The Track-Way Site - Day 6 - SCEAT (Not Mine) +++

[CRUSADER]

We managed to get back to The Track-Way Site which has now been drilled & will be showing Winter Wheat soon, so the clocks ticking!
I decided we would grid the back edge, very little has been Recorded there in the past but I had a hunch it was worth doing this year.
3 Hours 15mins;

I had:
Unusual Victorian Button
Neolithic Flint
Mystery Roman Bronze Circular object (broken)
Broken Saxon Disc Brooch
Scrap Silver
4 Roman Coins (1 pierced in the Saxon times)
Hammered Sixpence (broken in half & very worn)
Very worn Charles II Shilling
Bits...

My mate found his 3rd ever Sceat.
UPDATE: Series J (Type 72), which is a coinage of Northumbria or the Midlands in the 720s, with 20 coins recorded in EMC/SCBI.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Excellent !

 

[Coinstar magnet]

We managed to get back to The Track-Way Site which has now been drilled & will be showing Winter Wheat soon, so the clocks ticking!
I decided we would grid the back edge, very little has been Recorded there in the past but I had a hunch it was worth doing this year.
3 Hours 15mins;

I had:
Unusual Victorian Button
Neolithic Flint
Mystery Roman Bronze Circular object (broken)
Broken Saxon Disc Brooch
Scrap Silver
4 Roman Coins (1 pierced in the Saxon times)
Hammered Sixpence (broken in half & very worn)
Very worn Charles II Shilling
Bits...

My mate found his 3rd ever Sceat.

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Your mate must have been quite pleased with his 3rd sceat recovery....the Victorian button is very nice...it would be interesting to see a pic of all of the interesting buttons you've found over the years...do you separate the buttons into categories where they are stored?

 

[CRUSADER]

Your mate must have been quite pleased with his 3rd sceat recovery....the Victorian button is very nice...it would be interesting to see a pic of all of the interesting buttons you've found over the years...do you separate the buttons into categories where they are stored?

Yes, I have several old printing block drawers/trays (that held the separate typing letters) full of buttons.
They are broadly in the following Cat.s;
Livery Buttons
Military Buttons
Patterned Civilian
Railway, Govt Org & Hunting

 

[Coinstar magnet]

Yes, I have several old printing block drawers/trays (that held the separate typing letters) full of buttons.
They are broadly in the following Cat.s;
Livery Buttons
Military Buttons
Patterned Civilian
Railway, Govt Org & Hunting

Wow, would love to see that!

 

[KyleStar]

Congrats to your mate on his third sceat! Reading through your finds list from that back edge, the part that stood out to me is that almost nothing had been recorded there before. Good reminder to grid the quiet corners instead of only working the busy spots.

Also the printing block trays for sorted buttons is a great setup. I have been sorting my nonferrous as I get into scrapping, and a proper tray beats a mixed bucket every time. I might borrow that idea for my nicer finds. My three-year-old would probably spend a whole afternoon sorting buttons by shape.

 

[CRUSADER]

Congrats to your mate on his third sceat! Reading through your finds list from that back edge, the part that stood out to me is that almost nothing had been recorded there before. Good reminder to grid the quiet corners instead of only working the busy spots.

Also the printing block trays for sorted buttons is a great setup. I have been sorting my nonferrous as I get into scrapping, and a proper tray beats a mixed bucket every time. I might borrow that idea for my nicer finds. My three-year-old would probably spend a whole afternoon sorting buttons by shape.

Yeap, it was a quieter edge but it was between where they lived & the water source, so I always thought they must of transited the area.

When I brought the trays they only cost about £15 each, close to the cost of one small velvet lined coin trays, so good value really.

 

[Digger RJ]

We managed to get back to The Track-Way Site which has now been drilled & will be showing Winter Wheat soon, so the clocks ticking!
I decided we would grid the back edge, very little has been Recorded there in the past but I had a hunch it was worth doing this year.
3 Hours 15mins;

I had:
Unusual Victorian Button
Neolithic Flint
Mystery Roman Bronze Circular object (broken)
Broken Saxon Disc Brooch
Scrap Silver
4 Roman Coins (1 pierced in the Saxon times)
Hammered Sixpence (broken in half & very worn)
Very worn Charles II Shilling
Bits...

My mate found his 3rd ever Sceat.
UPDATE: Series J (Type 72), which is a coinage of Northumbria or the Midlands in the 720s, with 20 coins recorded in EMC/SCBI.

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Awesome!!! Congrats!!!

 

[KyleStar]

Makes total sense, between home and the water source is basically the daily commute route, so transit losses there are exactly what I would expect. Thanks for the tray price info too, I figured printing block trays would be pricey. £15 each is a bargain next to velvet lined coin trays. I might borrow the idea for sorting my nonferrous as I get into scrapping, although my three-year-old would probably spend a whole afternoon resorting everything by color.

 

[CRUSADER]

Makes total sense, between home and the water source is basically the daily commute route, so transit losses there are exactly what I would expect. Thanks for the tray price info too, I figured printing block trays would be pricey. £15 each is a bargain next to velvet lined coin trays. I might borrow the idea for sorting my nonferrous as I get into scrapping, although my three-year-old would probably spend a whole afternoon resorting everything by color.

Sorry the £15 is misleading because I got them more than 20 years ago. I note that 4 of them here are now $500!:

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[unclemac]

I think we all would like to see a spread on your WHOLE coin collection! WITH commentary too! AND your (must be), giant bucket of buttons!

 

[CRUSADER]

I think we all would like to see a spread on your WHOLE coin collection! WITH commentary too! AND your (must be), giant bucket of buttons!

Thats a whole other question, it started with buttons. Coins would take me too long to photo them all!

 

[Mackaydon]

One Roman coin reflects SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE ("Security of the Republic"),depicting the goddess Victory advancing left, holding a wreath and a palm frond.
The mark of "OF II" (across the field) indicates that it was struck in the second workshop (officina) of a major imperial mint; namely Arles, Sisak or Rome.
What does the obverse of that coin look like? Could it be the other Roman coin of similar size ?
Don in SoCal

 

[oldmxrat]

Very nice, congrats!

 

[CRUSADER]

One Roman coin reflects SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE ("Security of the Republic"),depicting the goddess Victory advancing left, holding a wreath and a palm frond.
The mark of "OF II" (across the field) indicates that it was struck in the second workshop (officina) of a major imperial mint; namely Arles, Sisak or Rome.
What does the obverse of that coin look like? Could it be the other Roman coin of similar size ?
Don in SoCal

Sadly the Mint isn't visible. I've yet to find the time for a full attribution for Cru'dad's database. He used to do all the leg work now its just me. But your Rev is spot on. I won't have time to picture the Obv which starts DNVALENT....

 

[Mackaydon]

That starter, DNVALENT, narrows the ID down somewhat.
DN ("Our Lord") VALENT narrows it down to either VI, VII or VIII; between 364AD-455AD.
I look forward to seeing a pic of that side when convenient.
Don in SoCal









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[CRUSADER]

That starter, DNVALENT, narrows the ID down somewhat.
DN ("Our Lord") VALENT narrows it down to either VI, VII or VIII; between 364AD-455AD.
I look forward to seeing a pic of that side when convenient.
Don in SoCal









dn

Without me looking at it Crudad emailed me - '' Your Secvritas Reipvblicae coin is probably only Arles or Lyons mint which used OF II and Valentinian I
As per SEARS 19488 EXAMPLE''