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Title: Saxon ID Post by: celticspikey on December 03, 2015, 10:08:42 AM Its a coin, its Saxon, and its beat up :'(.....any idea guys. From my medieval field yesterday.
Title: Re: Saxon ID Post by: Neil on December 03, 2015, 10:21:46 AM That's some bloody fields you have . Well done - I'll leave this to an expert!
Well done again Neil Title: Re: Saxon ID Post by: wet feet again on December 03, 2015, 11:48:45 AM a quick look in spinks
s 914 tribrach type coenwulf king of mercia 796-821 what a field if you need a hand i will travell from north wales lol great find Title: Re: Saxon ID Post by: probono on December 03, 2015, 11:56:31 AM Well that certainly adds to your fantastic year digging - is the moneyer Sigberht? - the tribach coinage is from around 800AD.....
Title: Re: Saxon ID Post by: wagis on December 03, 2015, 01:43:39 PM Wow what a find are you sure you don't need any help in that field as I to don't mind travelling down from N Wales (only joking)
Title: Re: Saxon ID Post by: TEZZA on December 03, 2015, 03:08:21 PM Another great find well done spikey what a year you`ve had well done
Title: Re: Saxon ID Post by: Greg on December 03, 2015, 04:09:22 PM Someone needs to do some serious archaeology in your field, these are some rare ancient, post classic and modern finds, it must have been a special place over the last few thousand years. Waw. Get the 'timeteam' in they may find something, for a change.
Title: Re: Saxon ID Post by: dingdong on December 03, 2015, 04:14:51 PM Great,great,great,!!!!!well found MR CS,another Metallic Gem !!
Oh,"Greggsy" Time Team finished a long while ago!! :'( Title: Re: Saxon ID Post by: Greg on December 03, 2015, 04:27:35 PM Yes, but after 20 years of failure, this would get their ratings back on track.😈😈
Title: Re: Saxon ID Post by: dingdong on December 03, 2015, 04:29:13 PM ??? Somehow in don't think it was a failure,as if it was it certainly would NOT have been televised for your 20 years !! ???
Title: Re: Saxon ID Post by: Mungo on December 03, 2015, 04:42:43 PM very nice 8) 8)
Title: Re: Saxon ID Post by: jayhay69 on December 03, 2015, 07:03:39 PM shame its battered but its still a Saxon coin well winkled mate :)
Title: Re: Saxon ID Post by: celticspikey on December 03, 2015, 07:46:29 PM a quick look in spinks Thanks for ID wet feet ;) ;)s 914 tribrach type coenwulf king of mercia 796-821 what a field if you need a hand i will travell from north wales lol great find Title: Re: Saxon ID Post by: celticspikey on December 03, 2015, 07:47:42 PM Well that certainly adds to your fantastic year digging - is the moneyer Sigberht? - the tribach coinage is from around 800AD..... Thanks Roland not sure on moneyer yet mate?Title: Re: Saxon ID Post by: celticspikey on December 03, 2015, 07:50:58 PM Someone needs to do some serious archaeology in your field, these are some rare ancient, post classic and modern finds, it must have been a special place over the last few thousand years. Waw. Get the 'timeteam' in they may find something, for a change. Would that be the Time Team gang whose had know time for Detectorist's Lol....Just ringing Phil Harding now ::) ::) ;)Title: Re: Saxon ID Post by: celticspikey on December 03, 2015, 07:51:59 PM Thanks for the offers and comments guys, appreciate it. ;) ;)
Title: Re: Saxon ID Post by: jayhay69 on December 03, 2015, 07:53:03 PM if your offering i can make it to yours over the weekend LOL ;)
Title: Re: Saxon ID Post by: celticspikey on December 03, 2015, 08:51:44 PM Well that certainly adds to your fantastic year digging - is the moneyer Sigberht? - the tribach coinage is from around 800AD..... yes it's SIG EBE RHT Canterbury mint.Title: Re: Saxon ID Post by: Greg on December 03, 2015, 09:22:39 PM Someone needs to do some serious archaeology in your field, these are some rare ancient, post classic and modern finds, it must have been a special place over the last few thousand years. Waw. Get the 'timeteam' in they may find something, for a change. Would that be the Time Team gang whose had know time for Detectorist's Lol....Just ringing Phil Harding now ::) ::) ;)I think you have found more this year, than Phil Harding and Timeteam did in 288 episodes.🤗🤗 Title: Re: Saxon ID Post by: probono on December 03, 2015, 11:54:41 PM Well that certainly adds to your fantastic year digging - is the moneyer Sigberht? - the tribach coinage is from around 800AD..... yes it's SIG EBE RHT Canterbury mint.That must have been after he re-captured the place then :) - glad I could make out the letters of the moneyer :) |