Your Favourite Artifact and why

[Tafflaff (Rob)]

Ok We've had Favourite Bronze coin and Favourite Silver Coin - Lets take a break from coins and find out whats 'Your Precious'

What is your favourite artifact found by yourself. It hasnt got to be the Sutton Hoo Mask or The Holy Grail  just any artifact that you've found that is special to you in some way.

Go for it , lets get some different members answering as well, there must be some well saved artifacts out there amongst our members 

[Jon1987]

My gold ring  found on land and was my first gold, and maybe my first piece of treasure 

 


Sorry about the giant photos 

[Chef Geoff]

Yet again I'm sooooo predictable But I've not bettered it yet. A spearhead from the beginning of the late Bronze Age 1450-900BC and one of only four of this type recorded in Wales.

[Pipster]

It has to be this for me  12th Century silver daggar chape, and my first Item required for treasure ( think you where with me when it came up Taff ) Glad to say its now back in my collection 

[herbie]

My favourite artefact a 12th Century Limoges Reliquary Mount, found by Mrs Herbie with the old 250 , we just love it!

[Kev]

its is still my favorite as no one can properly  id it not the museum nor the searcher mag !!!! the ukdfd think its some sort of mount.!!             Material                                                       Size (mm)
                                               Lead alloy                             34.6mm long x 25.1mm wide x 4.5mm thick 

 

[Mungo]

got to be me Iron Age Comb...... unique , peaked too early.........

[ecopain]

This is my fav find by far.
2nd century roman brooch.

before cleaning

after cleaning.

Its my favourite because it was only my second roman brooch, and its condition after all those years
in the ground, and the skill involved all those years ago in the making of it, i found it on a freinds
farm {GLYNKID} who kindly invited a few club members out for a dig.
Below is a detailed record from UKDFD
http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=26762&cat=500

[avalon]

I think mine has got to be a Celtic Sword pommel, absolutely stunning condition, and shows what a Celtic warrior looked like with his  braided hair. Not a lot is known about  these people, and to find a face with hair style is fairly uncommon, as there is very little surviving evidence. The Pommel  has been on loan to the Corinium museum in Cirencester for the last 5 years.

[Neil]

Great thread guys with some lovely finds!

Mungo - I presume you know how rare and valuable a find that is? A similar one or possibly this one graced the cover of the Searcher a good few moons ago. Stunning find - well done!

Keep them coming

Neil

[Mike]

its got to be my  FOB of course , the only gold i have ever found 

[Metalmickey]

Gotta be my "Chariot Wheel Centre Cap"

  2nd pic shows one in situ !  

[willow tree]

Well i have two favorites at the moment a bronze cross i found in Oxford some twenty four years ago, the engraving on it is awesome. Secondly a stunning memorial ring engraved inside for a fella who died in 1856 i found in Gwent nearly two years ago it was also pictured in the Searcher magazine

[Griffmiester]

have a vote for the best......

[wayne]

i like the fob its fab,nice one mike the fab.