Roman Mansio Site - 3rd Bite of the Cherry...

[CRUSADER]

Our plan was to try a long-shot field that was next to a Roman Site but had produced nothing. It was also a ankle breaker. Whilst we were in the area we thought we would check the Roman Mansio Site, not really expecting any change! As it happens it had a 6-7inch turn & although pretty choppy it was workable. I only had a short solo detecting window & managed the below in just 2.5 hours;

Roman Roof Tile - Finger Prints (Got me going for a dog print for a second!)
Evidence of under floor heating (Box Tile bits)
Roman Tessera
Roman Animal Bones & Teeth
A small selection of small Roman Nails (Been clearing more & more of these as time goes on)
4 Scrappies
1 Roman Partifact?
Laying on the top - Roman Siliqua of Julian II AD357-60. One I need of him as Caesar.

2 Outings 2 Roman Silvers

 

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[Argentium]

Very nice on the Siliqua ! What is the writing below the wreath on the reverse ?

 

[CRUSADER]

Very nice on the Siliqua ! What is the writing below the wreath on the reverse ?

The Mint - TCON.

 

[Benjamin52]

Sweet!

 

[Mzjavert]

I'm amazed those nails survived that long. Shows you what I know about Roman artifacts. Incredible finds...wanna adopt me?

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Love the Roman tesserae and terracotta pottery frags Cru, sure wish I could find pottery of that age over here!

Dave

 

[Westfront]

Some wealthy Romans there....all there what you need! And a Siliqua without punched hole, nice!

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on another good outing

 

[pepperj]

Very nice Roman silver, liking the die crack. Do you clean up the nails at all, or leave as is.

 

[Scrappy]

Killer Roman silver. The fingerprinted tile is super cool as well. Best

Steve

 

[OutdoorAdv]

As always, sweet hunt Cru. Killer Roman silver... but I have to say, finger prints on that tile are over the top awesome. I think something like that would be one of my all time favorite finds. It makes something utilitarian, in to one of the most personal finds I could think of. It's ancient and the fingerprints bring it back to life. ... It's amazing to me at least... others might just see it as a broken roof tile


I remember that dog print tile a year or so ago. Also incredible.

Looking forward to the next hunt man.

 

[Aureus]

Awesome finds! Congratulations man. That's a sweet feeling 2 in 2. May it continue.

 

[Gridwalker306]

All good stuff, love the siliqua, but I agree the fingerprints in the tile are really a special find. So awesome!

 

[Westfront]

I have one with fingerprints on the side. They came most likely from lifting up during produktion but these here are special because they look like a signature. Like an "i was here!" And they are small. Probably a kid working in the manufacture. Lots of history behind such a personal find.

 

[CRUSADER]

Very nice Roman silver, liking the die crack. Do you clean up the nails at all, or leave as is.

Its a plough damage crack, lucky I pucked it off the top before the rollers came out.

 

[gheenoe78]

Cru, do you ever get skunked on a hunt? I mean are there times when you go out and just find beer can tabs and a modern penny like the rest of us? Awesome finds as always. Thanks for sharing.

 

[CRUSADER]

Cru, do you ever get skunked on a hunt? I mean are there times when you go out and just find beer can tabs and a modern penny like the rest of us? Awesome finds as always. Thanks for sharing.

When I first joined, I made it clear I would post every hunt. (Although due to circumstances I sometimes combine a couple of days) This was so you could see the whole picture & not just the highlights. So, unless you can remember me post nothing, then skunking is a long lost distant memory for me. But that takes years to get to this point.

So the short answer is - 'not really'.

 

[Diggin Dude]

Incredible!! Congrats and HH

 

[Kurios1]

More fascinating history here. As much as I favorite coins that roof tile with the hand print is absolutely cool. Preserved for centuries and recovered with great care. Priceless.

 

[CRUSADER]

More fascinating history here. As much as I favorite coins that roof tile with the hand print is absolutely cool. Preserved for centuries and recovered with great care. Priceless.

Thanks looking at them again, I'm pretty sure Westfront is right & this is an indication of Child Labour.