Pete e
Elite Member
I was able to get out Saturday and a few hours Sunday this weekend on two different digs.
At least on paper, Saturdays dig looked to have the most potential due to its location. Sadly, for me at least, I couldn’t get onto the good stuff.
Apart from six or seven poor condition George and Victoria coppers, the only things of note that came up for me… The first, not shown, was a large rather crude lead palm guard. It’s one of those things that are hard to date, but probably pre 1800
An hour or so later a second lead palm guard came up but this time it was tiny..That’s the lead item in the pic below…Finally, the hinged item next to it is a hinge or clasp off a book and could be Victorian or Georgian…
On Sunday, I went on a Club dig at a relatively local site. The farm in question had been detected previously and being a pasture field on a hill farm, I did not have great expectations, but I was wrong! Between thirty or so detectorists four silver medieval hammered coins came up, a medieval heraldistic pendant, plus for me, the tiny decorated buckle below and a Roman fibula, my second in a few weeks…I am note sure gown the buckle is, but I suspect the mid 1700’s…The fibula will be around 1800 years old, give or take a century. So, all in all a good weekend for me!
At least on paper, Saturdays dig looked to have the most potential due to its location. Sadly, for me at least, I couldn’t get onto the good stuff.
Apart from six or seven poor condition George and Victoria coppers, the only things of note that came up for me… The first, not shown, was a large rather crude lead palm guard. It’s one of those things that are hard to date, but probably pre 1800
An hour or so later a second lead palm guard came up but this time it was tiny..That’s the lead item in the pic below…Finally, the hinged item next to it is a hinge or clasp off a book and could be Victorian or Georgian…
On Sunday, I went on a Club dig at a relatively local site. The farm in question had been detected previously and being a pasture field on a hill farm, I did not have great expectations, but I was wrong! Between thirty or so detectorists four silver medieval hammered coins came up, a medieval heraldistic pendant, plus for me, the tiny decorated buckle below and a Roman fibula, my second in a few weeks…I am note sure gown the buckle is, but I suspect the mid 1700’s…The fibula will be around 1800 years old, give or take a century. So, all in all a good weekend for me!
