Decent Day At last..

[Silver Searcher]

Hit my Roman villa field today thinking the potatoes would have been harvested.....wrong, they were just on doing it, plan B. I knew another Roman field had been rough ploughed a fortnight ago, off to that...wrong, still rough ploughed a ankle breaker, so I went back to the Villa area were the field in front of the farm had been ploughed and rolled.


This field produces a few roman coins and artifacts, but not a lot, but I managed four roman coins all beat up. The first good find was a very nice Dandy button with some nice guilding a big one at that, next was a small bell like pendant in the shape of a small mace not quite sure about this one, if it's medieval or not Next I had one of my favourite finds, a nice medieval key complete at that, two Silver medieval Kings showed up, one a nice half groat a bit worn on the face, but all there, Edward111 I think. Shortly after that I had the second hammered of the day, but I'm stumped on this one I think it maybe a Richard11, but I'm not quite sure, but a great portrait. But you sure have to dig a lot of crud to get to the good stuff.

Update... UKFD Confirmation. The Coin is a Richard11 penny 1390-1399 and it's one of the Rarer type.

Richard II 'second period' Type IV penny of London.

Quote from UKFD.... London pennies of Richard II are of considerable rarity.

The Spink Catalogue lists this coin as 'Type III', which refers to North's numbering of lettering styles rather than his numbering of coin types. Under North the coin is Type IV, but the lettering style is Type III. This leads to confusion, and it is better to designate the lettering styles with the letters A, B and C, as proposed by Lord Stewartby (English Coins - 1180-1551).

SS

 

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[Auriemma]

Nice saves! We can only imagine those kinds of relics on this side of the pond.

 

[Westfront]

Great detail on the hammereds! Like the front facing ones most. I have a similar looking mace thingy too, have to make a pic to compare.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Excellent finds! I'd say that you took a less than ideal situation and turned it into a winning hand! Congrats, friend.


-Buck

 

[Argentium]

Those "Hammies" look so nice ! Decent day all right .

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

Looks like a GREAT day to me, SS!!!

 

[WheatWaffle]

Nice finds!

 

[pepperj]

Great day out for sure, the hammered are really nice shape.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Great day out for sure, the hammered are really nice shape.

Hi pepperj.. yes not bad shape considering the amount of time in the ground, and modern day farming.

SS

 

[Davers]

A great bunch of old Relics...

The coins & button are awesome .
but
For some Reason I really like the key. & It's wear spot where it was on some type of chain 'for so long'.

Davers

 

[Silver Searcher]

A great bunch of old Relics...

The coins & button are awesome .
but
For some Reason I really like the key. & It's wear spot where it was on some type of chain 'for so long'.

Davers

Yes very pleasing when you find a more personnel item, buts a greater feel on things, from that time.

SS

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

That is a sweet little handfull.

The button has "just the right" amount of gilt left to give it great eye appeal, I like it. Hey I like the other stuff too.

Good Luck Out There.

 

[Greylock]

Decent? Looks outstanding from this side of the pond

 

[Reiska]

Some well struck and preserved hammies there, well done. I'd love to find some.

 

[CRUSADER]

Yes, that is a good day.

The metal type & look of that pendant thingy makes me think its Saxon/Viking. Probably the best find, if we could ID it, but its unlike anything I have seen.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Yes, that is a good day.

The metal type & look of that pendant thingy makes me think its Saxon/Viking. Probably the best find, if we could ID it, but its unlike anything I have seen.

Thanks.... only trouble is I left the little bell were I took the pictures, at the edge of the field the strange thing is it looks like it was made in two pieces, and didn't look bronze and one piece

SS

 

[CRUSADER]

Thanks.... only trouble is I left the little bell were I took the pictures, at the edge of the field the strange thing is it looks like it was made in two pieces, and didn't look bronze and one piece

SS

Odd, starting to sound more like a hawking bell, but no holes I guess?

 

[Silver Searcher]

Odd, starting to sound more like a hawking bell, but no holes I guess?

I know these went to horse hangers in a group, perhaps one of them Just got confirmation on the hammered and it looks good, I will update the post now.

SS

 

[CRUSADER]

I know these went to horse hangers in a group, perhaps one of them Just got confirmation on the hammered and it looks good, I will update the post now.

SS

That crossed my mind as well, could well be.

 

[CRUSADER]

Good news on the Ricky, what is nice is the portrait.