Very special silver medallion.

[vince76]

Medieval disc fibula with nice black stones.

Hi everybuddy!
I hope you all are doing great and not having backpain yet.

It was last week that I could go out for swinging but I wouldn't post anything if it was not for this special medallion.


On my first impression it was some kind of junk. Anyway, I put it away carefully. Hopefully I didn't damage it with the spade.
Another bronze medallion came out just a few meters away.
And the iron stuff was not missing
I was not happy at all turning back home with a heavy bag full of scrap.

But let's get back to the ugly medallion. I decided to have a look at it. With just some tooth stick and water I began cleaning the top surface. More I cleaned it(for hours) more I felt in love. Very nice details became visible.
It is a very strange crafting mode. There are two layers of silver and in the middle there is some kind of plaster.


This is how it looks now. Sure I have a lot to do yet but I wanted to share it with you. Any advice would be great.
Thanks guys
Best Vince

 

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[Jose The Goon]

All the best to you also Vince. That is a very cool looking medallion. Your last picture of it all cleaned up brings to mind images of chariots
and old Greco-Roman decorations that were attached to things of that era. I have no clue as to what it is but the stones in it look nice. I wonder what the stones are made of ?? I wonder if it was attached to a helmet, headpiece, belt or sword or something ?? Very cool !! Congrats & best wishes to find more stuff in that area.
Maybe someone like "CRUSADER" can figure it out.CHEERS !! J.T.G.

 

[villagenut]

Dang vince that's a heck of a find....I would vote a banner if I knew a bit more about it. Maybe someone will enlighten us

 

[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Beautiful piece and nice restoration!

 

[A2coins]

Good job on cleaning it stuff like that is so awesome just to wonder what it could be it does look old I really hopoe some one can Id it Well done

 

[trdking]

That, Is, Spectacular

 

[washingtonian]

You find such amazing things! No back pain over here right now haha. Thanks for the well wishes!

 

[Argentium]

Dang ! That looks at least medieval if not full on ancient !! Maybe a museum piece .

 

[Molewacker]

Wow - I'll be watching for more info but that is awesome!!!!

 

[Relicific]

That’s a spectacular find
Congrats

 

[Trezurehunter]

Thanks for the well wishes, but to late - the back pain is already here ! Great find Vince.

 

[JamieD]

Hi Vince, nice finds. Are there any details on the back of either medallion?

 

[CRUSADER]

Welcome back - very nice find!

 

[adalah]

Very nice, congrats

 

[vince76]

All the best to you also Vince. That is a very cool looking medallion. Your last picture of it all cleaned up brings to mind images of chariots
and old Greco-Roman decorations that were attached to things of that era. I have no clue as to what it is but the stones in it look nice. I wonder what the stones are made of ?? I wonder if it was attached to a helmet, headpiece, belt or sword or something ?? Very cool !! Congrats & best wishes to find more stuff in that area.
Maybe someone like "CRUSADER" can figure it out.CHEERS !! J.T.G.

Thanks Jose
I don't have an idea either but because of the rust on the back I guess it is a disc fibula. I don't have a better idea yet.

 

[vince76]

Dang vince that's a heck of a find....I would vote a banner if I knew a bit more about it. Maybe someone will enlighten us

Thanks buddy! The only fact I know is that the area was abandoned around the 1350 AD. Most of the coins that I have found there are from the 4th to 1st BC and 5th till 9th AD. I hardly remember any Roman coin. That's all I know at the moment.

 

[vince76]

Beautiful piece and nice restoration!

Thanks Pro

 

[vince76]

Good job on cleaning it stuff like that is so awesome just to wonder what it could be it does look old I really hopoe some one can Id it Well done

Thanks buddy. This was my first experience. I hope I will have other opportunities.

 

[vince76]

You find such amazing things! No back pain over here right now haha. Thanks for the well wishes!

That's great. I had to visit the doctor because of a light pain round the right shoulder. He said that it was nothing to worry about. He aske me if I have been working too much with the right hand.
I should have told him from the beginning that I've been using the metal detector.