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Title: Detecting at Barry Island . . . Post by: Neil on November 26, 2014, 11:57:47 AM Little wonder that a trip to Barry Island always means finding pre decimal coinage. The photo is 1938!
The oldest I have found is a George III penny - anyone found older coinage on Barry beach? Cheers Neil Title: Re: Detecting at Barry Island . . . Post by: Neil on November 26, 2014, 12:31:26 PM Has anyone seen my mum?
Photo from 1963! Title: Re: Detecting at Barry Island . . . Post by: ancientpat on November 26, 2014, 04:13:58 PM Yes a Roman bronze !!!
Pat. :) :) Title: Re: Detecting at Barry Island . . . Post by: Neil on November 26, 2014, 04:44:59 PM Well done Pat - any idea what century it was? Plenty of Roman activity in the area. I remember as a kid the excavations around the corner in Cold Knap.
By the way, ss that you in the first photo, on the left, with the hat on? ;) See you soon. Cheers Neil Title: Re: Detecting at Barry Island . . . Post by: probono on November 26, 2014, 05:29:17 PM I heard somewhere that there was a hoard of larger follis found on Friars head - but can't find a reference to it.
And of course there are those crionid fossils on the headland - found some flints up there too :) Title: Re: Detecting at Barry Island . . . Post by: JRD on November 26, 2014, 07:35:11 PM Not found much there myself but as it's topical sad to see these pictures today of the fair ground
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/barry-island-pleasure-park-demolition-8175285 (http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/barry-island-pleasure-park-demolition-8175285) End of an era! :( Title: Re: Detecting at Barry Island . . . Post by: alun on November 26, 2014, 08:58:51 PM Strewth, that's one load of ppl. Feel really rubbish now as I found nothing there :'(
Cwm cidy woods have produced a few nice finds, Title: Re: Detecting at Barry Island . . . Post by: celticspikey on November 26, 2014, 10:15:30 PM My favourite beach, and that's why years and years of losses continually turn up and always will. May be the crowds are not as numerous but annually much is lost including GOLD......more storms like last year please yum yum ;D ;D
Title: Re: Detecting at Barry Island . . . Post by: keepmateethinajar on November 27, 2014, 05:38:26 PM :D :D :D :D :D...I can remember few years ago finding a roman bronze on burnham beach....now what happened to it.... :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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