5th Jan 2025 Brilliant new books - Bronze Age ID and site updates

Spectacularly crafted multi stranded BC gold band - reported to museum as treasure

1.19g, 21.6mm L x 5.83mm W x 1.1 mm T

I got the new set of updated reference books above delivered in Nov and they are brilliant. I was amazed when I saw the gold band we found in Nov featured on one of the pages. The find is currently with the museum going through the treasure process. The books are so well detailed and are a must buy.

I have a meeting this week with the Colchester museum to pick up disclaimed hoard coins and treasures and will post a list shortly on the closed members forum.

I am still processing export pouches and any missed finds are posted to the last finds page 2024 Oct finds page.

I have been updating lots more individual pages below on our site with finds from the first half of the season.

A few list of individual finds pages is found at the Findsindex

	Edward III hammered silver London mints only		Edward 1st continental imitations hammered silver pennies
	Edward III hammered gold and big silvered hams		Queen Anne milled gold and silver coins
	Edward III hammered silver Non London mints		Medieval buckles
	Edward I & II hammered silver coins		Buckles Page 1
	Dress buttons		Buckles Page 2
	Fossils		Medieval book clasps
	George IV milled gold and silver coins		Elizabeth 1st hammered gold and big silver coins
	Elizabeth 1st hammered and milled silver sixpences		Elizabeth 1st small hammered silver coins
	Henry III hammered silver short and long cross coins		Henry V hammered gold and silver coins

11th Dec 20024 More exports and updates

The turnaround time of export license applications being approved had really improved with the new system, currently it is taking under 3 weeks on average. Guys can have their export pouched shipped by International Insured and signed for or pick up next trip.

As I process export pouches the missed finds are posted to the last finds page 2024 Oct finds page.

I have been updating lots more individual pages below on our site with finds from the first half of the season.

	Roman jewelry page		Roman mounts
	Saxon and Viking artefacts		Thimbles
	Pins and needles		Heraldic harness pendants
	Scottish and Irish hammered silver coins		Post Victorian milled gold and silver coins
	Silver jewelry only		S buckles
	Barrel spouts		Cutlery, knife and pastry jiggers
	Spurs and rowels		Head and figurines
	Strapends all periods		18th/19thC tokens
	Police, Fire, buses. local corporation buttons		Henry VII hammered silver coins
	Henry VIII hammered silver coins		Sword and dagger parts
	Stone Age finds		William IV milled gold and silver coins

19th Nov 2024 Recording and processing

Our club has now been running for over 20 years now and a lot has changed over the years. Advancement in online technology has made my job so much quicker and more efficient. No more chopping down lots of trees to apply for each export license. In the past I would need to print per application up to 21 separate sheets of coloured paper, use 2 envelopes, fill out by hand a carbonated multiple sheet application form, take it all to the Post Office and send it off to export duty . The approved export license would eventually arrive back in the post using another envelope. Now I have an electronic online portal where I fill out all the details and upload just a single pdf file document with my coloured pictures and finds list. All my applications now appear in one place on my portal, the status of each application can be filtered and when the application is approved an e-mail arrives giving me an update. I can then print off the approved export license remotely and the job is done.

In the past I would have had to physically take any find for recording to the local museum where the FLO would photograph and prepare them for the PAS database. Eventually I would go the museum and pick them up after recording. Now with my full access to the PAS database it can now all be achieved remotely. I prepare all the pictures of the find in the museum format, enter all the physical details about the find, size weight, location etc. Once I have completed the record it is fired to the FLO to check all the details added are correct and then it is published on PAS. The FLO can ask for more info and change any details before publishing.

All treasure and hoard items are still all physically taken by me to the museum as they go on to experts at the British museum to evaluate further and progress through the treasure process.

I have been updating the individual find pages below with finds from the first half of the season.

As I process export pouches the missed finds are posted to the last finds page 2024 Oct finds page.

