Winter Stubble (Finished) + Sewage Site - Day 3 - 2 Hammered, CELTIC GOLD...

[CRUSADER]

We spent the best part of 4 hours finishing off the near 2 acre Winter Stubble Field. It was a poor field, but we had hoped for just 1 hammered by covering it all, & we got 2 crappy ones instead, right on last knockings.
Other finds included:
Crotal Bell
Jetton
Livery Button
Lead Token
2 Scrappies, 1 1st C As with a square nail hole
Over 50 buttons

We only did just over 1 hour on the Sewage Site but it turn out great. (Picture 4) As well as the 4 Roman Coins, running hound part of a Roman folding knife, I managed to pinch a Celtic Gold of Cru'dads run. It was in a lump on the top, broke it opened & saw the edge & guessed it might be part of a gold ring. My first of this tribe:

Celtic Gold Quarter Stater circa 60BC of the Morini (meaning sea people) tribe who live in between France/Belgium. Thought to be a boat with 2 occupants & a tree like image on the reverse. (Classified as 'common', but when it's your first, it makes little difference)

 

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[villagenut]

AWESOME old goldlooks like a smiley face on the reverse

 

[CAgem]

First Celtic gold or first Morini? As much as you hunt and as well as you usually do, I hope it's the first quarter stator Morini.

 

[billb]

Crusader,,outstanding ,,a lot of history to be found here,Thanks for sharing

 

[VTColonialDigger]

AMAZING finds Crusader!!! That gold coin is absolutely superb!! It's amazing, the stuff you guys over in England find is so old compared to here in the U.S.! I can't even imagine holding a 2000+ year old coin in my hand much less one made of gold!

 

[CRUSADER]

First Celtic gold or first Morini? As much as you hunt and as well as you usually do, I hope it's the first quarter stator Morini.

First of this foreign tribe.
As a team we have averaged 2 Celtic Gold coins a year (over the last 10 years). Cru'dad got a Qrter Stater early this year & now I've got this one, so we are bang on average.

 

[Westfront]

Congrats! Great looking coin! I wish i could collect Celtic gold by tribes... Morini is a tribe i never heard about. In my eyes "common" is a misleading term when it comes to Celtic Gold though some make it look easy. Congrats again!

 

[CRUSADER]

Congrats! Great looking coin! I wish i could collect Celtic gold by tribes... Morini is a tribe i never heard about. In my eyes "common" is a misleading term when it comes to Celtic Gold though some make it look easy. Congrats again!

I know, a Gold Noble might be from a numismatic perspective common, but go out & try & find one. I know I'm unlikely to.

It's all in the timing with a tiny gold like that, five inches under & its lost. So we hit the field at the right time, there was always an outside chance as the previous detectorist had 1. But sometimes that is the only 1. They are very spread out & we did have 2 silver & a bronze in 2016 (first year we gridded it), I really hope for another silver but I'll be happy with anything new thats come up & we need.

 

[Argentium]

Outstanding ! One begins to run out of superlatives
after your finds/ posts !! Hoisting a pint to the Cru as I type this , Cheers !

 

[toasted]

Just curious why celtic gold coins are more common than ones from later periods of English history

 

[Qball]

Nothing like gold in the wild, congratulations

 

[pepperj]

Huge congrats on the gold, (little sniper) really a nice example.

I thought most of the 2 in the boat were 70BC weighing in at a smashing 1.45 gr.

 

[jewelerguy]

sweet little tiny gold!

 

[CRUSADER]

Huge congrats on the gold, (little sniper) really a nice example.

I thought most of the 2 in the boat were 70BC weighing in at a smashing 1.45 gr.

There is some debate on the time span on these. I choose a mid-point of one of the spans.

 

[CRUSADER]

Just curious why celtic gold coins are more common than ones from later periods of English history

Funny, it's been years since I've had a guinea or a sovereign, must be over-due.
I don't have any good answers, they just are.
I'm guessing it might have to do with one theory (no proof of it), that some where ritual offerings to the ground for good crops.
Maybe as time went on people got better at looking after them.

 

[Digger RJ]

Super!!!!! Congrats!!!!!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Congratulations to you and your Dad on the Celtic Gold Quarter Stater find!

I really like this little button.
Dave

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Those tiny gold coins are so G.D. Cool.
Congrats on another.

 

[Subterranean]

Congratulations Cru, That is a gorgeous stater and your other finds are stunning too. Hope to get back over and try my luck in Colchester again sometime. Cheers.

 

[Silvermonkey]

Always great finds Crusader. The gold coin is quite lovely. Out of curiousity, how many hours/ year do you typically spend detecting? I'm guessing...a lot! Thanks for sharing.