Return to the Roman Site - Day 3...

[CRUSADER]

The team is back on full steam with Cru'Dad & I doing a 5 hour hunt in nice weather with only the odd light shower. We covered a large area, in fact nearly the remainder of the site. (also includes a couple of finds from Cru'dad's hunt the other day)

Added another 18 Roman Coins to the total - 1 Album type.
3 Jettons
2 Rose Farthings
17th C Half Penny Token (circa 1660) of the Fluer-de-lue Tavern in Sandwich Kent (still open today)
Roman Spoon fragment
Nice Roman Fittment (type I haven't seen)
1560 Elizabeth I Penny
Commonwealth Halfgroat

An unexpectedly good day from this sparse field.

 

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[Woodland Detectors]

Beautiful saves as usual Cru

 

[Taranis]

Fantastic finds Cru!
Congrats!

 

[FamilyFun2010]

Awesome! I want to come there! lol Passed through Gatwick a couple of times headed to Dubai but that was as close as I could get. I really enjoy the old history from there and would love to hold a piece of it in my hand. Maybe someday. HH

 

[old digger]

I like your finds, really cool!

 

[snakeyes]

Guess them Romans didn't drink beer out of can like they do over here. Nice finds those old coins and other thing sure are nice and I wanted to give you a thumbs up but the smileys seem to have disapeared

 

[Silver Searcher]

The Rose farthings have faired well..nice, isn't the Commonwealth a Shilling.

SS

 

[CRUSADER]

The Rose farthings have faired well..nice, isn't the Commonwealth a Shilling.

SS

The soil is more sandy/gravel in this area, & the coins do hold up a little better, than our usual heavy clay.

No its got the 'II' over shields. I wish it was a shilling, this is the highest commonwealth type I find. Might be our 5th, and a couple of Pennies.

 

[Silver Searcher]

The soil is more sandy/gravel in this area, & the coins do hold up a little better, than our usual heavy clay.

No its got the 'II' over shields. I wish it was a shilling, this is the highest commonwealth type I find. Might be our 5th, and a couple of Pennies.

If it were a half crown, the two would be over the left sheild, yours looks to be over the right sheild, which would make it a shilling.
You would have the VI over the right sheild on a half crown.

SS

 

[CRUSADER]

If it were a half crown, the two would be over the left sheild, yours looks to be over the right sheild, which would make it a shilling.
You would have the VI over the right sheild on a half crown.

SS

I see the confusion, I have corrected now, I meant halfgroat but wrote halfcrown

 

[Silver Searcher]

I see the confusion, I have corrected now, I meant halfgroat but wrote halfcrown

I did wonder about the dot, and size
wish I could just find one, any one.

 

[CRUSADER]

I did wonder about the dot, and size
wish I could just find one, any one.

We are kinda prime country for them, that's why I have fingers crossed for a largie, but I guess a few made there way up North. But I have no idea how many do get found up there

 

[Silver Searcher]

We are kinda prime country for them, that's why I have fingers crossed for a largie, but I guess a few made there way up North. But I have no idea how many do get found up there

I have seen them, but not many and usually the half groat, it's a bit like you finding a Northumbrian Styca...small chance, but a chance.


SS

 

[CRUSADER]

I have seen them, but not many and usually the half groat, it's a bit like you finding a Northumbrian Styca...small chance, but a chance.


SS

That would fill one of my gaps. Maybe now they are both mentioned we will get our respective luck, that would be funny.....watch this space...

 

[CRUSADER]

Thanks for all the comments from everyone above, I'm off to dream about whatever might be thrown up next.