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Well, what can I say, Cru'Dad pulled it out the bag yesterday. Here is his email;
Went out today on (Deleted Farm name) to check the bird cover – still rough.
So went for a wander over 4 tyre tracks near the Duck Decoy end of our field C2A. First run – a Celtic Horseman brooch with a small amount of blue & red enamel showing, Second run a bronze Victory left, Third run ¾ of a debased silver of Antoninus Pius and a black denarius of Commodus and fourth run just debris. Also got a couple of pistol shots, 2 buttons, 2 small bits of lead and a bent modern buckle frame.
To get 2 silver & a rare brooch off 4 tyre tracks on a field I covered before planting is mad. I had none & I covered most of the field!
Today was pretty good as well, we are doing some fallow land on a Roman Site we have hammered.
I thought a little outside the box & decided to cover the track that we drive on. Glad I did, because near where we would park up the car I got the Roman Weight!
Today;
3 Roman Bronze Coins
18th C Knee Buckle
Tudor Button
18th C Medicine Weight
Byzantine Weight (5th-9th C) - This is my first Byzantine find, as the Romans left in 410AD. Some think that the Vikings brought them over as Bullion Weights!!!
Went out today on (Deleted Farm name) to check the bird cover – still rough.
So went for a wander over 4 tyre tracks near the Duck Decoy end of our field C2A. First run – a Celtic Horseman brooch with a small amount of blue & red enamel showing, Second run a bronze Victory left, Third run ¾ of a debased silver of Antoninus Pius and a black denarius of Commodus and fourth run just debris. Also got a couple of pistol shots, 2 buttons, 2 small bits of lead and a bent modern buckle frame.
To get 2 silver & a rare brooch off 4 tyre tracks on a field I covered before planting is mad. I had none & I covered most of the field!
Today was pretty good as well, we are doing some fallow land on a Roman Site we have hammered.
I thought a little outside the box & decided to cover the track that we drive on. Glad I did, because near where we would park up the car I got the Roman Weight!
Today;
3 Roman Bronze Coins
18th C Knee Buckle
Tudor Button
18th C Medicine Weight
Byzantine Weight (5th-9th C) - This is my first Byzantine find, as the Romans left in 410AD. Some think that the Vikings brought them over as Bullion Weights!!!
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That poor Commodus, went completely black...
the bullion weights can often be found mounted in Viking lead gaming pieces, another great find.
