Roman Site - Short Hunt...

[CRUSADER]

Over night some of the snow had melted & the ground had slightly defrosted. Mixed blessing as the surface of the ploughed field became very sticky :P

Only had time for 2.5 hours & nothing exciting to report.

16 Scrappy Roman Coins
Bits...

Only a small area of this productive area left to finish

 

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[dragonsbreath]

Hi Cru... must be nice to get out ..everywhere here is like concrete or under several

inches of snow lol...

16 roman coins in 2 1/2 hours !!! very good recovery rate.

Some times i dont find that amount in a year...just dont have those type of sites.

Anyway hope you have a good year and if i am ever up that way cos i do get around

might contact you to go for a pint or two and a chinwag..

H.H. PaulB. 8)

 

[CRUSADER]

Hi Cru... must be nice to get out ..everywhere here is like concrete or under several

inches of snow lol...

16 roman coins in 2 1/2 hours !!! very good recovery rate.

Some times i dont find that amount in a year...just dont have those type of sites.

Anyway hope you have a good year and if i am ever up that way cos i do get around

might contact you to go for a pint or two and a chinwag..

H.H. PaulB. 8)

Yesterday it was only 2 inches of snow but the ground was frozen solid to at least 6 inches. It was nice to get out but hard on the feet.

 

[shaun7]

Were you on your own today?

 

[Silver Searcher]

Were you on your own today?

No he wasn't...that Bloody lucky Green Goblin was sitting on his shoulder again

SS

 

[CRUSADER]

Were you on your own today?

No he wasn't...that Bloody lucky Green Goblin was sitting on his shoulder again

SS

I'll tell my Dad what you called him

 

[CRUSADER]

Were you on your own today?

No its a 45min drive.

 

[shaun7]

Were you on your own today?

No he wasn't...that Bloody lucky Green Goblin was sitting on his shoulder again

SS

I think it must be growing out of him

 

[IronSpike]

That one Roman scrappy coin is pretty big

No snow nor frost considered a handicap

Great hunt

 

[Silver Searcher]

That one Roman scrappy coin is pretty big

No snow nor frost considered a handicap

Great hunt

Tis a big bugger that looks like a Sestertius

SS

 

[HISPAN]

You did not find a Roman town ... this is a factory or a treasure shared by all its area .... I do not understand how you can sleep easy with so many coins to collect.

 

[tymcmurray]

I would drive 45 mins for ONE Roman coin.
LOL
Nice finds.

Ty

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[CRUSADER]

That one Roman scrappy coin is pretty big

No snow nor frost considered a handicap

Great hunt

Tis a big bugger that looks like a Sestertius

SS

Yes, our first off this site & we just broke the 200 mark for this field. Strange really Although its a very late site which somewhat explains it.

 

[Deno]

Crusader, now you are getting on my nerves.

Nothing but 16 scrappy Roman coins, you poor thing.

I am just pulling your chain. Good hunting as usual.

 

[umrgolf]

16 ancient coins in 2 1/2 hours? holy moly.. bet you cant wait to get to your honey holes though

 

[GioTheGreek]

I crusaders posts.

Happy hunting in 2010 lads.

 

[Tnmountains]

Yep a great hunt. As always these guys dig into some serious ancient history. My detector has yet to beep on a roman coin Whats up with that?
HH
TnMtns

 

[LI Tom]

How do you dig with ground frozen down 6"?

 

[CRUSADER]

How do you dig with ground frozen down 6"?

Its bad practice, but I jump on the spade several times, as its a ploughed field it come up in big lumps. Then I find what lump its in & either kick the crap out of it with my boots or hit it hard with a flat spade. Fingers crossed, I have yet to damage a coin/find. Sometimes I will need to hold a small lump & bash it in my hand against the sharp end of the spade.

 

[goldnow]

Was out yesterday and half the area was rock solid, where the sun don't shine. Excavated with much effort a few good signals. In the last hole, excellent coin signal, doing a few full body 175 lb. jumps on the spade I managed to cut out a block of dirt.. Smashed it like you do....Signal disappeared, ... not the first time in my hunting career, but couldn't believe it. Looked for near 5 minutes for the darn signal and finally chalked it up to a rust pocket. Picked up my spade and gave it a hit on the ground to clear a piece of dirt stuck to it and look at the spade and the darn coin is literally frozen to the shovel. 1820's Austrian/Italian penny, my first. Says, "REGNO LOMBARDO VENETO" on it.