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Hi all, got out tonight for a couple of hrs, was well pi**ed off  >:( just scrap lead then i had a scratchy signal and thought oh well bit of copper for the scrap bucket  ;) and ha ho this little chappy appeared  :) :), i'm thinking wirral brooch but i am deffo no expert so any id on brooch and age would be great  :) :).
Oh and celtic spikey thanks for saying about feeling guilty for putting up pics of roman finds  :D, can you try talking about maybe a nice saxon strap end or at least a patterned spindle whorl please  ;D ;D ;D

And yes it is my dogs tongue holding the brooch  ;D ;D ;D but she was fine and no animals hurt  ;)

well saved great brooch

yes deadlock it was well saved like your lucky finds, another week and he is going to plough again it would then be in bits  :'( :'( must get out again tomoz evening  ;)

I think its a BOW BROOCH not sure though .nice one

Very nice Roger and your thinking is right with Wirra,l in great condition too ;)

Cheers Geoff, sorry to pester u again lol, what age do you think  ??? as need to search a certain area quick before ploughing lol as each brooch different area of fields  :-\

Nice brooch Roger ;) TomorrowI will put up the pictures of my saxon gold pendant, Bronze Age gold torc and medieval posy ring it will make me feel so guilty but if it helps you so be it  ;) ;D ;)

Oh yes please do cs lol  ;D ;D

well done Roger its stunning!

sharkey

Cheers andy, is it the same as your wirral brooch?, i am not to sure  ??? i had the same as you before but not whole!!

this is keith (gregos) from the other dig is it the sameish

(http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/jayhay69/gregosbrooch_zpsded25661.jpg) (http://s562.photobucket.com/user/jayhay69/media/gregosbrooch_zpsded25661.jpg.html)

it is similar in design and detail to the one i found, although yours has a larger 'catch plate'  (hope ive got that right, the bit the pin sits against lol )

cheers it will be nice to see it in person  :) i remember there being a specialist book on brooches, might be worth considering if you have a nice roman site to play with! its called something like 'hattatt'

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Catalogue-Richard-Hattatts-Ancient-Brooches/dp/1842170260 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Catalogue-Richard-Hattatts-Ancient-Brooches/dp/1842170260)

They are given a broad date range of 100- 200AD  but from actual datable deposits they don't appear to occur later than around 140 AD

Cheers andy, just ordered one now  ;)

Take a torch with you tomorrow Barry and don't go home until you've found the goodies.

Nice brooch. Is that a slice of luncheon meat you photod it on? If it is why?  :D

lol will, had no bloody blue tack  :D :D it's salami  ;)

Well saved Barry. Very nice indeed.

Oh well that explains it  :o :o :o