Return to the Plated Celtic Gold Coin Field...

CRUSADER · Sep 12, 2009

I hoping to return to this field with my newbie detectorist mate, but he had a bad foot, so told me to carry on without him. I was trying to keep the most productive area for when he is well again.

Dad is away, so I was on my own for several hours. Strange field really, it has some of the best crop marks of any we do (what drew me to it in the first place). However, apart from the lead it has very little other than the odd Roman Coin & not as many as I would expect (no Silver yet either).

Still an OK day with 8 Roman Bronzes.
Lead cube (dice with no numbers) :dontknow:

Knee Buckle
Decorated piece of roman?

shaun7 · Sep 12, 2009

Did you get dropped off?

I couldn't imagine being dropped off in a field for several hours with no phone $:-\$

CRUSADER · Sep 12, 2009

shaun7 said:
Did you get dropped off?

I couldn't imagine being dropped off in a field for several hours with no phone $:-\$

I can't image being dropped off with one :P :P :P :P

shaun7 · Sep 12, 2009

I like that knee buckle by the way :icon_thumleft:

CRUSADER · Sep 12, 2009

shaun7 said:
I like that knee buckle by the way

sounded sweet in the right area, thinking silver roman &.... ::)

bravowhiskey · Sep 12, 2009

Hey Crusader,

You guys (to quote a colonial term) ROCK!

Your finds truly are something to behold. :thumbsup:

I know now what it was like to be Pavlovs' dog. I salivate when I see your pics of these treasures! Bloody 'roight, Bloke! (my best imitation, sorry) :wink:

Best of luck with your further excursions.

BW

CRUSADER · Sep 12, 2009

bravowhiskey said:
Hey Crusader,

You guys (to quote a colonial term) ROCK!

Your finds truly are something to behold.

I know now what it was like to be Pavlovs' dog. I salivate when I see your pics of these treasures! Bloody 'roight, Bloke! (my best imitation, sorry)

Best of luck with your further excursions.

BW

Thanks, this should be the best time of year, but I seem to be somewhat struggling. Can't complain, as this has been our best year ever! (thats if we finish now, but we wouldn't) :wink:

Deno · Sep 12, 2009

I love seeing your post's. My foot would have to be broke and bleeding to miss
out on one of your hunts.

CRUSADER · Sep 12, 2009

Deno said:
I love seeing your post's. My foot would have to be broke and bleeding to miss
out on one of your hunts.

One of his feet would not fit in his boots or trainers (swollen), so little chance of digging.

halfdime · Sep 12, 2009

Have you ever been able to catalog and identify most of your coins? That's incredible!

wwwtimmcp · Sep 12, 2009

hey crusader, margaret rule, of mary rose ship fame said that square dice used to be fired from a weapon called a harquebus. saw it on discoveries underwater in the late 1980's. nice finds.

Bavaria Mike · Sep 13, 2009

Great finds Crusader, good luck in the hot spot! HH, Mike

FortBedfordbob · Sep 13, 2009

Nice Finds, I'm sure there will be more/better to come when you go back. It has got to be Great to dig relics of that age !!

CRUSADER · Sep 13, 2009

halfdime said:
Have you ever been able to catalog and identify most of your coins? That's incredible!

All my coins are properly IDed by myself & Dad. The hammered are labelled in an album with GPS etc. All the Roman Coins are GPSed, weighed, measured, & die axis recorded. This included the grots/scrappies which are blank. However, only the better ones go in an album. The blanks go in a pile, & the 'some detail' types go in a roman bowl where I hand them out free to locals & kids when doing displays.