetings from holland
Nico