Aureus
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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.
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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