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« Reply #90 on: March 22, 2015, 10:01:22 PM »
Hi Anthony,

No test digs are carried out on any Detecting Wales Rallies. We used to visit every rally site to test dig in the past but stopped after a minority of members made a fuss about us creaming the best finds off 100 acres of land.  As silly as this claim was we stopped checking the farms.

We do however ask every farmer whether green waste has been spread and have in the past not visited some very good areas due to this very reason. We have however have been told 'no' in the past only to find some fields infested with the blight.

I'm afraid we will always have to take the farmers word as gospel and whatever is there....is there.  Smiley
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« Reply #91 on: March 22, 2015, 10:16:10 PM »
thanks for reply friend,look forward to next dig and if farmer lies about green waste can we string him up lol Grin Grin
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« Reply #92 on: March 22, 2015, 10:36:08 PM »
after digging most of Ikea up decided to go and look for fresh land.Here's my finds from neighbouring farm with no green waste thank god

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« Reply #93 on: March 22, 2015, 11:47:53 PM »
here is my denarius from today, i've been told it's from the BC years, which makes it my first ever BC find! made up with it!

big thanks to Mike for getting the land, Geoff and co. for the I.D. ,and everyone involved in organising the rally,  hope to see you all on a future dig.


 Grin Grin Grin

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« Reply #94 on: March 23, 2015, 12:14:34 AM »
Nice to meet you today Sharkey and a privilege to see the coin first hand, first serratus I've seen in the flesh, this is the bit of gumpf I could find on it Wink

Roman Republican, Q. Antonius Balbus, AR Denarius Serratus, 83-82 BC, Rome
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Laureate head of Jupiter right
Q . ANTO (ligate) . BALB (ligate) / PR
Victory in fast quadriga right, wreath upward in right hand, reigns and long palm forward in left
17mm x 19mm, 3.88g
Antonia 1; Crawford 364; Sydenham 742b

Notes by Seaby: "This moneyer was a member of the Marian party and was appointed praetor in Sardinia in 82 BC, from whence he was driven by L. Philippus, the legate of Sulla, and slain."
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« Reply #95 on: March 23, 2015, 01:37:55 AM »
That's a lovely coin Andy, well done.  It looks like you're man of the match up to now 👍
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« Reply #96 on: March 23, 2015, 08:28:49 AM »
Man of the match to be sure the only thing we  all found was
the way there !! Not many finds unless you count green waste
but a great day out, put a few faces to names on here. Not sure who took pics of my maybe roman coin mid afternoon could you email me a copy as i cant make it out and the number of hands it went through v worn.
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« Reply #97 on: March 23, 2015, 08:57:18 AM »
very nice andy well winkled Smiley
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« Reply #98 on: March 23, 2015, 09:27:47 AM »
couple of really nice finds there ,unfortunately you can not get a crystal ball out and predict green waste only take the farmers word for it , i myself paid £27 for a rally in wotton basset yesterday and found nothing but foil and ring pulls ,but it was still a great day out with good company ,incedently we were told it was all arrable land ,yes it may have been a thousand years ago lol
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« Reply #99 on: March 23, 2015, 09:32:50 AM »
That is a beautiful coin sharkey. I was going to ask is it normal to have 'notched' edges but I reckon Geoffs  gumph explains that with the word Serratus.

Very unusual, well found.

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« Reply #100 on: March 23, 2015, 09:43:10 AM »
Well done Andy that is a belter of a coin! never seen one before.
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« Reply #101 on: March 23, 2015, 11:02:20 AM »
Thank you D W for Sundays dig ,no joy on the finds front but enjoyed my breakfast .
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« Reply #102 on: March 23, 2015, 01:20:22 PM »
thanks again for the comments, yes i walked around for nearly 2 hours unsure whether it was a coin or token, old / modern / celtic / roman, mainly due to the edge and detail. was great to get it confirmed as an old boy  Grin don't think it has sunk in properly yet. has to be the best find i've ever unearthed, and i didn't catch it with my spade  Cheesy result!

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« Reply #103 on: March 23, 2015, 01:47:39 PM »
Very nice sharkey... Shocked
Well saved.. Wink
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« Reply #104 on: March 23, 2015, 02:13:00 PM »
Quote from: sharkey on March 23, 2015, 01:20:22 PM
thanks again for the comments, yes i walked around for nearly 2 hours unsure whether it was a coin or token, old / modern / celtic / roman, mainly due to the edge and detail. was great to get it confirmed as an old boy  Grin don't think it has sunk in properly yet. has to be the best find i've ever unearthed, and i didn't catch it with my spade  Cheesy result!

sharkey

Oh God imagine hitting that with your spade! You'd be gutted.
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