Cracking hunt with the Deus!

[Westfront]

I saved up every cent this year to get me the Deus as a birthday present. I failed 2 months but the first hunt with the new machine was great tho. I did the adjacent field to a big roman site where we found signs of activity this spring. And we were not wrong!

Loads of trash as usual, lead shows that there ismore hidden. A couple modern coins, topped with a Prussian 1864 Silbergroschen. Buttons, lead seals, buckles, Swastika Ring...and the Romans were nice too. Part of a Knee Brooch, bottom of a Samian vine bowl with makers stamp, bronze pin of some sort. Only two coins but those are killer!
Silver Denarius of Augustus. AUGUSTUS DENARIUS, 27 BC-14 AD. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.92 g, 1h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 2 BC-AD 12. Laureate head right / Gaius and Lucius Caesars standing facing; shields and spears between; simpulum and lituus above.
And a rare Sestercius of Marc Aurel 161-180AD in top condition. Have to find an exact match...
My personal best find of the day is the head of a dog figurine with a ball in the catch.

 

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[Westfront]

Top class sestertius. Amazing silver!!

Thank you Sir!

 

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[Silver Searcher]

Thanks Pepperj, i have no idea where to start with the dogs head. It's too old to say it's a modern figurine, but i can't find a Roman match. It's detailled like roman craftsmanship.

Probably a dagger pomell.

 

[Westfront]

Probably a dagger pomell.

Thats great! Not thought about that.
Not a dog but similar: Military

 

[ivobg]

great finds

 

[Goldiver]

Man those Roman coins are beautiful! I hope to see you posting more of those.

Steve

 

[Silver Searcher]

Thats great! Not thought about that.
Not a dog but similar: Military

Looking at yours again, I would say it looks more cat like, perhaps a puma head.

SS

 

[HomeGuardDan]

very nice...always jealous of the coins you boys across the pond find!

 

[Westfront]

Looking at yours again, I would say it looks more cat like, perhaps a puma head.

SS

Thats what my Lady said first. I just can't get used to a puma playing ball.

 

[Captain Caveman]

Congratz on your finds!

 

[NEPADIGGER7]

Great deus and great finds!

 

[BuckleBoy]

That sesterius is a fantastic recovery, as is the other Roman Silver. Congratulations! The dog head is interesting and thought-provoking. I like the close-up photos of that item.

Cheers,

Buck

 

[mihmar79]

Nice finds! Gz!

 

[Westfront]

That sesterius is a fantastic recovery, as is the other Roman Silver. Congratulations! The dog head is interesting and thought-provoking. I like the close-up photos of that item.

Cheers,

Buck

Thanks Will! I do my best trying to keep up with the great hunts you have!

 

[ossi]

HUUUU WONDERFUL, dreamlike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius

 

[celtic fox]

nice finds well done

 

[CRUSADER]

Worth looking at this again, nice reminder!

 

[Westfront]

Worth looking at this again, nice reminder!

Unfortunately the patina is very brittle, i soaked it in antique wax to stabilize it. Here are two recent pics.

 

[ivobg]

Awesome finds