More Finds from the Scrap Bucket...Updated!!Viking.

[Silver Searcher]

I have been finding some neat stuff over the last week or so the snow has restricked any detecting and it snowed last night again so it was back to the scrap Bucket

The first thing I noticed was a small round Bronze object this turned out to be a coin that someone had started to turn into a ring can make out a right facing portraite of but can't make anything out from the reverse

A couple of Roman items turned up a Roman nail cleaner and part of a Bell I also found a small Saxon Catterpillar Brooch

A piece of Bronze open work also which I think could be Viking but I'm not quite sure and a fragment of Medieval purse bar

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[shaun7]

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Scrap bucket!

That open work thing looks like the Viking Stirrup mount Cru bought at the rally!

 

[Silver Searcher]

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Scrap bucket!

That open work thing looks like the Viking Stirrup mount Cru bought at the rally!

I'm glad you said that that's exactally what I think it is

SS

 

[capndan151]

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I think that first item might be an old freeze plug from a motor.

 

[Silver Searcher]

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I think that first item might be an old freeze plug from a motor.

It's what I said it is, you can clearly see the right facing portrait.

SS

 

[CRUSADER]

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Scrap bucket!

That open work thing looks like the Viking Stirrup mount Cru bought at the rally!

I'm glad you said that that's exactally what I think it is

SS

The Brooch is still one I haven't found.

I agree its most likely Anglo-Sandinavian (Viking) but its just a bit to delicate for a Stirrup Mount. I've seen similar sold a Mounts, but like many of this items, what it was mounted to is a mystery. Maybe a scabbard but I'm not very confident other than its typically Viking, so an excellent save

 

[Tnmountains]

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Ahhh so they would bend the coin in that fashion and use the outer part to produce a ring?. Thats really cool. You have a very nice scrap bucket. Enjoy your post
TnMountains

 

[Silver Searcher]

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Ahhh so they would bend the coin in that fashion and use the outer part to produce a ring?. Thats really cool. You have a very nice scrap bucket. Enjoy your post
TnMountains

Sort of :P usually it would be hit with a hammer on edge, around the coin until the desired width, then the inside would be drilled out, and the legend would be inside. We used to do it with Silver coins when I was younger

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[Woodland Detectors]

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Simply amazing to pull near banner finds from yer scrappie bucket!

 

[Silver Searcher]

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Simply amazing to pull near banner finds from yer scrappie bucket!

More like negligence Mike

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[allen]

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id better pay more attention to my scraps from now on !

 

[ironhorse]

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I like that hammered up copper with the pieplate edge, I found a cartwheel done the same way a couple of years back, I never quite figured out why that was done to it.

 

[pepperj]

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Nice scrap bucket

 

[dfx willy]

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ya freeze plugs have left facing portraits nice finds willy

 

[WhiteHunter]

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You seem to find some good things in your "scrap bucket"

 

[BuckleBoy]

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Leave those scrap buckets to me in your will?

 

[Silver Searcher]

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I like that hammered up copper with the pieplate edge, I found a cartwheel done the same way a couple of years back, I never quite figured out why that was done to it.

Wow IH....that's a fantastic find the one I found and yours, are the only ones I have ever seen

SS

 

[Silver Searcher]

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Leave those scrap buckets to me in your will?

Ok.......but You will have to pick them up then

SS

 

[BuckleBoy]

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Leave those scrap buckets to me in your will?

Ok.......but You will have to pick them up then

SS

Why would you say that--are they too heavy to lift?

 

[Deepdiger60]

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I think that first item might be an old freeze plug from a motor.

No it is clearly a face looking right i can see the eye nose and mouth plus the chin the neck and shoulder i did it on my picnik photo editor , but i could be wrong ? Jim