some of my finds 2007-2009 in wales

[mickycoin "mick"]

hi borderfox, wooooooow" very very nice,  well done   mick

[hedgehog]

Loving the finds John , glad you have got the hang of posting them up, a lot of dream finds there!

[borderfox.1495]

last three for now, selection of roman spindle whores and lead roman weights 1st 2nd cent  regards john

[borderfox.1495]

1601, james v1 of scotland£6 gold piece equal to 10 shilligns in england, he became james the first of england in 1603, the story goes he brought chests of gold and silver coins down from scotland with him he sent his servant out with a gold coin, to get  maybe  a indian and a few cans, but the shop keeper said i don t now what this coin is worth so he refused to sell him anything on becoming king  he made nknown the rate of exchange between the currency, found on the same farm as my ring i was talking to the farmers wife, thinking which field to do nexrt she said at the back of the house is an old trail down the bank , after a few hoursat the bottom signal shotgun,signal the above  there is one found in a hoard in the welsh museum,ps. another visit, gold guinea found 20 ft from this coin but not by mehad a great month 2 years ago 3 gold coins two half sovereigns ring and hammered, not a sniff of gold since maybe the golr roman one day, and pre 1947 halfcrown  regards john

[borderfox.1495]

last one have lots more, 1st cent roman cavalry mount found in vale of glam,  the reason for these posts is to say that there are still plenty of great finds in wales i do a lot of walking, and just now and again that field of gold turns up we have land in england, and i like to do an odd english, rally, but  i  get more satisfaction , finding things in wales, than travelling every week hundreds of miles to a fixed location for a days decting, at least i can enjoy the scenery, wildlife and dect at my own pace, and can go back as often as i like regards john thats all folks thanks for your kind comments  have a great year regards ohn pugh

[hedgehog]

Some wonderful finds there John and nice stories behind them, why travel when there is so much on your doorstep, the quality of finds in Wales when found is much superior to many other areas of the country. I feel sure the items that you have posted up will inspire others to persevere!

[Kev]

guys as i said in a earlier post LOTS more to come  , iv had the great pleasure top see the Borderfox collection.................. outstanding, well done MR PUGH

[borderfox.1495]

hi three horse harniss mounts roman 1st early 2nd cent,  regards john

[Jonola (Jon)]

Outstanding. Those are beautiful. Little pieces of history.

[DIG IT! (ADIE)]

Excellent finds john well done 

[hedgehog]

Nice finds again John, wonder how big the horses were way back then?

[DIG IT! (ADIE)]

Apparently the celts used small horses easy to handle so i would think the romans used the same

[Jonola (Jon)]

According to Bishop 1988 the average height of a Roman Cavalry horse was 14 hands. Quoted in the book THE ROMAN CAVALRY, Dixon and Southern. Although 10 to 15 hands was the range of excavated horses. At Krefeld 31 horses were excavated, two from 11 to 12 hands and the rest from 12 to 15.2 hands.

[viking]

like that gold coin well done

[farmer(phil)]

Nice finds Mr Pugh

Amazing  background knowledge and well presented. Can sit and look at these time and time again. Keep up the good work.

Also your always available to help others

Farmer Phil