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« on: October 19, 2014, 06:53:03 PM »
My detecting buddy is on a roll he's found some great finds lately, this lovely hammered and a copper axe head?
Can anyone clarify if it is a copper axe and what coin and date it is please.

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« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2014, 07:02:59 PM »
Looks like early bronze aged flat axe to me (awaiting to be corrected by chef Smiley )
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« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2014, 07:03:48 PM »
it's definitely looks like a bronze age axe Wink
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« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2014, 07:05:11 PM »
And An edward 1st penny London mint
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« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2014, 07:10:26 PM »
..and a 12 inch ruler as well   Grin Grin

lovely finds there, well done
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« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2014, 07:23:30 PM »
Quote from: Tafflaff (Rob) on October 19, 2014, 07:02:59 PM
Looks like early bronze aged flat axe to me (awaiting to be corrected by chef Smiley )

Nope no correction from me your spot on as far as I can tell Wink
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« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2014, 07:52:11 PM »
Thank you for your insight. Smiley
Just to clarify for me..the axe would be bronze not copper?
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« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2014, 08:15:20 PM »
It would need spectral analyses to be certain but as it's from the UK, and from the west side, then it's 99.9% certain to be a copper alloy rather than pure copper, there was a Copper Age (Chalcolithic) but this was very short lived and the time in took for these "fashions" to reach these shores from Iraq/Iran and the Balkans the Bronze Age caught up with it especially as Britain was one of the best resources for tin Wink
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« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2014, 08:20:44 PM »
Thank you Chef, much appreciated.  Smiley
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« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2014, 08:35:05 PM »
Quote from: handyman [Alan} on October 19, 2014, 07:10:26 PM
..and a 12 inch ruler as well   Grin Grin

lovely finds there, well done
Well spotted Alan you have eyes of a hawk! But you missed the kitchen paper ha ha.
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« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2014, 09:26:10 PM »
nice finds
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« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2014, 09:54:12 PM »
Quote from: legio11augustus on October 19, 2014, 09:26:10 PM
nice finds
That's what I said, he's on a lucky streak jammy bugger. 😝
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« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2014, 02:26:03 PM »
The earliest Irish type of flat axes were copper only and the process of adding tin to create bronze probably was done in France later ...As two ores were shipped into europe and made into continental type bronze weapons..Then shipped back to the British I
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