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Title: Someone's just taking the p...lol Post by: Chef Geoff on August 29, 2013, 06:55:58 PM I was out all day on Tuesday with DaMonkey and Daveha who had travelled down to experience the delights of Somerset detecting :-\ Well the reason I haven't posted before is that there were no delights :( at least not on the finds front, though Andy did find a rather nice Rose farthing (his first) and a Vicky sixpence, two Roman grots turned up but it was a very quiet day.
I did find a 14thC French Jetton and guess what?....go on guess?.......................I don't believe it >:( Title: Re: Someone's just taking the p...lol Post by: handyman [Alan} on August 29, 2013, 07:24:13 PM you've only found one other, but you lost it. Until today, when you found it again! [i know that feeling!] ;D ;D
Title: Re: Someone's just taking the p...lol Post by: nobby on August 29, 2013, 07:31:11 PM Is that another hole I see ;D
Title: Re: Someone's just taking the p...lol Post by: Chef Geoff on August 29, 2013, 07:33:33 PM Is that another hole I see ;D Give that man a coconut, this place must have been the piercing capitol of Britain :'( Title: Re: Someone's just taking the p...lol Post by: Val Beechey on August 29, 2013, 07:58:04 PM Geoff, shame on you for moaning about a little hole in one of the many fantastic finds you've made. ::)
I, on the other hand, was elated with finding the best thing I've found so far. Hole or no hole. Remember it. Val Title: Re: Someone's just taking the p...lol Post by: Pon on August 29, 2013, 09:35:02 PM lol Geoff, I would have said this was impossible! Just out of interest, have you ever found a coin that has not been pierced? ;D ;D
Title: Re: Someone's just taking the p...lol Post by: Dryland on August 29, 2013, 10:05:42 PM You could always make yourself a nice pair of earings ;D ;D
Title: Re: Someone's just taking the p...lol Post by: Chef Geoff on August 29, 2013, 10:56:38 PM A pair ??? I could set up my own bleedin market stall selling them at this rate ;D
Title: Re: Someone's just taking the p...lol Post by: Dryland on August 29, 2013, 11:18:16 PM ;D ;D I knew I should have patented that idea
Title: Re: Someone's just taking the p...lol Post by: Da Monkey on August 30, 2013, 04:34:15 PM That jetton looks a lot nicer after the quick clean :)
Not posted earlier as had carpet fitters in and busy sorting the aftermath out... Yes it was quite a slow day on the finds front and really hot ! But still better than being in front of the TV :) Thanks for the invite Cheffy :) Be sure to PM me if you want another outing when those other fields are available, we might even get you down the pub ;) ;D Here's my offering from the day ... very pleased to be able to tick the rose farthing off my wanted list :) and a roman grot to boot :) Anybody got any info on them guys ? Title: Re: Someone's just taking the p...lol Post by: probono on August 30, 2013, 07:20:55 PM The roman is a billon Antoninianus (double denarius) of Salonina, wife of Gallienus (253-268AD)
Title: Re: Someone's just taking the p...lol Post by: Da Monkey on August 30, 2013, 07:54:24 PM Wow thanks probono :o that was a brilliant ID, thanks :) I had it down as just a bronze grot, so it's about 60% silver then ?
Title: Re: Someone's just taking the p...lol Post by: Chef Geoff on August 30, 2013, 08:11:41 PM See I told you ::)
Title: Re: Someone's just taking the p...lol Post by: Da Monkey on August 30, 2013, 08:23:21 PM Lol :D
had me fooled ... Get them other fields sorted lol :) :D Title: Re: Someone's just taking the p...lol Post by: probono on September 01, 2013, 06:24:47 PM No - by the time that was struck I think they were down to under 10% - at the end of Gallienus' reign you were lucky to get 1% silver!
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