Saxon Field - Day 2 - KILLER RESULT!!!

[CRUSADER]

Now we are cooking on gas, finally a good field in good conditions! (Wheat Stubble on soft wet ground)

Roman Lead Steelyard Weight
Broken Medieval Purse Bar
2 Nice 17th C Leather Mounts
4 Scrappies
4 Jettons
2 Spitalfields Market Tokens
Buttons & Buckles
Near Perfect 7th C Saxon Strapend (found on the way back to the car )
A 7th C Saxon Sceat in lovely condition

5 hours & 15 minutes well spent digging pouches of rubbish & lead.

 

[nuggy]

Outstanding strapend Cru, best I've seen, the sceat is cool too. Nuggy

 

[steelheadwill]

Your Saxon finds ARE in Superb Condition

Big Congrats on those Prizes !!

 

[nsdq]

wow man you got some killer finds again, i would love to see pics of all your button finds together as i think you may have enough to recreate some vintage style clothing,, keep at it happy huntinn

 

[CRUSADER]

Killer finds as alway's Cru. Can you tell me what the piece in the 4th picture (center) with the SS stamped in it is?

Its a Lead Bag/Bale Seal.

 

[CRUSADER]

I've found two Sceats over the years. Huge thrill both times. I'm with you - I'd rather have a Sceat than 100 medieval hammered. That strap end is beautiful too.

Took me about 20 years to get my first, now I have several. 2 this year from this one field. Many never find any.

 

[mamabear]

you never cease to amaze me!

 

[CRUSADER]

UPDATED ID:

I thought it was a series F but a little later than expected:

Series F, Metcalf variety d. Series F is an early sceat coinage, c.695-705, with designs copied from Merovingian coins of Auxerre, but probably made in the East Midlands or Lincolnshire. No King or Chieftain is known, so an anonymous issue.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

An amazing amount of finds, and as usual a couple "special" ones.

I would say cooking with gas.

 

[GioTheGreek]

Awesome little Sceat. What a save. Man, I love your posts...

 

[CRUSADER]

Awesome little Sceat. What a save. Man, I love your posts...

Cheers, I try hard,....

 

[CRUSADER]

you never cease to amaze me!

 

[BuckleBoy]

Fantastic! Your posts are what will carry me through the summer. Congratulations on the great finds, and I'm sure there's more to come!

Cheers,


Buck

 

[CRUSADER]

Fantastic! Your posts are what will carry me through the summer. Congratulations on the great finds, and I'm sure there's more to come!

Cheers,


Buck

Cheers, I hope so,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[SC Keith]

Those are more wonderful finds. i love the small sceat coin! congrats and good luck next time you hunt there!

 

[CRUSADER]

Thanks everyone, just going out to try a short hunt on this field, after its been disced up a bit.

 

[Papa Bear]

Wow! Makes my Wyoming hunts look like child's play. What a great collection of relics!! Well done!!

 

[HISPAN]

a saxon coin is always good .... well done killer !

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Awesome Sceat, still on my list! HH, Mike

 

[CRUSADER]

Awesome Sceat, still on my list! HH, Mike

I think it was on my list for about 20 years. Then the last few years with the help of good site selection, the XP (although the Cortes got a few), & some clearing of sites of nearly every signal worked for us.

 

[birdman]

How killer is that!