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Title: A Good Search Post by: celticspikey on January 21, 2017, 10:50:54 AM It’s been hard, due to soggy ground conditions to get on my Med 1 & Med 2 fields of late however as the temperature had plummeted Thursday night I thought I would check the condition of the field Friday and I’m glad I did. I was on the field detecting by 9am, and sure enough it had been a hard frost which made the ground easy to walk on without clogging the coil and boots up!! Well for now at least?
Any way as can be seen it was a decent search the purse bar came not far from where I found a small spill of coins many years ago consisting of Henry V111,Groat, and half Groats, plus a Edward V1 Shilling, so it is possible I guess the coins may have been lost in this purse? If this bar is of that date that said it might not be associated. My next find in-between the lead and occasional shotties was what I am pretty sure is a Roman amphora shaped Chape? These were highly prized by the military in the 4th-5th cent AD. The other item is a silvered strap end and one I have not seen before! medieval for sure but not sure on its date any thoughts? The other items are a medieval hand grenade mount and a roman coin and jetton. As you will see from pictures the sun made short work of the frozen ground and conditions became undetectable and difficult to replace crop, whilst the farmer is good as gold with crop searching it would not be fair to leave the field in a poor state so after 4 hours searching I left for another day, it probably needs a god few days of warm dry weather before I can return though Title: Re: A Good Search Post by: hotmill on January 21, 2017, 11:57:31 AM Fantastic finds! You've got some cracking permissions.
Title: Re: A Good Search Post by: wagis on January 21, 2017, 04:57:55 PM some brilliant finds there and in a lovely condition as well, very good hunting
Title: Re: A Good Search Post by: marknewbury1 on January 21, 2017, 05:22:03 PM Good day nice finds 👍
Title: Re: A Good Search Post by: colwynbay caravans on January 21, 2017, 07:15:44 PM cracking finds
Title: Re: A Good Search Post by: scara on January 21, 2017, 08:33:36 PM Paul
Some really nice finds there again :). I know what you mean about the mud I went out this morning for a few hours, while the frost was there it was Ok as soon as the sun softened the ground it was a nightmare. The fields we discussed before I now have permission to crop search them, which I din't before so I as you did left, better to fight another day than annoy the farmer. Mark Title: Re: A Good Search Post by: Val Beechey on January 22, 2017, 02:31:07 AM More super finds again Paul. Well deserved in these temps. Just love that buckle, Unique find with quite a wide range of dates. Well done that man.
Title: Re: A Good Search Post by: celticspikey on January 22, 2017, 08:15:38 PM The triangle item is a very early Saxon buckle, based on similar late Roman ones..
Thanks for your comments guys.... ;) Title: Re: A Good Search Post by: celticspikey on January 22, 2017, 08:18:15 PM Paul Well done Mark, looks like a frost tonight for us here, happy days back on field tomorrow......good luck to you... ;)Some really nice finds there again :). I know what you mean about the mud I went out this morning for a few hours, while the frost was there it was Ok as soon as the sun softened the ground it was a nightmare. The fields we discussed before I now have permission to crop search them, which I din't before so I as you did left, better to fight another day than annoy the farmer. Mark Title: Re: A Good Search Post by: ian the nomad on January 23, 2017, 08:24:01 PM What great finds. Good luck next trip.
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