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« on: April 17, 2011, 06:24:47 PM »
Went to a farm on the Gower with the Swansea Metal Detecting Club today.

Another beautiful day - blue sky and sunshine, and parking in the field where we were detecting.

In the first half hour of everyone switching their detectors on, John, one of the members,  found a nice hammered penny.  Great, I thought - this should be a fabulous day. 
Well, after my tenth tube and bits of broken buckles and some buttons, I thought that the one and only nice find of the day had been found  Cry

After lunch, everyone set back to it and we all wandered away from the cars.  After about an hour, Tyna found a cut half.  Here's a photo:

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« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2011, 06:25:12 PM »
Other side:

Can you please identify it Doc  Wink

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« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2011, 06:27:40 PM »
Tyna waved her hand in the general direction of where she found her hammy, and I made my way up and down the area.  I had a cracking signal - so big and loud, I thought it was a can lid !  Imagine my surprise, when, from just a few inches down, out popped this Roman brooch !!

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« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2011, 06:28:32 PM »
with a 5 pence piece to show scale

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« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2011, 06:28:57 PM »
another pic

Then, at the end of the day, my brooch was voted "find of the day" - I was well chuffed  Cheesy

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« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2011, 06:39:26 PM »
Nice going both, love the fibula it's a late 1stC Polden hills type. And well I'm just jealous of the cut half, I was only saying to Rob last week that I haven't found one for about 10 years, I must be doing something wrong Sad
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« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2011, 06:57:19 PM »
Great finds for you both. The short cross cut half is a very interesting one. It's Rhuddlan mint, moneyer Halli. The full legend reads hALLI ON RVLA. These are often found with the legend reversed, which appears to be the case with yours unless you've flipped the image yourself.

And the brooch is very nice too!
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« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2011, 07:03:16 PM »
Thanks Peter  Wink I did not flip the image - apart from changing the brightness and a small crop, the image is "as is".

What is the year of the coin?
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« Reply #8 on: April 17, 2011, 07:31:27 PM »
Well done Debbie. One of those equals out a whole load of junk.

And very well done Tyna to find the cut half. That makes up for at least a months worth of junk.

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« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2011, 07:44:27 PM »
nice one girls  Smiley
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« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2011, 08:05:25 PM »
 ;Dbravooo again was nice to see you both today and you got some really good finds there a big welldone to both of you from Nap.
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« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2011, 08:46:49 PM »
Thanks Nap - nice to see you out with the Swansea crowd  Wink you had a good collection of finds today - the horse brass is an unusual one.
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« Reply #12 on: April 17, 2011, 08:49:36 PM »
 Roll Eyes i will give you all my fiind for that stunning brooch Deb Grin
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« Reply #13 on: April 17, 2011, 08:54:29 PM »
welldone my ladys welldone..lovely finds both of them great stuff girls im well pleased for you both..love ray.hehe
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« Reply #14 on: April 17, 2011, 09:23:19 PM »
 Roll Eyes my find , look like  got a part of a brooch may be wrong can someone help on that please thanks .Nap

Bottom left between the two coins.

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