Roman Site Confirmed! - UPDATED

[CRUSADER]

We discovered the pottery spread on this field last year but never detected it. The owners partner is interested in starting detecting & in a few days had to hand back the detector he was let. He had braved this storky field yesterday for 1.5 hours without a find (rubbish only).
We walked him out to where I thought we should start & my first dig was a Roman Coin. It took him some time but he got his first (after my 10th), & ended the evening with a really good Sestertius. So he was well happy.
I was equally happy with my Saxon Strapend (circa 8th Century)
I only did 2.5 hours & Dad was helping our friend dig & GPS.

We will be back when conditions improve & will lend him our spare. Its going to be a good site

 

[pepperj]

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Good on ya for helping the fellow out with detecting. Nice strap end really great detail.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

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As always, I love yours and your father's finds Cru
Too bad the owner of the field wanted to get in on the action too eh?!

 

[woody50]

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A beautiful lovely strapend, sure beats finding a coin! That land could prove to be good later. Keep it in mind.

 

[ivan salis]

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romans -- sigh , wish i could find em here in the states -- only place is my local coin store looking in "uncleaned" lots

 

[woody50]

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romans -- sigh , wish i could find em here in the states -- only place is my local coin store looking in "uncleaned" lots

Well I can tell you, after you find your first thousand it gets kinda boring. I love hammered silver coins, they are lovely coins. The roman coins, I really don't pay much attention to them anymore. I keep really only the perfect ones (about 1 in 50).

 

[ivan salis]

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woody50 * great you can mail me the 49 not so perfect ones then. -- I'll even foot the postage and even give you a few "american" arrowheads in exchange (beats buying them at the coin store)

 

[yo6oej]

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congrats Cru

 

[BuckleBoy]

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I am so very glad that your sites across the pond are opening up for you. Otherwise this forum would be a ghost town in the summers except for the modern coins and jewelry finds that don't interest me very much. Congratulations on finding a great, early site. I look forward to seeing your finds, my friend.

Best Wishes,


Buckles

 

[CRUSADER]

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Good ole finds a hand full of old Roman coins scattered about is a good indicator they was there and exactly what were strap ends used on ? leather horse reins to keep from fraying and decoration Dd60

Heres a good quote from a website, as to its uses:

'They were used as decorative fittings for high-status sword-belts and on straps and baldrics; some may have been used on horse-harness. They are more commonly found in female graves in the wealthier cemeteries of the south-east. The metal fitting protects the loose end of the leather, and provides a weight which causes the end of the strap or belt to hang vertically. Some evidently formed part of a matching suite of fittings intended to display wealth and status; others are rather plain and humble by comparison.'

 

[CRUSADER]

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A beautiful lovely strapend, sure beats finding a coin! That land could prove to be good later. Keep it in mind.

We will, but if we forget in the frenzy to do all the good sites, we will just check our maps

 

[tuatara]

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An exceptional find, Cru, and it's in an incredible condition
I believe it has a zoomorphic terminal.

 

[CRUSADER]

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An exceptional find, Cru, and it's in an incredible condition
I believe it has a zoomorphic terminal.

 

[Tnmountains]

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Great finds. One is kinda interesting to me is that pottery is similar to the ancient Indian pottery we find here in Tennessee. Here they crushed shell or limestone to mix with the pottery for strength. I am guessing they used a similar technique and maybe used local limestone?
Being separated by distance it is interesting they in time used the same technique.
Good luck with your new field and friends.
TnMtns

 

[CRUSADER]

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Great finds. One is kinda interesting to me is that pottery is similar to the ancient Indian pottery we find here in Tennessee. Here they crushed shell or limestone to mix with the pottery for strength. I am guessing they used a similar technique and maybe used local limestone?
Being separated by distance it is interesting they in time used the same technique.
Good luck with your new field and friends.
TnMtns

Same way - crush shell, known as shell-temper ware. The large rim would have been a storage jar over 3ft tall! Generally they date to 1BC-1AD, in the Iron Age crossing over into Roman period, it was mostly all replaced by the 2nd Century by cheap wheel spun Roman pottery.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

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That's pottery shards like I've never seen.

I dig up late 1600's shard's at times, but nothing like this.

 

[robfinds]

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Very nice strap end Cru

 

[romeo-1]

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That's the prettiest strap-end I've seen here! Museum quality I suspect.

 

[Mrs Bloom]

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It's always exciting to read about and see your latest finds!

 

[CRUSADER]

UPDATE:

Just had an email from our new detecting friend. He managed to hold on the detector he was borrowing for a little longer & brought a secondhand one from ebay.

Although the land is still spikey with oil seedrape storks he managed to get a further 3 Roman Bronzes & his first Roman Silver Its a late 4th century Siliqua. So he off to an amazing start on this promising land

 

[shaun7]

UPDATE:

Just had an email from our new detecting friend. He managed to hold on the detector he was borrowing for a little longer & brought a secondhand one from ebay.

Although the land is still spikey with oil seedrape storks he managed to get a further 3 Roman Bronzes & his first Roman Silver Its a late 4th century Siliqua. So he off to an amazing start on this promising land

You were right about them Roman silvers! I still only have one