Dere Street (Return)

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Hi all...

had a few hours on the Roman road known as Deer Street, this is the main Roman route North to the Roman town of Carlisle.

The road is being turned into a three lane motorway and it is a :hello2: perfect oppertunity for detecting ancient sites as the fields bordering

the old road have been given a compulsery purchase order on them, permission was gained and i had a threee hour hunt that was quite productive.

First good find a battered tealby penny from the reign of Hennry11 1154-1159 (this is the third I have had)

I managed another hammered from the narrow strip , Elizabeth11 half Groat 1558-1603 (in poor condition)

Over the comming weeks I should be able to get a few more hunts in and I'm sure a few goodies should come out.

While I was detecting a couple of detectorists came over and we got chating, one had just come back from Milto keys were he had found a

beutifull quarter Gold Stater, I took some pictures for you guys to view.
 

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Re: Deer Street (Return)

Man they were lucky dogs! Nice Celtic.

The area your doing looks perfect to detect!
 

Re: Deer Street (Return)

That would be a perfect time to get in there and find some fantastic, easy finds. Hope you do well there :icon_sunny:
 

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CRUSADER said:
Man they were lucky dogs! Nice Celtic.

The area your doing looks perfect to detect!
Almost certain there could be a unrecorded medieval Village just to the left of were I was detecting 8)
 

Re: Deer Street (Return)

That TASCIOVANUS coin I just spotted the VER for Verulamium, minted in St Albans :icon_thumright:
 

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too bad you couldn't sift through all of that loose dirt. I bet there are a lot of things hiding there ::)
 

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crazyjarhead said:
too bad you couldn't sift through all of that loose dirt. I bet there are a lot of things hiding there ::)
Yes you are quite right, the second hammered come from the spoil out of the stripped area and the mound was about ten feet high :o
 

Re: Deer Street (Return)

very nice ss :thumbsup:

that must be the perfect depth!
 

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shaun7 said:
very nice ss :thumbsup:

that must be the perfect depth!
It's a Golden oppertunity shaun, one I must exploit over the comming months.
 

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Silver Searcher said:
shaun7 said:
very nice ss :thumbsup:

that must be the perfect depth!
It's a Golden oppertunity shaun, one I must exploit over the comming months.



is it all being dug out like that?
 

Re: Deer Street (Return)

shaun7 said:
Silver Searcher said:
shaun7 said:
very nice ss :thumbsup:

that must be the perfect depth!
It's a Golden oppertunity shaun, one I must exploit over the comming months.



is it all being dug out like that?
Yes it is , and it is going to take three years to complete, the extentions go through some important ancient sites.
 

Re: Deer Street (Return)

That first pic looks like a dream set up for metal detecting. Also looks like you're getting some further detecting depth this way :icon_thumright:

Those old coins are so cool and I'm sure every one of them still is a thrill to find (eventhough you've found many).

I sense Banner finds coming from this hunting site :icon_sunny:
 

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Ahhhh! It's killing me! You guys can find Romans on the surface, a few inches down, and now you get roads carved out for you! That's it, I'm flying out there this fall. Keep us posted, have a feeling that you are going to be showing us some real nice stuff.
Carl
 

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You guys have it great on that side! I wish I could have just one day in those fields.

The coins aren't too shabby as well. :icon_thumleft: :wink:You are due for a Roman silver!

Kirk
 

Re: Deer Street (Return)

Wow, a perfect place to search. Just keep on the good side of the guys working on the road, and keep out of their way. Taking a sack full of cookies to them on their tea/coffee break will improve the relation very much, take that from someone who knows...! You should be finding a lot of good stuff there for sure!
 

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Bikernico said:
Very Nice finds :hello2:
detector greetings from holland
Nico
Welcome to this forum Nico! Yes they are nice finds, but I think very many nicer finds are on the way!
Where do you search in Holland?
 

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i come from Apeldoorn
And search in the north east of holland, ( drenthe, overijssel, gelderland)..
Looked at your site :icon_thumleft:, didn't know i get you on this one ;D
 

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Bikernico said:
i come from Apeldoorn
And search in the north east of holland, ( drenthe, overijssel, gelderland)..
Looked at your site :icon_thumleft:, didn't know i get you on this one ;D
OK, that is pretty close by... I didn't know either that I would find you on this site either!
Been here I guess a year now and enjoy it, it is very busy with many interesting posts.
There are a few Dutch blokes here too, and English. Do you search in England?

Earl
 

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