New Finds From Old Site..1st century.

[Silver Searcher]

Went back to one of the old sites on Sunday not really expecting much, but it's always a good fall back field for a few hours at least. The rain tried to put a dampner on the day, but we just suited up and got our heads down. Got permission on a new field that was in stubble, this would keep us going for a few hours at least till the rain stopped.


After lunch the rain did indeed stop and we headed back to the old site which had just been ploughed, and the strong wind had dried it up for us to get on. The substantial Roman building that once stood there was fragmented all over the high part of the field, and had been dragged by the plough well up into the field. Finds from here are usually smashed, but a few escaped.


I managed four silver coins, a nice washed Silver Antoninianus a coin that replaced the debased silver denarius in the early part of the 3rd century, a broken Silver denarius of what looks like Julia Paula, and my first hammered of this field, cut quarter short cross and two 1900's silver sixpences. But my friend stole the day with a stunning 1st century Bovine Vessel Mount...not bad for a Old Site.

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[DFW_THer]

Wow. Just wow...

 

[Papa Bear]

 

[vpnavy]

 

[gerryk]

Those are some fantastic finds.

 

[Michellets]

Amazing Pendants!!

 

[dig kzoo]

Amazing finds! congrats & HH!

 

[BuckleBoy]

Great coins and fantastic pendants!

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[artyfacts]

That is one old site. Congrats on the silver beauties.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Great coins and fantastic pendants!

Thanks...but not pendants, the Bovine Mount went to vessles like buckets or hanging bowls. Most usually in the form of bovines, but rare versions are of human heads and other animals including ram, boar & deer.

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[Silver Searcher]

Amazing Pendants!!

Thanks, but not pendants...The large one is a vessel mount, and the smaller item is a Roman nail cleaner, understandable you thought they were pendants with the loops at the top

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[HISPAN]

nice Roman amulet ... I not distinguish very well ... maybe it's phallic or something, .. I like Roman coins in good preservation.

 

[Silver Searcher]

nice Roman amulet ... I not distinguish very well ... maybe it's phallic or something, .. I like Roman coins in good preservation.

Thanks Mate, hopefully the site will give up a few more.

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[Westfront]

You didn't post finds for months and then you're killing it with two hands full of finest roman stuff! The vessel mount is stunning like the well preserved Antonian, but i like the cut shortcross too!

 

[Silver Searcher]

You didn't post finds for months and then you're killing it with two hands full of finest roman stuff! The vessel mount is stunning like the well preserved Antonian, but i like the cut shortcross too!

Thanks Mate I'm just hope that it's the XP Deus that's giving me the extra finds from old sites, and the Villa field has yet to be ploughed, so I might have a even better day to come.

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[GoldDiggersLtd]

Excellent finds and photos to match :-) Love the 'coin in the hole' shot, I'm always too excited to remember the camera at that stage of the hunt ;-)

 

[Westfront]

Thanks Mate I'm just hope that it's the XP Deus that's giving me the extra finds from old sites, and the Villa field has yet to be ploughed, so I might have a even better day to come.

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I often hunt with Deus buddies together. Sometimes it feels like i need some high end too, sometimes i keep up with no problems. Both have the new software and custom programs. Stock ones didn't work good enough on roman sites. Biggest difference is on really small bronzes or bronze between square nails.

 

[Silver Searcher]

I often hunt with Deus buddies together. Sometimes it feels like i need some high end too, sometimes i keep up with no problems. Both have the new software and custom programs. Stock ones didn't work good enough on roman sites. Biggest difference is on really small bronzes or bronze between square nails.

Yes lot's of options, just started to use the expert mode in Deus fast and pitch tone, it nails coins, and very good on small items. But I'm having problems picking up coke, at depth to, and I don't like notching things out.

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[pepperj]

Nice going on the Roman finds, the mount is a killer find for sure. Getting a cut quarter is not easy and it shows your on your game for sure, well done.