Sir Gala Clad
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.Found large ancient Greek coin while detecting in waist deep water parallel to shore.
I could tell by the mellow multivariable tone on the Excalibur II 1000 that the target was an alloy with possibly some gold as it was lower in pitch than pure copper or sliver but higher than gold. From its clean sharp yet mellow tone I suspected that it might be a large medallion. As the sand was soft, I carefully pinpointed the target while in the discrimination mode and positioned myself and timed it so that the incoming current would push the target into the scoop while retrieving. The glint from gold around the dark mustard yellow coin (most likely bronze) was heart stopping.
While searching for the chain, I learned from a search team that it had been lost the day before by a school teacher, who showed it to all of his students to inspire them. This coin was especially important to him as it had been given to him by his mother who had recently passed away.
I had the lifeguard who personally was taught by that teacher and who had seen the coin medallion many times call the teacher to pick it up.
I know I should feel great for doing the right thing :
but I felt absolutely awful retuning
. It is amazing on how quickly you can become attached to an item of antiquity once you hold it in your hands. I wish all of you could touch it, but that is not possible. It is about the size of a silver dollar and is dark mustard in color. There is a bust of Caesar on the front and a horse which has sprung into the air on the rear. It is worn, but you can still read the markings. I do not know enough about history as why they refer to it as a Greek Coin (maybe Greece was part of the Roman Empire at that time).
I was emailed copies of the coin, which I requested, by members of the search team as I did not have a camera. I will post them later to this thread as soon as I figure out how.
Pictures are posted in later thread " Pictures of Ancient Greek or Roman Coin"
Any information on ruler, date of coin, orgin would be highly appreciated.
I could tell by the mellow multivariable tone on the Excalibur II 1000 that the target was an alloy with possibly some gold as it was lower in pitch than pure copper or sliver but higher than gold. From its clean sharp yet mellow tone I suspected that it might be a large medallion. As the sand was soft, I carefully pinpointed the target while in the discrimination mode and positioned myself and timed it so that the incoming current would push the target into the scoop while retrieving. The glint from gold around the dark mustard yellow coin (most likely bronze) was heart stopping.
While searching for the chain, I learned from a search team that it had been lost the day before by a school teacher, who showed it to all of his students to inspire them. This coin was especially important to him as it had been given to him by his mother who had recently passed away.
I had the lifeguard who personally was taught by that teacher and who had seen the coin medallion many times call the teacher to pick it up.
I know I should feel great for doing the right thing :
but I felt absolutely awful retuning. It is amazing on how quickly you can become attached to an item of antiquity once you hold it in your hands. I wish all of you could touch it, but that is not possible. It is about the size of a silver dollar and is dark mustard in color. There is a bust of Caesar on the front and a horse which has sprung into the air on the rear. It is worn, but you can still read the markings. I do not know enough about history as why they refer to it as a Greek Coin (maybe Greece was part of the Roman Empire at that time).I was emailed copies of the coin, which I requested, by members of the search team as I did not have a camera. I will post them later to this thread as soon as I figure out how.
Pictures are posted in later thread " Pictures of Ancient Greek or Roman Coin"
Any information on ruler, date of coin, orgin would be highly appreciated.
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