Railway Field - with Shaun7...

[CRUSADER]

A little too warm for the amount of digging I was doing for 6.5 hours.

Firstly I have to thank Shaun7 for the idea of trying this land again (whilst Dad was away). We did pretty good here last May 2009, but its not ploughed anymore & it gets very weedy with long grass. But when we went today its the best I have seen it, but it will all change soon

We were quietly optimistic, it never produces much but when it does it surprises you. Just like today within about 1.5 hours I shouted Shaun7 over to see my 3rd Celtic Bronze Coin this year (Dad & I had no Celtic bronze in 2008 & 09 but this year is starting great). This is the only field I know that has produced Celtic, Roman, Saxon, Medieval, & Modern

A Military capbadge I need of Northumberland Fusiliers (WWI?)
Medieval Beehive Thimble
Tudor clothes fastener with old man face on it (hook missing)
Strange piece of copper, that at first I thought might be Roman Armour (forgot the name but begins with S..) However, its not quite right for this

Celtic Bronze Unit, only 36 recorded:

ANDOCO 10BC-10AD - NEVER HAD THIS RULER!
Romanised head Right
[A]NDOC[O ]

Celticized horse right
ANDOCO around horse
Anemone above horse

I thought I had the found the find of day until the last ten minutes when Shaun7 dug an outstanding find which is a big gap in my collection

 

[Silver Searcher]

Yep that's a good day it would seem by the amount you have recovered and the size of targets dug, that there is a lot more to come from that field...perhaps Celtic Gold, Hammer it

SS

 

[CRUSADER]

Yep that's a good day it would seem by the amount you have recovered and the size of targets dug, that there is a lot more to come from that field...perhaps Celtic Gold, Hammer it

SS

I got quite a bit by doing right up next to the railway track, constant buzzing & worse when a train comes, but I knew we had stayed away. Plus Shaun7 was covering where the grass gets the longest.

Yes still plenty of stuff to get.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Yep that's a good day it would seem by the amount you have recovered and the size of targets dug, that there is a lot more to come from that field...perhaps Celtic Gold, Hammer it

SS

I got quite a bit by doing right up next to the railway track, constant buzzing & worse when a train comes, but I knew we had stayed away. Plus Shaun7 was cover where the grass gets the longest.

Yes still plenty of stuff to get.

Yes I do the same, some parts of fields I ignore but eventually get to it because of little else to go at, and it nearly always throws something up

SS

 

[shaun7]

Here's the pic Cru

 

[shaun7]

 

[timekiller]

Very nice Cru! Just got on here so I'll be ........... Anyway looks like you had a Good Day! Glad to see you you guy's found some more from the spot you'd been.Looks good!
Take Care!
Pete!

 

[CRUSADER]

thanks, it looked better before cleaning the mud off Can't take a good picture or scan of it, but its pretty good for a 2000 year old coin

 

[Silver Searcher]

thanks, it looked better before cleaning the mud off Can't take a good picture or scan of it, but its pretty good for a 2000 year old coin

That's because it's still damp from the soil Cru....just dampen it a bit before a picture

SS

 

[hammered]

I would be very happy with a day like that, well done mate . As far as the Roman armour fragment is concerned, I think you mean Squamata. Here's a link to see what the "scales" should look like.

hammered

 

[CRUSADER]

I would be very happy with a day like that, well done mate . As far as the Roman armour fragment is concerned, I think you mean Squamata. Here's a link to see what the "scales" should look like.

hammered

thats the baby

I've seen them in one of my books thanks

 

[romeo-1]

Nice finds!!

 

[shaun7]

I would be very happy with a day like that, well done mate . As far as the Roman armour fragment is concerned, I think you mean Squamata. Here's a link to see what the "scales" should look like.

hammered

Where's the link gone

 

[HISPAN]

Beautiful Celtic coin ..... and the pictures on the site are interesting.
Greetings!

 

[hammered]

I would be very happy with a day like that, well done mate . As far as the Roman armour fragment is concerned, I think you mean Squamata. Here's a link to see what the "scales" should look like.

hammered

Where's the link gone

OOPS. Yet another "senior moment" provided to you by hammered . Here's the link http://www.larp.com/legioxx/squamata.html

hammered

 

[RPG]

I see you guys had a good day. Nice finds Cru.

Now I'm going back and look at shaun7's find again.

 

[shaun7]

I see you guys had a good day. Nice finds Cru.

Now I'm going back and look at shaun7's find again.

 

[CRUSADER]

I see you guys had a good day. Nice finds Cru.

Now I'm going back and look at shaun7's find again.

yeah, & don't come back

 

[shaun7]

I see you guys had a good day. Nice finds Cru.

Now I'm going back and look at shaun7's find again.

yeah, & don't come back

I bet you find something better on the next run you were going to do, which would have won the day

 

[CRUSADER]

I see you guys had a good day. Nice finds Cru.

Now I'm going back and look at shaun7's find again.

yeah, & don't come back

I bet you find something better on the next run you were going to do, which would have won the day

Plans are changing, so I may find out tomorrow