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Before we go any further, please bear in mind I have only been detecting seriously for several months so my finds pouch isn't very full of interesting items yet. If you aren't excited by these items, tuff, I am and that's what matters to me.

This has been my best Roman coin found so far (ok, so it's only the second Roman coin I have found to date but it's early days yet !).

It's a Trajan silver denarius issued in Rome between AD 101 and AD 102.

Obverse

Reverse

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IMP CAES NER TRAJANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC

PM TR P V1 PP SPOR

 

I have also found a Roman fibula brooch.

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And then there is a crotal bell still in working order.

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A George IV Half Crown

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A Charles I Sixpence

An Edward I Penny

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A silver hallmarked crest inscribed with the name H. Smith, dated 1908. This find won me Artefact of the Month at my local club for October 1999.

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A Roman bronze finger ring key. This find won me Artefact of the Month for December 1999.

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An Anglo-Saxon Polyhedral Pin Head, approx 7th Century. This find won me Artefact of the Month for September 2001.

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A Queen Mary Groat dated between 1553-1554

Plus the usual collection of buttons, lead tokens, musket balls etc.

I will add more to this page as and when I find more interesting items.



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