roman zoomorphic brooch

[dragonsbreath]

Found yesterday with my trusty Explorer II.
Dates to 2nd century.PaulB

 

[romeo-1]

Awesome!

 

[Silver Searcher]

Hi.....nice find welcome to T Net 8)

 

[artemis moon]

That's fantastic! Is it bronze? Any idea of age? What country was it found it? So many questions!!

 

[dragonsbreath]

Hello there it was found near Cheltenham in England
it is made of bronze with some blue/gold/silver enamel
still left in situ..it has been dated to 2nd century.
Found with my Explorer II
I myself live in South Wales but hunt all over southern
and central U.K. Hope that helps and thanks for the interest.
PaulB

 

[John (Ma)]

Very nice find.

 

[mastereagle22]

I have and EX II as well but don't think I will find anything that nice here in Missouri!


WoW

 

[teklord]

Outstanding rare find !

Tek

 

[CRUSADER]

Welcome fellow UKer

Thats a rare UK find. Worth a bit too. Not even had a broken animal brooch yet.

Looking forward to more of your postings.

Happy Hunting.

 

[LI Tom]

That is just awesome,you are so lucky to live in the UK.

 

[roswellborn]

How very cool!

At least we get to see the finds from the U.K. even if we can't get there ourselves!

glad you posted

HH
Nan

 

[zartan7779]

Thats really awsome ,grats

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Awesome find and congrats! Welcome to Tnet. Look forward to seeing your finds. HH, Mike

 

[laralucine]

WOW! That is gorgeous! congrats!

 

[Leon]

Very neat find, WTG!!!
Continued Good luck, & Happy hunting~

 

[panzermeyer]

Wow !!! That is too freakin' cool.I wish those Romans woulda found Canada lol. God Bless and HH..Panz

 

[weasel606]

love the old brooch excellent find

 

[rayredditch]

Nice finds, shouldn´t take long to hit gold or silver now
Ray