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Title: Denari Day
Post by: celticspikey on November 19, 2017, 06:56:47 PM
I have really tied myself up with work of late, labouring on a friends new house build, maintenance on a small business premises and to top it all I’ve just agreed to decorate the mother in laws hallway, what a muppet, normally I would be detecting this time of year just about every day for a few hrs. Any way for the time being I’ll just have to juggle my time and work around my commitments a bit. Any way as I had Friday free I decided to get out early, so by 7am I was heading over the magical landscapes of the Wiltshire planes, the previous night’s frosts had highlighted many field systems and boundaries which put me in the mood for some searching.  The field I had chosen I knew was in grass, this is a roman hotspot for coins many come up with great portraits, however I was not prepared for the length of the grass (see photo) undeterred I had a quick cuppa, on with the wellies and I set off. I had not walked 50 yards and bang!! A blow out in both wellies, with water pouring in, lucky I had only been detecting slowly so I didn’t lose control!! Lol I remembered I   had a couple of Sainsbury bags in the boot so I popped them over the socks this made my feet sweat and cold, coupled with the long grass causing difficult searching I decided to pack up after an hour or so. A bad start to the day, however plan B saw me rekeying other fields which I knew had been ploughed but did not expect them to have been worked down and certainly detectable, here I managed to spend just about 3hrs before work. Apart from grots and lead these 2 stunning Denari turned up, the first is of old thick neck Vespasian AD 69-79 and the second of Trajan AD 98-117 which came up in the field next door, the Brooch appeared on the way back to the car and was my last signal it is a T shape of 1st-2nd Century. Any way sorry for the long story, keep searching because one day you won’t be able to….Spikey   


Title: Re: Denari Day
Post by: Dale on November 19, 2017, 07:14:12 PM
Fair play Paul great finds mate, the brooch is stunning (and complete  ;D )


Title: Re: Denari Day
Post by: dingdong on November 19, 2017, 07:27:33 PM
Well Paul, certainly no denarius were denied to you.stunning !! and he broach is absolutely beautiful..wow what great condition your finds really are.
I absolutely loved the "blow out on not one but two WELLIES..tonne that would have been situation desperate,and on the verge of abandonment !!..it not you Sir Paul.. innovator extraordinary that you are,not to be thwarted artifacts and coins must be detected come hell or high water !!!.. LOL..!!
Great effort Paul,and many thanks for your very humourous account of the day..and some fantastique finds...100%+
Good hunting..👍


Title: Re: Denari Day
Post by: Val Beechey on November 19, 2017, 10:55:47 PM
That hoard eluded you then Paul but not to be deterred you soldiered on and produced finds that we all would love.
You certainly are a brooch magnet. That one is a belter.
Well done again.


Title: Re: Denari Day
Post by: celticspikey on November 19, 2017, 11:34:27 PM
That hoard eluded you then Paul but not to be deterred you soldiered on and produced finds that we all would love.
You certainly are a brooch magnet. That one is a belter.
Well done again.
One day Val it's out there waiting, maybe I will post, or do a write up in searcher just how many hoards I have missed and believe me there's been a few that I definantly know off, missed due to various reasons.. :-[


Title: Re: Denari Day
Post by: roughneck on November 20, 2017, 10:32:49 AM
Excellent finds once again Paul.  The brooch and denarius are in perfect condition .  They would be a wonderful addition to anyone's collection.  Keep them coming!!  Happy Digging!!  Tom.


Title: Re: Denari Day
Post by: relicron on November 20, 2017, 08:16:34 PM
brilliant finds again paul,those denari are in really good condition,and that brooch is stunning fairplay, ;)


Title: Re: Denari Day
Post by: Val Beechey on November 20, 2017, 08:22:10 PM
I’d hate to think you missed one because of leaky wellies  ;D


Title: Re: Denari Day
Post by: Chainsaw Bampy on November 20, 2017, 08:51:05 PM
very nice finds paul  well done


Title: Re: Denari Day
Post by: probono on November 20, 2017, 11:02:01 PM
Very nice - you've cleaned them well too :)

I'm not surprised you had welly problems - I seem to get through loads of them in this game.


Title: Re: Denari Day
Post by: Mungo on November 24, 2017, 09:12:43 PM
 8) top finds.... 8)


Title: Re: Denari Day
Post by: colin on November 27, 2017, 08:28:27 AM
Great finds paul buy some tidy wellies next time lol ;)


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