🥇 BANNER Unique early Silversmith Cross

[Relicific]

Yesterday I decided to head back to a woods spot I hunted once before.
I’ve found a couple of musket balls and square nails the last time I went there so I knew this site had potential.

When I dug this cross it was covered in dirt,but I knew it was Silver cause of the signal I got.

It was only when I cleaned it thou that I noticed it was a silversmiths handmade Cross.

No makers mark on it and don’t know the exact age of the Cross,but I love the art work on it.

Well this find surely made my Day.

 

[RustyGold]

One of the most unusual and interesting finds I've seen so far. Wow! Awesome, congratulations!

 

[Subterranean]

An amazing find that reeks of old history. Congratulations on saving a wonderful piece! I vote "banner" also. Sub

 

[Emitt]

What a cool old crucifix. Congratulations.

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[Kurios1]

Well well, what have we here? Seems to be an extremely well worn and pretty "crude" piece of silver that SCREAMS OLD! Most definitely one of those extremely rare finds we all wish could whisper just a few brief factoids of it's creation and travels. Not sure why other than the Catholic connection but, I am thinking Jesuit for some reason? Any way you cut it this finds would most certainly cause the rescuer to STOP!...and begin to consider what the heck did I just dig up?!? "Jesus" does resemble an "alien" and the figure on the reverse may well have been "Mary". WOW! This find is just about as cool as COOL can get. I agree with other's due to it's mystery, age, and "personal" significance it is a BANNER find. No disrespect intended but, you seem to have some "bloodhound" in you for finding the good stuff. Well done.

 

[Relicific]

Well well, what have we here? Seems to be an extremely well worn and pretty "crude" piece of silver that SCREAMS OLD! Most definitely one of those extremely rare finds we all wish could whisper just a few brief factoids of it's creation and travels. Not sure why other than the Catholic connection but, I am thinking Jesuit for some reason? Any way you cut it this finds would most certainly cause the rescuer to STOP!...and begin to consider what the heck did I just dig up?!? "Jesus" does resemble an "alien" and the figure on the reverse may well have been "Mary". WOW! This find is just about as cool as COOL can get. I agree with other's due to it's mystery, age, and "personal" significance it is a BANNER find. No disrespect intended but, you seem to have some "bloodhound" in you for finding the good stuff. Well done.

Thank you,for us Detectorist,being called a bloodhound is quite the compliment.
This find might well be related to the Jesuits or the Black Robes as the Natives used to call them.

 

[against the wind]

Beautiful old cross,
Congratulations

 

[Underwonder]

I just really like this cross and I really couldn' t contribute much knowledge about origins but it looks like nothing I have ever seen and is so intriguing. I would be wearing that daily. You must have been wildly delighted with this precious find. Congratulations...and maybe I am too free with my votes but I am going BANNER with this!

 

[Relicific]

Beautiful old cross,
Congratulations

Thank you

 

[Relicific]

I just really like this cross and I really couldn' t contribute much knowledge about origins but it looks like nothing I have ever seen and is so intriguing. I would be wearing that daily. You must have been wildly delighted with this precious find. Congratulations...and maybe I am too free with my votes but I am going BANNER with this!

Thank you

 

[Aureus]

Searched for a few days and still can't find a similar example. All signs point to Catholic missionary and very early. Have I mentioned it's a banner find?...I think I did.

 

[KeyaPaha]

One of the most unique finds I have seen on here in a long time. Definitely Banner worthy.

 

[Iron Patch]

Very nice!

 

[Iron Patch]

Searched for a few days and still can't find a similar example. All signs point to Catholic missionary and very early. Have I mentioned it's a banner find?...I think I did.

Can't find an exact one you mean? I see plenty similar. In fact it was not something that was unfamiliar to me without a google search. It's all brass ones I've seen, and I thought they probably dated into the 1800s, but it's not something I ever paid much attention to, or looked into. They may have been made close to the same over many decades, which wouldn't surprise me. Not that the time frame really matters much anyway except for I wouldn't think it dates early enough to be fur trade, and it is way different than the typical fur trade cross - which I think probably suggests the later date. Nothing has been said about what was found with it which could be a hint.

 

[Relicific]

Can't find an exact one you mean? I see plenty similar. In fact it was not something that was unfamiliar to me without a google search. It's all brass ones I've seen, and I thought they probably dated into the 1800s, but it's not something I ever paid much attention to, or looked into. They may have been made close to the same over many decades, which wouldn't surprise me. Not that the time frame really matters much anyway except for I wouldn't think it dates early enough to be fur trade, and it is way different than the typical fur trade cross - which I think probably suggests the later date. Nothing has been said about what was found with it which could be a hint.

They only other items I found in these woods is some musketballs and square nails.
Then again I’ve only covered 20-30 percent of these woods since Ive only hunted there maybe 4-5 times.
Hopefully I’ll something else that offers clues.

 

[Aureus]

Can't find an exact one you mean? I see plenty similar. In fact it was not something that was unfamiliar to me without a google search. It's all brass ones I've seen, and I thought they probably dated into the 1800s, but it's not something I ever paid much attention to, or looked into. They may have been made close to the same over many decades, which wouldn't surprise me. Not that the time frame really matters much anyway except for I wouldn't think it dates early enough to be fur trade, and it is way different than the typical fur trade cross - which I think probably suggests the later date. Nothing has been said about what was found with it which could be a hint.

Yes. Similar in the sense amateur made. There's plenty of nicely made catholic silver crosses from the Fur Trade period but nothing like that one. Unique item.

 

[Ice Scratcher]

Huge congrats on the crucifix!!

I've found a couple trade silvers including a cross, but not a crucifix yet...

The thing that interested on your find is the back.. I have found an old brass crucifix with a similar image on the back.. I can't seem to find others with the same.. Mine almost looks like a wrapped mummy...

Also interesting is the backwards N in the INRI at the top of yours...

Congrats!

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[tinpan]

Hi, Might be something to do with Dia de Muertos Festival TP

 

[Relicific]

One of the most unique finds I have seen on here in a long time. Definitely Banner worthy.

Thank you,definitely my best find so far this year.

 

[Z.K.]

Beautiful, Tony!!

I'm a few days late to the party due to some travel, but after seeing comments by some of the best and brightest on this forum support an 18th C. date and recognize the rarity, I'm really in awe of this find.

I'm casting my banner vote (and I'm still scratching my head over your incredible Louis XV not being up there!)

 

[Steve in PA]

That is unique, and obviously very old. I love it