A Roman few hours with Mike . . .

[Neil]

On Sunday I managed to pop out for a quick swing at a site Mike and I annually visit in Newport, that has been know to produce the odd Roman coin or twenty!

Anyway after slogging our way to our prefered location (which is no bigger than a tennis court), we discovered that three quarters of it was still unavailable.

We were about to start, when I asked Mike to remind me what the Romans we had found here in the past sounded like. His impression had a few of the neighbouring magpies cocking their heads. One step and half a swing later, much to my bemusement and Mikes appaling language, I had a third century Roman coin in my hand!

Four more steps and a curious signal had me the largest fibula I have found to date in my muddy paws! Mike was by now muttering and glaring across the stubble at me.

To improve the mood, he quickly joined me with a helmeted Roman of his own, and I added another that had met the plough before me.

Now I would love to report that the rest of the day we were showered in Roman coins and artefacts but it wasn't to be the case. It all went quiet then apart from a sixpence on the way back to the car.

Great to see the area still releasing the Romans though and I dare say we will revisit in a few weeks time.

Thanks Mike for a great few hours and your expertise at horse whispering!

Cheers
Neil

[Chef Geoff]

Well done Neil you have the same "mismatch" enigma as a lot of us in that the brooch is around 200 years earlier than the coin so a long established site

[Dryland]

Rofl, great finds Neil, especially that broach

[Neil]

~Aye Chef - we were bemused as all the coinage is 3rd Century and as Mike rightly said the fibula was early. Oddly it has a deliberate hole in the catch plate end. Is that common as I have not seen that before?

Thought you might like that Dylan - want to swap for the last ring you found?

They are like buses - two from my last three outings with 70 miles in between sites!

Cheers
Neil

[Dryland]

I'm afraid that ring has gone to the land of never to be seen again for a couple of years, Mark Ludvich says it's possibly late
Medieval,

[Mike]

nice write up mate , I didn't even get my machine switched on and u had a roman 

that brooch is a monster , lets hope we can winckle a few more out when that crop is gone 

[jcb (THE THIMBLE) jones]

nice one gentlemen ,some cracking finds and that brooch is huge

[probono]

Nice finds - be good to see Mike's as well - glad you managed to get out Mike.

The lefthand roman is more like 4th century (c. 320) rather than third century though. - that is a bit of a monster of a fibula - surprised Mike didn't find it - he seems to find fibulas everywhere!

[Mike]

Nice finds - be good to see Mike's as well - glad you managed to get out Mike.

The lefthand roman is more like 4th century (c. 320) rather than third century though. - that is a bit of a monster of a fibula - surprised Mike didn't find it - he seems to find fibulas everywhere!

ha , it helps if you got your machine turned on mate , my roman was a bit of a dog im afraid but all the coins from here are c.320 - 350 so around that date for mine

[celticspikey]

On Sunday I managed to pop out for a quick swing at a site Mike and I annually visit in Newport, that has been know to produce the odd Roman coin or twenty!

Anyway after slogging our way to our prefered location (which is no bigger than a tennis court), we discovered that three quarters of it was still unavailable.

We were about to start, when I asked Mike to remind me what the Romans we had found here in the past sounded like. His impression had a few of the neighbouring magpies cocking their heads. One step and half a swing later, much to my bemusement and Mikes appaling language, I had a third century Roman coin in my hand!

Four more steps and a curious signal had me the largest fibula I have found to date in my muddy paws! Mike was by now muttering and glaring across the stubble at me.

To improve the mood, he quickly joined me with a helmeted Roman of his own, and I added another that had met the plough before me.

Now I would love to report that the rest of the day we were showered in Roman coins and artefacts but it wasn't to be the case. It all went quiet then apart from a sixpence on the way back to the car.

Great to see the area still releasing the Romans though and I dare say we will revisit in a few weeks time.

Thanks Mike for a great few hours and your expertise at horse whispering!

Cheers
Neil

Well done guys look far ward to the next instalment and more Roman.

[Da Monkey]

Nicely done guys   Cracking Fibula    I've got a field down Newport that we havent touched yet, I might take a trip down there I think   Doubt it will produce anything like that though...

[nonker10]

a horse whisperer you say was he carrying the dried toad?