Gridwalker306
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I'm back and I'm exhausted, but what an adventure! I hunted for nine days straight, a different field every day. Some days there were more than one field to hunt, thousands of acres. I was with a great group of people, all supportive and happy to share in the excitement of finds. The locals were all very nice, and England is beautiful.
I have never hunted ploughed fields before, it was certainly different. Finds could be deep or even on the surface.
The first day I found the complete Roman fibula brooch. I was told it was quite rare to find one with the pin intact.
Some places were better than others, but there was always something to find. Coppers, buttons and various bits of old metal. Every so often a hammered would pop up which was very exciting!
Here's my copper collection, two cartwheels and a few I could ID. Some are totally shot, but that's ok!
Jetons, and a copper from the Netherlands 1620
Day five was my best day. I came across a hotspot where I found two fibulas, a bunch of Roman bronze, and a Roman silver siliqua- emperor Honorius 395AD. It was 4 inches deep, and I almost lost my marbles when I saw that face looking back at me. It was a profound moment, something I'll never forget. It's a gorgeous coin, and I actually yelled my head off haha!
On the same field I found this Viking brooch with "the beast" on it. This thing is cool, probably my favourite find of all.
Bronze Age arrowhead, probably middle Bronze Age 1500-1000 BC. Whoa!
Some interesting bits
Man, I sure like finding hammered silver. It's so tiny and thin, no wonder people lost them.
This one is very interesting, and I'm having a hard time getting an ID. So happy it hasn't been clipped lol. It's a longcross, but the pellets are missing from one of the quadrants on the reverse. Something else is in their place, indicating coming from the lowlands? If anybody (Crusader??) can help ID I would appreciate it very much!
Metal detecting is going to seem boring back here on the prairies now lol. Oh well, I'll keep saving the clad and hope for a nice diamond ring to sell so I can get back over there and dig the old stuff.
Thanks for looking at my long winded post. I've been offline, so now it's time to catch up with everybody else's posts. Happy hunting!
I have never hunted ploughed fields before, it was certainly different. Finds could be deep or even on the surface.
The first day I found the complete Roman fibula brooch. I was told it was quite rare to find one with the pin intact.
Some places were better than others, but there was always something to find. Coppers, buttons and various bits of old metal. Every so often a hammered would pop up which was very exciting!
Here's my copper collection, two cartwheels and a few I could ID. Some are totally shot, but that's ok!
Jetons, and a copper from the Netherlands 1620
Day five was my best day. I came across a hotspot where I found two fibulas, a bunch of Roman bronze, and a Roman silver siliqua- emperor Honorius 395AD. It was 4 inches deep, and I almost lost my marbles when I saw that face looking back at me. It was a profound moment, something I'll never forget. It's a gorgeous coin, and I actually yelled my head off haha!
On the same field I found this Viking brooch with "the beast" on it. This thing is cool, probably my favourite find of all.
Bronze Age arrowhead, probably middle Bronze Age 1500-1000 BC. Whoa!
Some interesting bits
Man, I sure like finding hammered silver. It's so tiny and thin, no wonder people lost them.
This one is very interesting, and I'm having a hard time getting an ID. So happy it hasn't been clipped lol. It's a longcross, but the pellets are missing from one of the quadrants on the reverse. Something else is in their place, indicating coming from the lowlands? If anybody (Crusader??) can help ID I would appreciate it very much!
Metal detecting is going to seem boring back here on the prairies now lol. Oh well, I'll keep saving the clad and hope for a nice diamond ring to sell so I can get back over there and dig the old stuff.
Thanks for looking at my long winded post. I've been offline, so now it's time to catch up with everybody else's posts. Happy hunting!
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