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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[vince76]

Amazing finds and great job

 

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[CoilyGirl]

A little late to the party but nonetheless in awe here too. I can’t say which is my favorite,the fibula or the falcon tag. Heck everything you dug was teerific!

 

[Z.K.]

Geez, man. Most people go to Europe and return saying, "I saw the Mona Lisa." You're like, "Oh yeah, I found da Vinci's glasses."

Wonderful, enlightening, exquisite pieces of history; tu reves en couleurs, et nous beneficions.

Heraldry from the French royalty of 700 years ago? Well, I've never seen the like posted. Plus it would look better up top than that chastity belt. So a banner from me.

 

[Aureus]

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

Thanks man. Really happy with the results. Couldn't have asked for a better trip.

 

[Aureus]

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.

Thanks pepperj. It sure is one of my favorite finds, even if it doesn't get up there. And thanks again for the help with the ID

 

[Aureus]

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.

Thank you. I believe the heraldic pendant is one of my favorite finds as well.

 

[Aureus]

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

Thank you Rubka888

 

[Aureus]

Amazing finds and great job

Thank you Vince.

Really like your Churchill reference in the signature. We shall never surrender...

 

[Aureus]

A little late to the party but nonetheless in awe here too. I can’t say which is my favorite,the fibula or the falcon tag. Heck everything you dug was teerific!

Thank you CoilyGirl

 

[Aureus]

Geez, man. Most people go to Europe and return saying, "I saw the Mona Lisa." You're like, "Oh yeah, I found da Vinci's glasses."

Wonderful, enlightening, exquisite pieces of history; tu reves en couleurs, et nous beneficions.

Heraldry from the French royalty of 700 years ago? Well, I've never seen the like posted. Plus it would look better up top than that chastity belt. So a banner from me.

Thanks Ken. I was lucky to have discovered some great finds on this trip. That tag is sure in one of my favorites.

 

[Patriot Relics]

One of these days I need to bring the detector across the pond, that's a museum's worth of historical saves buddy- huge congrats on the fibula

 

[Aureus]

One of these days I need to bring the detector across the pond, that's a museum's worth of historical saves buddy- huge congrats on the fibula

Thanks VMI Digger. I couldn't have dreamed of finding a fibula on a such a short trip and without the hunting grounds waiting for me before my trip. Was really lucky.