vince76
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4500-3500 years old Illyrian Dagger
I had to update the title because of the bronze dagger. Searching on web and based on some specialist's opinion, the dagger is an Illyrian type dating back to 3rd-2nd millenum BC.
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Yesterday left at 4.30 to a new area. A friend of mine insisted that I should search that area. After driving for one hour I had to walk for more then three Km to the top. It looked like a very nice spot but once I arrived I realised that I sweated for nothing. I had never seen so many holes in my life. I spent there an hour and found only a 1st BC coin and headed to my car. Going down is the same as going up. The knees feel the pressure.
I decided to visit an old site where I had found a gold earring. I would swear that nothing was left there from the last time I checked the area if I wouldn't find these sweet silver coins, the broken ring and this piece of bronze.
Illyria, Apollonia, Mid-late 1st century BC. AR 1/2 Victoriatus, 1.29 g. AI-NEA, the Nymphaeum of Apollonia ablaze / AΠOΛΛΩ-NIATAN
The other side is flat and shiny
Apollonia, Illyria: AR drachm, 17mm. NIKA-ΣIΩN in two lines above cow standing right, suckling calf / AΠOΛ-AΛ-KΩ-NOΣ
Today I headed back to the area where I found the last gold coin.
This nice bracelet poped out from nowhere.
After 6 hours the total was more than 50 coins but the best was this bronze spear head(on my opinion, because of the three holes).
Dyrrhachium, Illyria: AE 17mm, 3rd-2nd c. BC. Magistrate Nikandros. Laureate head of Zeus right / NIKAN-ΔΡOY to right and left of tripod within wreath, ΔYΡ below.
This one came out while digging a coin. It looked like a black stone but once exposed to the light the miracle happened.
Too tired for more details. Updates coming soon.
Thanks for reading!
I had to update the title because of the bronze dagger. Searching on web and based on some specialist's opinion, the dagger is an Illyrian type dating back to 3rd-2nd millenum BC.
View attachment P_20201023_173208_SRES_1.jpg
Yesterday left at 4.30 to a new area. A friend of mine insisted that I should search that area. After driving for one hour I had to walk for more then three Km to the top. It looked like a very nice spot but once I arrived I realised that I sweated for nothing. I had never seen so many holes in my life. I spent there an hour and found only a 1st BC coin and headed to my car. Going down is the same as going up. The knees feel the pressure.
I decided to visit an old site where I had found a gold earring. I would swear that nothing was left there from the last time I checked the area if I wouldn't find these sweet silver coins, the broken ring and this piece of bronze.
Illyria, Apollonia, Mid-late 1st century BC. AR 1/2 Victoriatus, 1.29 g. AI-NEA, the Nymphaeum of Apollonia ablaze / AΠOΛΛΩ-NIATAN
The other side is flat and shiny
Apollonia, Illyria: AR drachm, 17mm. NIKA-ΣIΩN in two lines above cow standing right, suckling calf / AΠOΛ-AΛ-KΩ-NOΣ
Today I headed back to the area where I found the last gold coin.
This nice bracelet poped out from nowhere.
After 6 hours the total was more than 50 coins but the best was this bronze spear head(on my opinion, because of the three holes).
Dyrrhachium, Illyria: AE 17mm, 3rd-2nd c. BC. Magistrate Nikandros. Laureate head of Zeus right / NIKAN-ΔΡOY to right and left of tripod within wreath, ΔYΡ below.
This one came out while digging a coin. It looked like a black stone but once exposed to the light the miracle happened.
Too tired for more details. Updates coming soon.
Thanks for reading!
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These finds are amazing. Almost every post of yours Vince76 deserves a banner! Congrats on the stellar finds. 
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