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Title: Gold Item ID Post by: celticspikey on February 04, 2016, 08:13:44 PM Hi guys, this was dug up by a mate on a roman site :o, some time ago. He was showing me some old finds and I came across this in his display case, he thought it was modern ? for my money its a cracking bit of ancient gold Roman, I initially thought it was an earring but if straightened it would be symmetrical. It mite be just one of those finds that can not be precisely I'D in respect of its original usage.......appreciate your thoughts thou ;)
Title: Re: Gold Item ID Post by: handyman [Alan} on February 04, 2016, 08:16:21 PM treasure case for certain.
one for the FLO for sure. Title: Re: Gold Item ID Post by: Chef Geoff on February 04, 2016, 08:55:01 PM Oh now that is beautiful not a clue what it is but beautiful all the same, if it's Roman then I'd say it's very late into the Byzantine period and possibly early Saxon.
As Alan says 14 days now it's been posted ;) Title: Re: Gold Item ID Post by: celticspikey on February 04, 2016, 09:05:37 PM Cheers guys, he reports his treasure finds via a letter to the coroner. ;)
Title: Re: Gold Item ID Post by: Chef Geoff on February 04, 2016, 09:18:43 PM Paul what length would you say it was?
Title: Re: Gold Item ID Post by: celticspikey on February 04, 2016, 09:27:07 PM Paul what length would you say it was? Its about 3 cm Approx Geoff.Title: Re: Gold Item ID Post by: dingdong on February 04, 2016, 09:30:54 PM Guess...a Roman toga clasp for very rich Romans !!..LOL
Beautiful object never the less... Stunning !! Title: Re: Gold Item ID Post by: Val Beechey on February 04, 2016, 09:40:57 PM At that size it could be a hair pin. Whatever, it's beautiful.
Title: Re: Gold Item ID Post by: raistlain on February 04, 2016, 10:00:23 PM I don't know much about id's on stuff but looking at the decoration and shape Val has a point it could well be a hair pin ... :)
Title: Re: Gold Item ID Post by: Chef Geoff on February 04, 2016, 10:13:32 PM I'm thinking a ring that's lost the bezel ???
Title: Re: Gold Item ID Post by: Humfrey on February 04, 2016, 10:19:13 PM Could it perhaps be a flattened ring with the top part missing
Title: Re: Gold Item ID Post by: Humfrey on February 04, 2016, 10:23:07 PM Sorry didn't see chefs post about a ring.. I agree with him
Title: Re: Gold Item ID Post by: Chef Geoff on February 04, 2016, 10:32:59 PM This one is a different design but you see where we're coming from ;)
(http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/Chef_02/2006%20%20T351.jpg) Title: Re: Gold Item ID Post by: raistlain on February 04, 2016, 10:37:04 PM quite similar !!! ha ha I wouldn't even of thought ring well spotted :)
Title: Re: Gold Item ID Post by: celticspikey on February 04, 2016, 10:43:28 PM This one is a different design but you see where we're coming from ;) Thanks guys, Geoff I do believe it could well be as you say it certainly makes sense and I got to say I never even contemplated that. ;)([url]http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/Chef_02/2006%20%20T351.jpg[/url]) Title: Re: Gold Item ID Post by: probono on February 04, 2016, 10:44:21 PM A very nice item - it will be good to see what it is when it is id'd.
Title: Re: Gold Item ID Post by: Chef Geoff on February 04, 2016, 11:08:53 PM I can't be much help on dating as that beaded rope work seems to last from the mid 4th through to the 7th century...lovely find ;)
Title: Re: Gold Item ID Post by: Val Beechey on February 04, 2016, 11:19:14 PM Makes more sense than a hair pin. Looks like a good call Geoff.
Title: Re: Gold Item ID Post by: celticspikey on February 05, 2016, 07:10:11 AM Yes Val, where would we be with out his research & knoledge. I don't know why I just about convinced my self it was Roman ::) should have kept a more open mind still after 30 odd years detecting I'm still learning ;) and that's why this is a wonderful hobby. I Still liked your idea for a hair pin. ;)
Title: Re: Gold Item ID Post by: Val Beechey on February 05, 2016, 08:21:20 AM Always difficult to be accurate from a photo. That's why more eyes are helpful. Especially male and female. Always surprises me what a different perspective a man puts on things. Like John often says, he' not always right but he's never wrong ::)
Looks like the weather is going to give us another hammering from tonight, all day tomorrow and Sunday, AGAIN. >:( Title: Re: Gold Item ID Post by: terry davies on February 05, 2016, 05:19:16 PM Roman gold with double phallus rare I think ;)
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