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i know we all love to find the ROMAN or HAMMERED COIN but if you had to chose only one of them which one !!! ROMAN SILVER or HAMMERED SILVER !!!. i know some of the members on DetectingWales.com have not found either but would like to see which one if you had to pick!!!!?? myself i would go for the ROMAN SILVER because of the early history of the coins , even thou the HAMMERED coins have got that great history as well, so i would say ROMAN SILVER ....................over to the members ??????????????????

Well I have just realised that my choice has no rational reason.

I would have to go with Hammered, but my reason for not choosing Roman is a bit bizarre, it's because Dinari are better made and look and feel more like coins we know, whereas Hammered are strange to us.

Hope that makes sense (it doesn't to me)

Geoff

Hammered every time i like the cut coins ;D

The Roman silver would b e my choice,on the other hand I wouldn't say no to a Hammered silver!
Al ::) ::)

Roman every time for me. I have been lucky enough to find three Roman denarii and each one was a special feeling! Don't get me wromng I like finding hammered, but the condition always seems to be quite poor in my experience.

If I could add a third item into the mix it would be any artefact of precious metal and thats where my vote would lie!

Interesting debate!
Neil

At the moment and purely because i've found no Roman Silver, it would have to be Roman silver. we crave what we aint got  ;D . Ask me again when i've found a dozen or so roman.

my self im not bothered i like them both. but if i got to choose its got to be the roman coin  great minds think alike. ::)

Roman silver every time. Feels more like a coin but to me it is the history and really where proper coinage really started in the UK. Oh those Romans.

I have a few Roman Silver but I would still want another. Never found a hammered. Wouldn't be too bothered either way though at the moment. I am in the same form as Hull City metal detecting wise.

Nice line Jon. At least I don,t think Geoff or Neil will relegate you.

I'm glad about that Paul. It was a possibility. Relegation was a possibility! Found most of my decent stuff in the 70s. Never even needed a detector then....just dig a hole  ;)  Back in the day....

My Missus always says to me don,t dig yourself into a hole.

Have found a few hammered over the years and half of a denari which I lost but would still plump for hammered  silver due to no two being clones  ::) ::) mole

Mmmm, good question.  I’ve found plenty of hammered in my 7 years detecting but never a Denari, or much Roman stuff, so I guess id go with the Denari. 

Ever since i can remember ive been fasinated with everything Roman

so its Hail caesar for me  ;D

I've not found any roman silver coins as yet , a couple of grots badly worn but no silver , so my vote goes to the roman silver .

I used to like  finding hammered in good nick,  there's something about them,  but then i was thinking it would be nice to find a denarius one day, in good nick and not de-based silver, i found a couple of nice ones later, but could do better,  then started finding the debased ones.,
 I'd still like to find a realy good one or two though with proper silver and not worn much,  they have a lot more history  and age to them hey,
 Alan