Roman fibula, vervelle, zoomorphic medieval buckle,belt decorations,other relics.

[Aureus]

Hello again,

Here's the second part of my post from the European trip. Sorry for the few days delay and for the quality of the pics. I have to work with the pics I have taken before leaving Europe (my finds stayed there) and I realize some of them aren't as clear as I have expected.

My bucket lister find of the trip was this Roman fibula from 1st-2nd century A.D.
I really wasn't expecting to find one, especially on a such short trip. It's the tiniest fibula I have ever seen and other than the missing pin it is complete and in a great over all condition. It's a miracle that such a fragile piece survived intact.I'm not sure about the metal it was made of but might be some type of silver coated bronze.



I didn't have this one on my bucket list but if I knew those things existed it would sure be on one.
A Heraldic medieval vervelle (14th century) , it would tag the falcons its used in the hunt (correction : harness shield pendant) and would contain the heraldic coat of arms of its owner.
The surprising thing about this one is that the coat of arms that are found on it are those of the King of France. The medieval blue enamel and gold gilding on the 3 Fleurs de Lys (Valois Royal House) partially survived.


Super happy with this discovery!


An other amazing find was this gold guild Medieval zoomorphic buckle with foxes. I would guess 1200-1400's (sorry for the unclear pics, but it looks great)




Belt decorations from the same period .


Here's how it would look on a medieval belt.


An annular brooch from the same period.



Some beautiful medieval buckles.



And belt fasteners. Amazingly, they survived intact.



A belt tip and a few unknown items.



Few rings and brooches.



An other belt decoration. Much larger and silver plated. Has a beautiful hand engraved design.



A partial fibula (pin) (correction: Celtic 1st century fibula), a bronze needle or a pin, and a large bronze buckle (possibly Roman).



Again. Thanks for the comments. Will try to make the 3rd post in a few days.

 

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[Aureus]

Just amazing. If that falcon tag is from the King won't that make it a national treasure? Great job, good luck.

Thanks. I doubt it would make it a treasure (it wasn't found in UK but if it would I would happily give it to a museum). I believe the King would have a few horses, falcons and dogs wearing a similar tag (I actually think the members that indicated it might be from a harness are right, It's a bit too large for a falcon). If it indeed belonged to one of royal horses it will make it a great relic, that's for sure.

 

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[CRUSADER]

Thanks. Any opinion on the coat of arms? Would it match the Valois Royal house heraldic shield?

I'm not an heraldic expert, you need the right researcher for that. They came in pairs, either side of the horses head. They were not only the wealthy family but some of their supporters, so not exactly unique.

 

[CRUSADER]

Thanks Cru for the ID. So are you saying it's a complete fibula?

Yes, other than the pin & the bottom section that held the catchplate.

 

[DetectingGodlikeOnOlympus]

I'm not sure I can ever go back to digging up 8 inch deep wheat pennies. It all seems so pointless now.

 

[Aureus]

I'm not an heraldic expert, you need the right researcher for that. They came in pairs, either side of the horses head. They were not only the wealthy family but some of their supporters, so not exactly unique.

For sure, not as unique as queen's chastity belt heraldic shield. But still a cool relic

 

[Rookster]

Very nice finds.

 

[sutphin]

HE AINT FIBBING THATS FOR SURE , NEET HISTORY OF RELICS>

 

[Ahab8]

Damn man! Just when I think you can’t one up yourself you do! Great job man

 

[Aureus]

Simply amazing hunt!

Thank you PoE

 

[DetectingGodlikeOnOlympus]

These are such beautiful and historic finds.

Have you ever even dug a rotten zincoln out of some grass roots?

 

[Aureus]

These are such beautiful and historic finds.

Have you ever even dug a rotten zincoln out of some grass roots?

Don't forget, I live in Canada. It was just a short trip abroad. I do find my share of ''zincoins'', as well as the pulltubs stuck in some deep roots.

 

[Aureus]

Wow again, totally amazed at what you have found and that they even survived this long. To me most everything that you guys find over there is Banner worthy. the needle find had to be a tough signal. the Falcon tag had to have been beautiful in it's original state, it looks awesome as it is. Now, out of ignorance, what exactly was a fibula?

Thank you dirtlooter. The tag is a great find in my books and I haven't seen many of them survive with the medieval enamel still present on the relic. Fibula is an ancient brooch. Here's a link.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibula_(brooch)

 

[pepperj]

I might be off on this, though it kind of looks close to your pendent.

Philip of Orléans (1396 † 1420), Count of Vertus, son of Louis d'OrléansAzure, three fleurs-de-lys or, a label argent of three points, the central point charged with a crescent gules.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coats_of_arms_of_the_Capetian_dynasty#CITEREFNeubecker1976

 

[dirtlooter]

thanks for the info, amazing finds, amazing hunt

 

[Aureus]

I might be off on this, though it kind of looks close to your pendent.

Philip of Orléans (1396 † 1420), Count of Vertus, son of Louis d'OrléansAzure, three fleurs-de-lys or, a label argent of three points, the central point charged with a crescent gules.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coats_of_arms_of_the_Capetian_dynasty#CITEREFNeubecker1976

Thanks! I don't see the crescent on the pic but over all I believe it is indeed Orléans family. If not Philippe, could be that of Louis d'Orléans. Awesome!

 

[pepperj]

Thanks! I don't see the crescent on the pic but over all I believe it is indeed Orléans family. If not Philippe, could be that of Louis d'Orléans. Awesome!

I agree that it could very well be the Orléans Family, and looking at the centre there seems to be a gule there but not sure from the photo.

After seeing many dug examples over the years I'd certainly put your's up there on top for remaining blue enamelling left, congrats on the beauty recovery.

 

[Trezurehunter]

What a great trip with excellent finds. I don't even know what I like the best ! OK, that Falcon tag ranks right up there.

 

[Aureus]

I'm not sure I can ever go back to digging up 8 inch deep wheat pennies. It all seems so pointless now.

Lol. Better than zincoins

 

[Aureus]

Very nice finds. View attachment 1572975View attachment 1572973

 

[Rubka888]

I vote banner on that horse pendant/falcon tag thing. That is one of the coolest finds I have ever seen!