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Started out yesterday on a small roman field,it had been cultivated but left rough and what with the ground being hard due to lack of rain it wasn't as easy going as I would have liked, any way it only produced a few grots. I decided to go into the field next door, and concentrate on a gentle slope,  apart from the usual lead etc nothing of note came up from here in 2 hrs, as time was getting on and I had work I thought I would give it another half hour, the next 3 signals produced the following finds one after another and just goes to show, you just don't know where or when the goodies will appear. First was the crotal bell and a very fine example at that, although I am unable to find the maker's name for some reason despite the initials FL.. The next signal produced the half Groat of Henry V11. an ID would be nice. Not a few steps from this find and up popped the silver Sceat, say no more I was well pleased, typically it was time to leave just when I was in the zone, the crop is well up so not sure if I can get back this side of harvest.....Good luck to those out tomorrow ...

Congratulations Paul on some truly magnificent finds... absolutely love the crotal bell.. stunning example....well done !!....👏👏👏👏👏👏👏......👍
P.S....Many thanks for putting up the very good photos..👍

Fantastic half hour Paul. Shame it wasn't at the beginning of the session but then you'd have missed the Sun and excercise  ;D
Beautiful Crotal bell, would have liked to find one myself but they don't seem to turn up over here but we do get plenty of Cow horn protectors.
I was reading about the design of the sceat some time ago. They've always been called porcupine design but now they've decided that the spikes are hair and the bit underneath is a stylised head.
The Henry is in great condition, well found. Keep them coming.

Fantastic finds once again Paul.  Love the crotal bell, the Henry and the sceat.  Wow!!! your ground is kind to the finds.

Henry VII half groat is York mint (CIVI TAS EBORACI).

Very nice!

Cheers Chris, always nice to get a good bell especially still working. Always amazes me coming up complete from arable land....just luck machinery hasn't smashed them... ;)

I know hours finding little then bang one after another, I'll take it any day. I read some thing aswell re Sceat a while ago. Should squeeze a few more searches in this week fingers crossed.  :-*

I know luckily the soils are kind to finds, it also helps if objects are in good condition when lossed....Thanks... ;)

Thanks hotmill appreciate your comment  ;)

Wow, what a great time you had and what stunning finds.

Well done paul,great finds again,that croatell bell is something else beautiful,dont come up like that very often. ;)

Would be very happy to have found your goodies 👍 Well done to you

Thanks Ian. ;)

Cheers Johnboy. ;)

True Ron may be from pasture  ;)

Fantastic finds again - it is a productive area - still working on getting a permission over that way :)