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« Reply #15 on: August 06, 2010, 05:37:34 PM »
just to help you out Geoff

one of our club members, who helped me at a talk last week, produced a large tray of crotal bells -- there were 16 in the display box!!!

he's an avid detectorist, been swinging it for 6 years!

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« Reply #16 on: August 06, 2010, 05:40:34 PM »
Love the Saxon Chronicle quote Chef.

There are still huge amounts of hoards yet to be found the last two years have proved that with the Viking one, Angl Saxon and the most recent Roman hoard.

One day . . .
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« Reply #17 on: August 06, 2010, 05:45:36 PM »
Yes Neil it's a beguiling quote. I read it years ago when I first started detecting and I think it has fueled my imagination ever since. It's a good one to remember when its freezing cold and your wandering around ankle deep in mud.
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« Reply #18 on: August 07, 2010, 06:24:42 PM »
regretfully we couldn't get to chepstow today, due to previous arrangements. However, i did manage 2 hours out today with techony and mrs h, and between us we came up with the following.

the commemorative medal came up and the broken up fragment was 6 inches away ... nice to get them back together again.

Finally can anyone identify the object to the right of the medal?

cheers  c u at ludlow

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« Reply #19 on: August 07, 2010, 08:02:00 PM »
Nice going Alan, Mrs H and Techony. Not sure what the unidentified object is but I love the Medal, I've found a few of these over the years, lead and bronze but I have never seen one of that cross pattern before, love it.
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« Reply #20 on: August 09, 2010, 06:22:54 PM »
a few finds from today.

a nice medieaval key, tombac button, a bag seal? with a very interesting design on it and a beautiful crotal bell fragment.

enjoy
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« Reply #21 on: August 10, 2010, 02:11:46 AM »
You sure did have a great time ,Well done Allan.
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« Reply #22 on: August 10, 2010, 01:12:01 PM »
Thanks bob4shirl, tho i'd be careful about getting to involved with the hobby, as u could be changing your user name to bob4detecting, at the expense of a marriage!!!!
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« Reply #23 on: August 10, 2010, 01:24:12 PM »
Nice finds alan well done mate  Wink
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« Reply #24 on: August 11, 2010, 09:49:51 AM »
nice finds alan keep em coming!!!  Wink
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« Reply #25 on: August 13, 2010, 02:48:44 PM »
Hi everyone

1st pic are the finds from a WW rally in wendover yesterday, these will be handed in for recording next week.

2nd pic is of 2 lovely buttons, this morning before the rain came.

Fleur de lis button, has come back from FLO with a date of 13th/14th century

enjoy
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« Reply #26 on: September 13, 2010, 01:41:27 PM »
well, if the 4 days on the roman dig last week weren't enough. these finds came out over the w/e.

the lizzie threepence is dated 1565, is folded like a love token and is blank apart from 1 letter M on the obverse side.

i'm interested to know what the 2 objects are on the top line, the curved one looks like part of a necklace, and as for the 'splitter' i'm not sure.

2 nice george 2nd halfpennies which have waxed up well, and a lovely button with a fleur de lis pattern on it ... any idea of age? i'm guessing medieaval.

enjoy....... i'm going back to work for a rest!!!
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« Reply #27 on: September 22, 2010, 08:46:42 AM »
went out monday for a change and got this little set of finds. 2 nice buttons, a radiate nummus, a nice piece of decorated bronze, a watch winder and a possible chess piece.

enjoy.
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« Reply #28 on: September 22, 2010, 09:36:38 AM »
Good going Alan, your "chess piece" is the end of a Tudor/Stewart spoon handle.
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« Reply #29 on: September 22, 2010, 11:34:05 AM »
wow --- thanks for the pointer in that direction Geoff - will go check it out.

Now that you mention it, i do recall seeing the knop end of another elizabethen spoon handle, similar to that above, but without the decoration.

Could prove to be a very interesting piece to research.

cheers & happy hunting

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