Bronze Age, well maybe.

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Woke full of the joy's of spring, to the crisp feel of a perfect spring morning. The wonderful sight of the golden sun, rising like a giant golden stater. Ok skip that:laughing7:, here's the finds. The most interesting being a "possible" tip, from a Bronze age weapon". It certainly looks the part. Another small Medieval key, third one in the last few weeks. Starting to wonder about these keys, had a lot over the years. There classed as casket keys, where's all the caskets ?. Wonder if not more of a trinket, rather than a functional item, just seem too many of them. The silver shilling is George III dated 1817, don't find much Geogian silver at all, so this was welcome . A copper of George II, also came to light, can't make out the date. The cross object, is a Victorian furniture decoration. And the silver sixpence dates to 1935. Most I've type in a while, my finger tips are sore.:laughing7: OOPs keep going, forgot the small hammered silver coin. Think it's probably from the eclastical mint at York. These coins have an interesting tale, so draw near. In medieval England, certain bishops, were granted the right to mint coins. The church at time, was in reality richer than the crown. The coin dies though had to be purchased from the royal mint, and were massively expensive. When the dies began to wear, rather than buy new ones, the church mint used them to the point of destruction (especially it would seem, from finds over the years, the die with the kings image). This little coin, as nothing on the obverse, only faint shadows.

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Yeap a bit of a bronze age spear point.

I'm beginning to not believe the casket key ID. I spoke with a living history guy who made oak boxes for fellow reanactors. I spoke with him about these keys we find everywhere & he was puzzelled. Because locks in the Medieval period were extremely rare & mostly large (done for the really rich) or for holding Relics from Churches. So the everyday casket doesn't hold water. The only theory he could think of that made sense to me was a key for a leather bound book. We find plenty of the book clasps in the same fields, so maybe we have a myth of an ID.
 

Yeap a bit of a bronze age spear point.

I'm beginning to not believe the casket key ID. I spoke with a living history guy who made oak boxes for fellow reanactors. I spoke with him about these keys we find everywhere & he was puzzelled. Because locks in the Medieval period were extremely rare & mostly large (done for the really rich) or for holding Relics from Churches. So the everyday casket doesn't hold water. The only theory he could think of that made sense to me was a key for a leather bound book. We find plenty of the book clasps in the same fields, so maybe we have a myth of an ID.
True Cru, something don't add up. Don't think there for Medieval books though. Books were really expensive items in Medieval times.:thumbsup:
 

True Cru, something don't add up. Don't think there for Medieval books though. Books were really expensive items in Medieval times.:thumbsup:

Yeap but I get enough of the Tudor book clasps, more clasps than keys.
 

Yeap but I get enough of the Tudor book clasps, more clasps than keys.
Just formulated this theory over a pint Cru. I can remember in the late 70s early 80s the Iran - Iraq war. There was tales of the young Iranian conscripts, being issued with cheap plastic keys. These they were told would unlock the gates of heaven. They were then ordered to attack, heavily armed Iraqi Trenches.Re-wind to 14th century England, the plague cutting through the population. You could literally die in an instant, rich or poor. Woe betide anyone, who could not open heavens gates, when the grim reaper called. And who was making a mint selling these keys. You've guessed it, never ones to miss a business opportunity, the church.:angel3:. they probably sold millions!!!.
 

Just formulated this theory over a pint Cru. I can remember in the late 70s early 80s the Iran - Iraq war. There was tales of the young Iranian conscripts, being issued with cheap plastic keys. These they were told would unlock the gates of heaven. They were then ordered to attack, heavily armed Iraqi Trenches.Re-wind to 14th century England, the plague cutting through the population. You could literally die in an instant, rich or poor. Woe betide anyone, who could not open heavens gates, when the grim reaper called. And who was making a mint selling these keys. You've guessed it, never ones to miss a business opportunity, the church.:angel3:. they probably sold millions!!!.
Not a bad theory because some show sign of wear from hanging around the neck.

Also of note medieval keys didn't function in the same way they do today. They basically were a crude lever, they turned 90 degrees & then where slided across to move a locking bolt.
 

Not a bad theory because some show sign of wear from hanging around the neck.

Also of note medieval keys didn't function in the same way they do today. They basically were a crude lever, they turned 90 degrees & then where slided across to move a locking bolt.
Beerology really works Cru, now about time travel:laughing7:
 

Wow, that 1817 shilling is a beauty, great score!

The broken spearhead is very nice too. Looks like a light javelin/throwing spear. I've always been partial to such artifacts, hope you find a pile of 'em.
 

Knowing what you've been finding I'll have to say " I'm a Believer! ". Looking out my window and realizing I'm not detecting for another few weeks at best, I'm dead-on jealous.

Keep the visuals coming!
 

Wow, that 1817 shilling is a beauty, great score!

The broken spearhead is very nice too. Looks like a light javelin/throwing spear. I've always been partial to such artifacts, hope you find a pile of 'em.
Hello plumbata, just to find a tiny part of the bronze age is great. As for the shilling, just cleaned it, and very nice, apart from a scratch right across the kings face (that's life).:laughing7:
 

Nice going Rob :thumbsup: Not to sure about you key theory, a little to much grog I think :occasion16::occasion16:

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