Ancient gold, silver and bronze ring. Amazing 17th century copper. My first diamond.

[Aureus]

Hello again,

Here's the 3rd and last post with my better finds from last month's European detecting trip. If you have missed the first two here's the link.

1. http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/573322-few-medieval-silver-coins-my-most-beautiful-silver-so-far.html

2. http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/573814-roman-fibula-vervelle-zoomorphic-medieval-buckle-belt-decorations-other-relics.html

First, I wanted to thank everyone for the nice comments on my previous posts. I really appreciate your support. I also wanted to mention that the reason I split my finds in three different posts is the fact that the English isn't my first language (I mainly communicate in French) as well as the fact that it takes me up to 3 hours writing and editing each post and the pics.

In this one, I wanted to show you some of the medieval and post medieval rings; antique,renaissance and other old copper coins as well as a little surprise I found a few days before getting back to Canada.

My favorite ring of the trip was this beautiful medieval (or post medieval) silver Fede type ring.



It has a heart engraved on the inside.



An other great find was this silver and stone ring. I believe it could be older than the first one. This one is unfortunately broken, but can be easily fixed. If someone has an idea on it's age,it would be appreciated.



An other old silver ring. Also hand engraved, this one wasn't spared by the plow.



A few bronze rings. Some originally contained stones, unfortunately I couldn't locate them.




A big surprise of the trip was this beautiful gold ring. I'm not sure of its age. I found it a few feet away from my 1/4 Ecu Louis XIV. Pretty deep.
Hand engraved and high purity gold, no hallmark and no signs of it being readjusted. I would guess 1700's to early 1800's
If someone has an idea, would be much appreciated.



Now to the coins.

My favorite copper coin of this trip was this extremely well preserved
Double Tournois of Henry IV (1605) Couldn't be happier, phenomenal conservation state for a 400 years old copper.



The few antique coins I found weren't in a great shape but I'm still happy with the results. Found my first short lived Gallic Empire coin (it existed only for 14 years before being reabsorbed into the Roman Empire).

Emperor Tetricus the 1st (271-274 A.D.)



The only Roman I was able to ID was this huge bronze of Emperor Nero (54-68 A.D.) Sestertius - Temple of Janus type.



Also, found a few medieval méreau or church tokens from 1100-1400's, they ...entitled clergy to receive certain amount of bread or other food to be later distributed among the poor




An other medieval token or a lead seal. This one is huge!



Found a few Double Tournois (1580's) and Liard de France (1640's)




(A relic I forgot to include in my previous post but that is still worth mentionnig.
17th century buckle. An absolute beauty! )



My heart breaker of the trip was this humongous deux sols Louis XVI 1791 that I have unfortunately damaged with my shovel. The conditions were right for it to happen and I didn't pay attention. It was very deep, under small rocks, next to a rusted nail...



A few more recent coins. Two Napoleon III 1855 and 1856. My best preserved 5 centimes and 10 centimes.



Also a few 10 centesimi Vittorio Emanuele of Italy. A large copper coin, same size as Napoleon the 3rd 10 centimes.



An other huge surprise of the trip was this unexpected and obviously modern gold pendant. Found a few meters from the road (and a good distance from my detecting spot), while setting up my detector. At first thought it was some type of costume jewelry, than noticed a tiny 585 stamp (14k). The pendant has a small stone. After a verification it's a diamond! My very first one. Well not my favorite type of find, but it's a nice bonus.




Thanks again for the comments.

 

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[CRUSADER]

Thanks on the info. They both came from a site that produced Roman, medieval and post medieval finds. That's why it's so hard for me to guess the possible age of the rings. The clear stone ring was a foot away from a Tetricus and few feet away from a few medieval coins, that's why I assumed it might be older. What's your ideas on that Fede and the more recent gold one?

I never use a site to date an object but sometimes you get sites with no other dated stuff, so it can be a help when a find is questionable.

Hard to date those other rings; The Fede one looks 17th C but I would not be surprised if it were medieval.

 

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[Aureus]

I never use a site to date an object but sometimes you get sites with no other dated stuff, so it can be a help when a find is questionable.

Hard to date those other rings; The Fede one looks 17th C but I would not be surprised if it were medieval.

Yes, it sometimes works in Canada, especially on isolated sites. In Europe it's a different game.
That particular site had 75% of coins and relics dating to medieval and post medieval period. About 10% Roman and 15% relatively modern (1700-1900). Which makes it so hard to give an approximate time span those ring might have been lost. Depth didn't help neither (it was mostly in the wooded area) as I have found a large Roman laying on the ground (5 cm deep) while the 1/4 Ecu was at 25 cm.

 

[Aureus]

I GOT TO GET ANOTHER DETECTOR CAUSE MINE DOSENT FIND TREASURES LIKE THAT > NICE FINDS FROM ABROAD....

Thanks sutphin. Your detector is fine

 

[Aureus]

WOW! Outstanding post my friend! Amazing finds! Very big congratulations!

Thank you postalgriff

 

[Phishfarmer]

Great finds! Did you take an organized metal detecting tour? If so would you recommend the company?

Avez-vous pris une tournée organisée de détection de métaux? Si oui, recommanderiez-vous l'entreprise?

 

[Scrappy]

Anton, you’re going to have a boring season back at home after that trip! Hahaa. How could you not, right?! I joke because I know you’ll have a killer season at home as well. Outstanding finds - love the gold ring.

 

[Aureus]

Great finds! Did you take an organized metal detecting tour? If so would you recommend the company?

Avez-vous pris une tournée organisée de détection de métaux? Si oui, recommanderiez-vous l'entreprise?

Merci beaucoup.
No, I always try to find my own detecting spots and I don't really hunt in organized groups (never tried it). As I have mentioned in my first post, there's something in being the first one to explore a particular area. Just ads up to the excitement when the finds are good.

 

[Aureus]

Very well done in every aspect. A once in a lifetime! I have enjoyed your Trilogy. I can only hope my remote Alaska foray this summer is even half as productive. Great job!

Thanks suntannedgem. Good luck on your hunts!

 

[Aureus]

Anton, you’re going to have a boring season back at home after that trip! Hahaa. How could you not, right?! I joke because I know you’ll have a killer season at home as well. Outstanding finds - love the gold ring.

Thanks Steve. Yes, that gold ring is something. Too bad it's not a posy type, oh well...