Hunting a stubble field

[Urien of Rheged]

Most of my permissions here in Lancashire are on pasture but I'm fortunate to have a permission close to an old Roman fort that I've been hunting onnthe past few months. I've had lots of finds there including an 1821 gold sovereign coin but apart from a few grots nothing Roman yet.
With the Maize being cut down in October a lot more land is now available but the problem is it needs ploughing as the stubble is yet to rot and makes swinging a coil very difficult as those stumps are rigid stick up at about 10 inches from the ground.
I stuck with it though for a few hours and for all my cursing and irritation I was rewarded with three silver hammered coins albeit not in the best of condition. The small half cut would have been really nice had it not been cut which is a bit of a shame but hey ho, that's how the history goes.
I believe though I'm far from an expert and haven't really studied them closely that the small half is James I
The largest one is Charles I and the other is Elizabeth I.
Managed to score a small medieval heraldic pendant too but again not in good nick with no sign of any legend.
Two nice medieval spindle whorls and a handful of musket balls of various sizes and well not a bad session.
Can't wait till it's ploughed out and I can swing that coil properly.
I will find me something Roman there!

 

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[Blackfoot58]

Looks like an excellent site. Congratulations on some quality pieces.

 

[Gare]

Great FINDS Thanks for sharing with us

 

[The Rebel]

That's a great day of hunting!

 

[CRUSADER]

Glad you finally have some cultivated land to hunt.

 

[Urien of Rheged]

Glad you finally have some cultivated land to hunt.

Cheers pal. Im hoping the farmer gives it a plough sooner rather than later. There's acres of land waiting for me to hit and it is a really great permission.
The downside with cultivated land like this is the damage those plough blades can inflict on the artefacts on the soil but having said that the gold sov was immaculate.