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Its now just about dry enough to get back to the new farm. My general plan on this explore mode venture was to do a large circuit of 6 large fields to understand the lay of the land & track down a hotspot.
As we entered the 3rd field (the other 2 had limited good signs), we looked down from the high ground & saw a spot in the corner that screamed out. It was kind of mound like/high ground off the river flood plain & had a better/larger & green crop growing. This told me it was better drained & likely to be sandy (unlike the mostly clay fields), therefore perfect for Iron Age/Roman/Medieval farming. We bee-lined it over there & bang I picked up my first Scrappy Roman Coin - Grid On!
Spent a total of 3.5 hours detecting although about 2 hours of walking to & from the site. Therefore the 12 Roman Coins were found in about 1.5 hours.
13th C Annular Brooch with Pin (large, only my 2nd whole one, I think)
Medieval D Buckle
Tudor Leather Mount
Tudor Knife Terminal
Medieval & Tudor Thimbles
Roman Mystery piece
Rare Hammered Groat of Mary 1553-4 (sadly very worn)
3 Good Roman Coins (9 scrappies)
As we entered the 3rd field (the other 2 had limited good signs), we looked down from the high ground & saw a spot in the corner that screamed out. It was kind of mound like/high ground off the river flood plain & had a better/larger & green crop growing. This told me it was better drained & likely to be sandy (unlike the mostly clay fields), therefore perfect for Iron Age/Roman/Medieval farming. We bee-lined it over there & bang I picked up my first Scrappy Roman Coin - Grid On!
Spent a total of 3.5 hours detecting although about 2 hours of walking to & from the site. Therefore the 12 Roman Coins were found in about 1.5 hours.
13th C Annular Brooch with Pin (large, only my 2nd whole one, I think)
Medieval D Buckle
Tudor Leather Mount
Tudor Knife Terminal
Medieval & Tudor Thimbles
Roman Mystery piece
Rare Hammered Groat of Mary 1553-4 (sadly very worn)
3 Good Roman Coins (9 scrappies)
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