1500 years old gold hammered coin. Finally.

[vince76]

Woke up at five o'clock. My mom had already prepared some food to take with me. In 40 mins I got to the same hill where I found last Sunday the big byzantine coin. Till 12 o'clock nothing special except this strange coin.



than some coins came one after one. They are more than 2100 years old and almost flat.
Near a small bush I had an iffy sound. It looked like a piece of bronze but cleaning it with the fingers was enough to see that it was cold. First I found only the biggest part so I had to search for the others. I missed the small piece on the center.

Gold Solidus, Justinian 527-565 AD.








Alexander III the Great - King of Macedonia 336-323 B.C.
Bronze (20mm, 5.85gm.)
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin.
Club and bow in bow case





And just before leaving I found this silver coin. No idea yet.
Thanks for reading.

 

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Persistence pays off...now go back and find the centre piece!

 

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[Silver Searcher]

I thought it couldn't be Justinian, as these were struck in fine Gold, it being fragmented brought me to believe it was a later coin made of Electrum. think they only had a 25% Gold content. Still I would take one of those any day.


SS

 

[CRUSADER]

I thought it couldn't be Justinian, as these were struck in fine Gold, it being fragmented brought me to believe it was a later coin made of Electrum. think they only had a 25% Gold content. Still I would take one of those any day.


SS

This raises an interesting choice. As it's gold content is somewhere in the 20-40% range & there is probably as much or more silver content in the coin. Would you cross it off as your first 'Gold Coin' or not?
We have similar debates about what to count on our silver Roman count, when talking about, Washing,Plating, Billion, etc...

 

[Silver Searcher]

This raises an interesting choice. As it's gold content is somewhere in the 20-40% range & there is probably as much or more silver content in the coin. Would you cross it off as your first 'Gold Coin' or not?
We have similar debates about what to count on our silver Roman count, when talking about, Washing,Plating, Billion, etc...

I would class it as a Gold coin, and all your Roman as silvers, although debased that's what there intended use was, and to be used as.

SS

 

[Westfront]

........................, although debased that's what there intended use was, and to be used as. SS

That is exactly how I see it. Don't matter if inflation stole some of it's precious metals.

 

[ring-in-the-scoop]

Rare and nice.

 

[vince76]

Great find, would curl my toes for sure!

Nobody's voted Banner yet?

Consider my vote in!

Thanks mate.
I think it's the gold's effect

 

[vince76]

Congrats Vince! That is an exceptional find! Banner worth.

Thanks Tom for the vote and for reading always my posts.

 

[vince76]

Our finds often differ from the known Archy records, that's why our information is important & so is its find-spot. If you don't already GPS, its a good idea.
Maybe too early to correct it yet because of other possibilities. More evidence is needed.

yes man. I already record every find and their find-spots. With tha app for tracking is very easy. For the other area where I could find more than 200 coins in less than a week it is said that 2700 they began building a fortress but after 300 years it was abandoned, but it can't be I find coins from 4-1 centuary B.C.

 

[vince76]

Fantastic find Vince-big congrats!

I would suggest that you go back to the spot where you found the other pieces and sift all of the dirt there. You will have to use a fine mesh screen-1/8 inch or 1/4 inch at the largest and it will be slow work but if you keep at it you should be able to find the missing piece. Best of luck to you

I hope I can do it. It will take 40 by car but from where I park I have to hike to the top of the hill in around 30 min, in a difficult terrain.

 

[vince76]

Fantastic find Vince-big congrats!

I would suggest that you go back to the spot where you found the other pieces and sift all of the dirt there. You will have to use a fine mesh screen-1/8 inch or 1/4 inch at the largest and it will be slow work but if you keep at it you should be able to find the missing piece. Best of luck to you

I hope I can do it. It will take 40 by car but from where I park I have to hike to the top of the hill in around 30 min, in a difficult terrain.
I should think of it before

 

[dirtdigginfool]

Wow Vince...holy cow!! I take a day off trolling Tnet and miss this!! Congrats on a SUPER DUPER excellent find! Only problem is...how you going to top this?! Lol...but here's hoping that somehow, you do...Banner all the way! Ddf...

 

[btjbtj]

Amazing finds! Congrats. -Lisa & John

 

[CRUSADER]

I would class it as a Gold coin, and all your Roman as silvers, although debased that's what there intended use was, and to be used as.

SS

Yeap, fair point.

 

[vince76]

Wow Vince...holy cow!! I take a day off trolling Tnet and miss this!! Congrats on a SUPER DUPER excellent find! Only problem is...how you going to top this?! Lol...but here's hoping that somehow, you do...Banner all the way! Ddf...

Thanks dude!
You mean how am I going to put the pieces together? Loco-digger did the same question but I didn't understand the question.
I would be very happy if the coin was unbroken but I am more exited that I could find this coin in pieces and collect the four of them. A coin would give me a clear sound. The pieces gave an iffy sound and I could have missed them.

 

[Rogue Relic Hunter]

amazing! if you get time, post on our east coast relic hunters page. i am off for 4 days and hope i can dig one such find. congrats!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[vince76]

amazing! if you get time, post on our east coast relic hunters page. i am off for 4 days and hope i can dig one such find. congrats!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks mate.
I'll do.
Wish u luck.

 

[vince76]

Hi guys.
As Cru dad said the coin is;


Nicephorus III Botaniates. Constantinople, AD 1078-1081. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing; pellet in each arm of nimbus cross / Nicephorus standing facing, holding labarum with X on shaft and dot at base, and globus cruciger. 4.37g, 29mm.

So the coin is not 1500 years old, as I thought.

Here it is how should it be if it was not broken.

Thanks for all the comments and your support.

 

[vince76]

WoW! Thats a killer find Vince! Never seen Byzantine Gold on here.
Clean that Denarius up a bit. More detail will show up!

Hi Westfront
You asked to clean that denarus. I tried but I couldn't and so I went to search the area near my home and found the same but in better conditions.

 

[Dave N Japan]