Return to the Roman Site - again!

CRUSADER · Feb 21, 2010

We have nearly done this site to death until the next big plough. Once with the small coils & then over it with the larger coils. But we decided it was our best option, & went to some of the edges of the hotspot.

So sticky, I gave up the spade & dug up hand!

11 Roman Coins
Roman Bronze whatzit - might be a steelyard bar :dontknow:

Nice Roman Leather Mount - different design than the usual ones (kinda cresent shaped/bullhead!)

Star find by me, pretty deep & I thought it was another bit of buckle when dug but its a:
Circa 8th Century Saxon Strapend :headbang:

hammered · Feb 21, 2010

Hi Cru, well done mate :icon_thumleft:

, the strap end is def my fav. You did way better than I did today :'(

, and don't tell me about the sticky clay, I'm still picking it out of places I didn't think it could get to :laughing7:

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hammered

SassyDetectorette · Feb 21, 2010

I notice that you are English and wonder if I could ask you a question, sir: what is the big deal about tea? Super finds!

ivan salis · Feb 22, 2010

tea has caffine , more so than coffee , and caffine is highly addictive in its own "special" sort of way -- I'm not english but a american southerner from florida ---and my how we so love our "sweet tea" here in the southern USA -- yes its a "old fashioned" stero type but its true in this case.

"high tea" was a old social caste type practice -- the english like many folks of old (americans included since many come from english stock) had very distinct "social lines" between upper class and lower class being "invited" to tea mean you had "made" it and that "whomever" it was that invited you had "accepted" you as "their" kind of "people"--ie you were "socially acceptible"--as such it was a "big deal"

CRUSADER · Feb 22, 2010

SassyDetectorette said:
I notice that you are English and wonder if I could ask you a question, sir: what is the big deal about tea? Super finds!

Hi Sassy,
I was raised on Tea, and we were some of the first to export it/trade it. Used to be so expensive it was under lock & key 8)
Tea :headbang:

ivan salis · Feb 22, 2010

tea wonderful stuff--- cuppa anyone? -- for hot tea -- earl gray ( 2 lumps please) or english breakfast (2 lumps and cream) is just fine -- but for sweet tea --chilled on ice -- black tea with a good bit of sugar .

vayank54 · Feb 22, 2010

Some cool stuff. But Cru. you always seem to find cool stuff. :thumbsup:

hammered · Feb 22, 2010

I don't even go out of the house in the morning without having had a big mug of tea :icon_thumleft:

. And when I have a fry up lunch it has to be with a cuppa. Having said that I LOVE my coffee :laughing7:

. Oopps am I a caffine addict, methinks yes :laughing9:

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hammered

craigv3 · Feb 22, 2010

GREAT FINDS!! Invite me and I'll be there :headbang:

Woodland Detectors · Feb 22, 2010

shaun7 said:
Great stuff mate

I wish I could struggle for land like you $:-\$

I wish I could struggle for any land like yours!

You could be in America!

ivan salis · Feb 23, 2010

yep finding a 1800 coin here in the USA is OH WOW--- there its like oh gee wonderful

Des from down under · Feb 23, 2010

heh cru !there is a an old coin on our sort of ebay that says it silver around the 1350s ,i will never getr one as old as this and it seems cheap...is it bulls##t ..just if its ok i might buy it...hope pic ok

CRUSADER · Feb 23, 2010

Des from down under said:
heh cru !there is a an old coin on our sort of ebay that says it silver around the 1350s ,i will never getr one as old as this and it seems cheap...is it bulls##t ..just if its ok i might buy it...hope pic ok

CIVITAS DVREME - Durham mint is quite rare compared to the others, if cheap get it now! Its real - A penny of ? (without seeing the other side I'm not sure)