Hard won treasure today 🫤

[blossom]

After a week of over night frosts and bitterly cold days, today was bright and sunny, so off we went!

I have been doing research on these fields, and discovered a Roman road cuts thru this field, so we embarked on our quest across the field!
The only downside was that the soil was frozen, so we had to work hard to get anything out the ground… 🫤

But… we managed a full day, loads of iron grunts across the whole field, but here are the results… an awesome brooch (?) a strange buckle (?)
a key(?) another clothes fastener, little patterned bits of lead, a livery button, the usual mix of other buttons, couple of buckles, some crusty coins, no Id possible unfortunately one has been drilled, a big lead disk and some big chunks of lead. xx

Update… the pretty brooch is a saxon/ viking Cloisonné brooch … xx


Update 2. THE “strange buckle” is (I think) a 13th Century ring brooch …. It is 2 people … the lumps are their heads… holding hand.. bodies are the sides, then joined at their feet …Wow 🤯 xx

 

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[river roamer]

Very nice finds Great pictures as always

 

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[HIGHSTRUNG]

Very nice. Congrats!

 

[blossom]

Slightly off topic, but why are the hedgerows so nicely manicured? just cause they can?

So I made some enquiries for you, all the hedges on the estate are part of a scheme, so are cut every 2 years, which means they dont get leggy! 🤓xx

 

[blossom]

Wow! Wow! Wow! Outstanding finds! Please tell me, who found what? I oh so feel like this is banner worthy! It is to me, anyway. But only if you are the one who found either of the brooches or , better yet, both. ( My apologies to himself, but he doesn’t fit the criteria). Great job on researching! It really paid off for you two!

Ahh WD…. What can I say…. He found both 🙄 but I take all the credit for without my research he Would not have found anything 😂😂 xx

 

[blossom]

Record ID: GLO-6E1917 - MEDIEVAL brooch

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They are normally beast heads like Lions, see above. Yeap 13th C & pretty rare, although I thought some dipped into the late Norman period.(I believe)
Not had a complete one.

🥇 BANNER - Viking/Saxon Cloisonné Brooch - Find of the year!

I wanted to do a separate post for this one, as it deserved it! I dedicate this post to Jeff of PA & his most recent comments on one of my latest posts.:thumbsup: This amazing condition plate brooch dates to the 10th-11th C AD. Our Viking period, & these brooches have strong associations with...

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The cloisonne brooch is special & my example above made banner. This is the only one Cru'dad & I have ever found.

The keys are described as 14th C Casket Keys, but I don't think they were used on small boxes.

You are filling some difficult holes early in your detecting life - CONGRATS

Ahh thank you Crusader, David always says, “well…. what did Crusader say?”you are definitely his detecting hero xx 🤗

 

[alabama11]

After a week of over night frosts and bitterly cold days, today was bright and sunny, so off we went!

I have been doing research on these fields, and discovered a Roman road cuts thru this field, so we embarked on our quest across the field!
The only downside was that the soil was frozen, so we had to work hard to get anything out the ground… 🫤

But… we managed a full day, loads of iron grunts across the whole field, but here are the results… an awesome brooch (?) a strange buckle (?)
a key(?) another clothes fastener, little patterned bits of lead, a livery button, the usual mix of other buttons, couple of buckles, some crusty coins, no Id possible unfortunately one has been drilled, a big lead disk and some big chunks of lead. xx

Update… the pretty brooch is a saxon/ viking Cloisonné brooch … xx


Update 2. THE “strange buckle” is (I think) a 13th Century ring brooch …. It is 2 people … the lumps are their heads… holding hand.. bodies are the sides, then joined at their feet …Wow 🤯 xx


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Great work. Love the history items.

 

[oldmxrat]

Wow, I mean, just WOW!