Last Hunt of 2016 - Treasure !

[CRUSADER]

In the morning we blind hunted a new field & although the high terrain looked pretty good, it was a bust. So after lunch we re-grouped & decided to do the nearby Roman Site but from a different angle. If you follow my posts, we named this site the 'Roman Lion's Neighbour' & we only discovered it this year; although it had been picked through by a previous wandering detectorist.
This was a 5 hour effort;

11 Roman Coins (2 Good ones)
My eyes only Fossil print.
Roman Military Slide Strap
Iron Age (Celtic) Toggle
Cru'Dad's Treasure - circa 8th C Saxon Silver Pinhead - RARE (Will be handed in shortly to the FLO)
Not a bad finish to the year, when at lunchtime we had nothing of note!


UPDATE:

''The Constantine I Head left with Trabea and Eagle Tipped Sceptre for Mintmark •STRﮞ is down in RIC VII TR 391 as a R5 code = UNIQUE.
Coin is AD 323''

 

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[trapperart]

More nice finds congrats to you and your dad

 

[Westfront]

Great find to end the year! Congrats to Crudad!

 

[CRUSADER]

Great find to end the year! Congrats to Crudad!

I know we are fussy, but it would have been nice to see the ring & dot pattern that you get on the bronze versions. Although having checked the PAS database they are all plain.

 

[Westfront]

I know we are fussy, but it would have been nice to see the ring & dot pattern that you get on the bronze versions. Although having checked the PAS database they are all plain.

Same thinking here. The Bronze ones are beautiful decorated and the silver one just plain?

btw, do you have seen the ring and dot pattern on roman fibulae before? Have see a frag today and Fibula is just a guess...

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

That's a sharp Roman on the left.
The fossil is a way cool eyeball find for sure.
The silver pin head may be find of the day but doesn't do a lot for me, that's just one opinion right.
Your year end post should be something to see.

 

[against the wind]

I would be floored to find a single Roman coin over here. lol
Very nice,, Congratulations

 

[joesmarbles]

Great year for Cru' and Cru'dad, Have a happy new year.....Joe McDonough

 

[nov2101]

Wow so cool.....

 

[UnderMiner]

Like finding an Anglo Saxon silver needle in a field of haystacks... oh wait
Nice!!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Another killer hunt, congratulations!

 

[BTV Digger]

Wonderful finds. Heck, those two Roman coins look better than many of my 1800s coins! Any idea on the Emperor on obverse? I lose track after M. Aurelius and it looks to be one of the later from the 3rd or 4th century correct?

John

 

[CRUSADER]

Same thinking here. The Bronze ones are beautiful decorated and the silver one just plain?

btw, do you have seen the ring and dot pattern on roman fibulae before? Have see a frag today and Fibula is just a guess...

Yes & Roman Strap-ends.

 

[CRUSADER]

Wonderful finds. Heck, those two Roman coins look better than many of my 1800s coins! Any idea on the Emperor on obverse? I lose track after M. Aurelius and it looks to be one of the later from the 3rd or 4th century correct?

John

Yeap. The left one is Constantius II

 

[Eastcoasthunter21]

Wow that's the stuff !!great hunt love the relics

 

[Silver Searcher]

Polyhedral Head Dress Pin (incomplete) Shame it wasn't complete, mind they not worth a lot complete, but still a nice find. Would'nt bother declaring that, but that's me.

HAPPY NEW YEAR..AND GOOD HUNTING.

SS

 

[Don in SJ]

Cru, a great hunt to end the year, your posts are always enjoyable to read, your finds are what dreams are made of and so glad you finished up on a high not. Congrats on the silver pin head, the roman coins, but I really like the ammonite fossil, What a great mixture of finds..........Happy New Year to you!!
Don

 

[CRUSADER]

UPDATE:

''The Constantine I Head left with Trabea and Eagle Tipped Sceptre for Mintmark •STRﮞ is down in RIC VII TR 391 as a R5 code = UNIQUE.
Coin is AD 323''

So my Roman Coin stole Cru'dad's thunder a little!

 

[CASPER-2]