Fan's Roman Site - Day 4 - Debased Silver & Celtic Bronze...

[CRUSADER]

Returned to finish off gridding Fan's Roman Site with my detecting partner.
Conditions were dry under foot & the Winter Wheat is starting to show, we will probably do 1 more trip & call it.
2 Hrs 45mins:

12 Scrappies
4 Roman Fibula, only 1 complete one - Hod Hill Type.
Debased Roman Silver
Celtic Bronze Unit of Cvnobelin - Metal Working type.

 

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[The Rebel]

Nice finds Cru.

What is the definition of a scrappie, a coin that can't be id?

 

[ArfieBoy]

Congratulations, Crusader! More nice finds for you all. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Rydog]

Nice finds Cru.

What is the definition of a scrappie, a coin that can't be id?

I've always understood it to be a term for the poor quality Roman coins that are so "common" that they don't elicit much of a celebratory response from the finder. Many of those would be unidentifiable, but not all.

Hopefully Crusader will correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[CRUSADER]

I've always understood it to be a term for the poor quality Roman coins that are so "common" that they don't elicit much of a celebratory response from the finder. Many of those would be unidentifiable, but not all.

Hopefully Crusader will correct me if I'm wrong.

Yeap, pretty much but every 'scrappy' is GPSed, plotted on a map, put into a private database that includes its weight, 3 measurements (thickness, shortest dia. & longest diameter), condition, visible features & letters.

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice finds Cru.

What is the definition of a scrappie, a coin that can't be id?

As per last post.

 

[Digger RJ]

Returned to finish off gridding Fan's Roman Site with my detecting partner.
Conditions were dry under foot & the Winter Wheat is starting to show, we will probably do 1 more trip & call it.
2 Hrs 45mins:

12 Scrappies
4 Roman Fibula, only 1 complete one - Hod Hill Type.
Debased Roman Silver
Celtic Bronze Unit of Cvnobelin - Metal Working type.

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Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!