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My finds for today. Not much. Miners token and a hammerd on my last hole before going home. Found right by the entrance to the first field which we had all probably been over. Just goes to show. Thanks Mark for organising. I d on the hammie would be appreciated.

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Nice George 3rd cartwheel (1797), a hammered love token (too worn to tell date) a nice bag seal and several Victorian pennies....plus dozens of buttons, buckles and spoons !  I found it a challenging dig as a very busy site....but great fun.  Hammered also found in first field !

well done wish we could have made it

some members finds I photographed, I am sure they will add to the thread

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this was from a clump of what is believed to be a number of Coins stuck together found by Aled who attended as a guest today, but will be joining the club as a member.

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believes it may be a small number of these, Constantine coins stuck together, he has yet to look at them properly though.

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Just a quick one,  rather than start a new post could we when we do a finds page whoever starts it make it on the open forum, and not just the members page, cheers

Well done all, nice finds. Nothing for me of any note. Thanks for the organising.

Well done Guy's

Nothing of note for me. 3 Georgian toasted halfpennys. Spindle whorl. WW2 pistol bullet and buttons

my finds from sunday one silver love token,a battered spindle a button from ruthin and bits

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My finds for the day,thanks for arranging the dig,PS did I get a prize ;D,and a photo of my lucky finds over the last 13 month.  ;D

well done guys  ;D nothing of note for me either, but will put up a photo tomorrow. 8 coins, buckles, buttons etc

here is Keith's hammered, shame about the split but still a great find

thanks again for organising Mark  8)

sharkey

guys, we are posting pics in the private section again, rather than the finds section  ...

I have mentioned it mate above asking next time can we please post on the open forum, without Detecting wales we wouldn't have a club as such

on checking bits from dig......this looks like part of a Roman brooch? but maybe not ....not seen one with a concave arch top...any thoughts?

There you go guys for all the world to see ;)  ;D

Thank you  ;) ;)

Cheers Andy,this one was bent double with 2 folds.did the straightening routine,but win some lose some,rather have it look like this than folded over.gppd day out.thanks for organising mark

Some really nice and very interesting finds there guys, a real pleasure to see so thanks for posting the photos.

If you should ever have space to increase your membership by one - please let me know.

Great day to be out detectin, weather was perfect.
I had a fee coppers, loads of buttons and a nice bad seal.

Baltic States quartered cross shield with pellets.
The reverse gives the Grower/Owner agent the initials I.F.H with 12K crown quality flax plants in the bag.
These initials also occur at the West House mill site in Yorkshire.
Late 18th to early 19th century.

I like that.

Interesting

Ged from Peace Havens project recorded it for me 👍

Further to  my find of the coin clump we are now happy that one of them is a Constantine so chances are that they all date around the same time.
One slight problem we have is that the chi-rho roman cross has a s and a * in addition to alpha and omega. I can only find one picture of this online which has no information with it this is the picture posted on here. Anyone that can help with that I would really appreciate? Possibly it could be a rare or uncommon coin to have the extra markings.
The coins are believed to be a purse drop which would of held them together before being subject to intense burning, possibly field burning.

Just want to say I enjoyed my first dig with the club and look forward to many more :)

Wow, that was a bonus. Well found

Nice one aled, what a great find, pitty about the burning issue  :(

Congrats on a great find Aledrod. Had you considered they may have been in a funeral pyre. Even as late as the 4th cent cremations were still being carried out.

Just a thought.

Good thought that Val, nice one.

That's an interesting theory on the pyre really never considered that at all. Thankyou for all the comments maybe not a bad thing if they are from a pyre as its a good link to there history.

Some really great finds there guys, I had to leave a bit early as my back was playing up. Haven't washed my finds off yet but I definitely have to tokens one a flint lead mines 1813, the other not sure yet, a George third penny and a few other coins plus a couple of unidentifiable bits that might show better when I clean them. I won't be around until towards the end of march but good hunting on any digs between now and then

Interesting clump of coins.

They look like Magnentius / Decentius to me (as most of the Chi Rho types are, and even the one standing on a boat is a Magnentius type, although Constantius / Constans issued these as well).

It's unlikely they were on a funeral pyre with overtly Christian symbols  - pagans would have chosen something else - this lot dates to 350-353, and probably at the earlier end of this period.

Haven't found (quickly) the type with the extra 'S' in the field, but I haven't looked hard yet - it should help nail it down to a specific mint.

Thankyou for the research .I would certainly be interested if your able to find out what the s and the * are there for,can't seem to find it anywhere myself.