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Hi guys, had these brooches from last couple of trips, plus the coin in nice condition. The brooch with pin still attached I thought was an early Iron Age initially only to find there is one listed in BOA (Hattatt) described unrepresented British type Biconical plate brooch...2nd century, well pleased even if not Iron Age how it survived the farm machinery heaven knows, the other brooch is a Headstud also 2nd century. The fragmented brooch would have made my day due to it being a La T'ene with a cracking patina and feel to it....hope you enjoy any way. ;) ;)

Paul, you never cease to amaze.  The studded brooch is just stunning.  They keep coming to the Master, don't they.

Jesus - you must have a Hell of a collection now mate.

Thanks for sharing them on here.

Cheers
Neil

Paul your the Yoda of detecting on here ;) nice winkling

Fantastic!

Very well found and saved CS,you must be over the moon,cus I would be!!👍

Very nice Paul.... ;)

WOW flippin WOW

First rate once again Paul I cant get over just how many you get still with a complete pin 98% of mine are broken which explains their loss but the people over your way were either useless at getting dressed or there was a lot of bodice ripping going on  ;D
Mackreth says that your plate brooch is, other than one found in Hampshire, confined to the South West, two were excavated at Nettleton and were amongst both 1st and 2nd century pottery so while 2nd probably in the first quarter, the other complete brooch is a Hattatt 28 T brooch so around the same 1st/2nd period a bit earlier than headstud brooches ;)

Credit where credit is due, what fantastic finds.

Thanks Val, as Geoff just said I do get my fair share with the pins intact, rite place at the rite time I guess, coupled with good fields with a fair bit going on, out every day for a few hours at least, and a fair bit of travelling oh and the Deus, oh ok and a bit of luck.... ??? ;)

Thanks Neil, and this field is not ploughed,  each year I think only a bit of cultivation again but even that just seems to lift a few items or at least move them to within range.  ;)

Cheers Jay,  ;)

Thanks dingdong, although within the detecting world brooches are plentiful finds..generally and in most places at least, it's always nice to recover one from inevadable destruction  ;)

Thats the main thing that makes you more successful.  Time and legwork.

Well done again Paul

Great finds Paul ;)

Thanks Geoff, I think useless at getting dressed, probably never had carers to help them :D thanks for your comments and yes you are spot on with the T shape brooch, the strange thing is I have one from a previous find so I should have known that, still as you point out once again it has the pin, I have had my fair share of pin less but happy to find them with it intact as I am sure you would be....Cheers..  Spikey ;)

Thanks Dale, had another go today, same field.....2 grots ??? ??? ??? that's detecting for you. ;)

Its strange how it goes Paul some days you cant go wrong other days nothing!!  :D