New Roman Site Explored...

[CRUSADER]

Dad was away yesterday, so Land-Magnet & I went to some new land we had researched to track down a Roman site. I found 12 Roman Coins & had a better idea where the site was in this huge field, so returned with Dad today.
Got a further 22 Roman Coins today, but more pleased with the Late Roman Buckle with the Dolphin heads & the Roman Key which would have been a ring type (first for me). Plus a Roman Mount & a locking mechanism piece (pictures 1-3)

We then decided to hunt a barley stubble field where Dad had found a Saxon Strap Junction. To our surprise with only a short hunt (less than 1 hour), we had 4 Roman Coins & part of a Roman Brooch. So we think we have another site to search when we get time (picture 4)

 

[civilman1]

Look's good Cru...The Roman's must have had a pretty sophisticated lock system back then

 

[CRUSADER]

Hey Cru, great looking finds, amazing variety

You seem to have found an unusually large amount of Roman coins in this field . . . do have any idea why so many were found in this particular spot? Was it maybe a Roman encampment or a village market of some sort?

I'm just trying to understand why these people seem to have lost so many of their coins here?

Cheers,
Dave

Its was a rural homestead or small farming villa.

 

[tuatara]

Hi, Cru,

Just a little technical question about silver Roman coins. I wonder if they give the same 'silver' signal on your detector as British coins. Can you tell fourrees from real ones by signal?

 

[Tank69]

looks like it's going to be another good hunting site Cru congrats .

Are you going to be able to clean the coins up much for some detail or will you even bother ?

HH Tank

 

[Des from down under]

heh you son of a gun..you are a underground legend...dont you know your lawns need mowing and your spouting cleaned...he he he he..well done AGAIN bro

 

[CRUSADER]

Hi, Cru,

Just a little technical question about silver Roman coins. I wonder if they give the same 'silver' signal on your detector as British coins. Can you tell fourrees from real ones by signal?

I assume, the first question is 'does Roman Silver sound similar to a modern sixpence?' Yes, somewhat similar depending on the purity of the silver in either coin.

I can't tell the difference between a fouree or real one, as many late Roman Silver were debased to a similar level. Plus most fouree are heavy plated silver, so you hear the silver more than the copper core.

 

[CRUSADER]

looks like it's going to be another good hunting site Cru congrats .

Are you going to be able to clean the coins up much for some detail or will you even bother ?

HH Tank

Nothing to clean up, most have the detail eaten away. The 2 that are better, I have buffed up with museum wax to deepen the patina & bring out some detail, these I will pass to the farmer in a plastic wallet with the full ID, GPS co-ords etc..

 

[folkert]

I like the dolphin buckle!!