	Foreign hammered gold and silver coins by country		Foreign milled gold and silver coins
	Clothing fasteners all periods		Commonwealth hammered silver coins
	Charles II and James II milled gold and silver coins		Cannon balls
	Coin, bullion and apothecary weights		Trade weights
	Silver button/cufflinks		Navy buttons
	Medieval seals		Post medieval seals
	Bronze Age gold finds		Military numbered regiment buttons
	Military named regiment buttons		Royal Air Force buttons
	Hammered gold coins		Celtic gold coins

28th Oct 2024 Season break - more great gold finds

That is it now, guys have left until Feb when the 2nd half of the season kicks off. I still have a load more finds the guys left to upload yet to the 2024 Oct finds page.

Nc Daisy on her first trip started off with a beauty early decorated gold ring then popped a mint Aethelred II 978-1016 AD Saxon silver penny, the EMC has one other coin of this moneyer in the Crux type, but this is the first single find recorded. She is pictured posing below with the three Colchester club freebies. Mitch Pete again on his first trip popped his first ever Celtic gold coin with 25 BC Clacton Cross type.

Updated the gold page with the latest finds.

Nc Daisy's first hunt

Aethelred II 978-1016 AD Saxon silver penny - sent for recording

1.4g, 19.77mm

I have recorded the find as EMC 2024.0370.

This is an Aethelred II Crux type penny of the Chichester moneyer Eadnoth, reading +EAD[N?]OD M-O CISE. EMC/SCBI has one other coin of this moneyer in the Crux type, but this is the first single find recorded.

Best wishes,

Martin

Rare find 1554-58 Philip and Mary groat - Lis mint mark

Early hand eteched and punched pure gold ring - reported to museum as treasure

1.69g,22.9mm L x 0.95mm T

17thC silver seal matrix - reported as treasure to museum

Pete's freebies for his first ever Celtic gold find

25 BC Clacton Cross type, ABC 2356, the companion quarter to British F, the Late Clacton stater, ABC 2332. In ABC it's illustrated as a 'three men in a boat' design but the obverse is probably a degraded boar ; at the moment there are around 30 known, mostly from Essex and Suffolk so it's a definite Trinovantian type.

1.37g, 12.7mm

1697 William III milled silver half crown (30 pence)

Crusty BC Roman silver - needs cooking to remove crust

Charles I and Henrietta Maria. Royalist badge.

A CHARLES I ROYALIST BADGE BY T. RAWLINS.
Charles I and Henrietta Maria Royalist badge, Obv. Crowned Bust, r, within script "Carlos D G Mag Britan Fran Et Hib Reg" Rev. Bust, l, within similar script, marked

16th Oct 2024 Earliest milled silver found - more beauty relics and club record for coppers found

Lots of rain made the ploughed and rolled land very sticky so the guys decided to pick old pastureland for the day. They scored a club record and dug 251 copper coins for the day, a dozen milled silvers, amazing numbers of relics, several hammered silvers and a mint 1775 George III milled full gold guinea pictured below. Because there was no oxygen or fertiliser to attack the copper the coins came out in beautiful shape, early William III and George 1st copper had beautiful patina and dates showing. They returned the following day and got hundreds more coins including over a dozen hammered silver coins and a mint Roman silver. The most spectacular finds were the best looking crotal bells I have ever seen in 20 years. The details on the bells are amazing with one bell showing a double headed lionface below. I will be posting them shortly on the latest finds page.

I have created a new hunt page to speed up load times 2024 Oct finds page. I got 10 days of finds to post yet to the new page this week.

Stunning crotal bells

Henry VIII Posthumous issue?

Henry VIII 1509-1547

Amazing relic - Henry VIII bronze medallion/ weight ?

4.9g, 27.03mm

Brilliant find - First ever milled silver test pieces made

1560-1 Elizabeth 1st milled silver sixpence- 6 pointed star mint mark

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), silver milled coinage by Elloye Mestrelle, undated earliest pre-production issue (1560-61),crowned bust left in elaborate dress and ruff, bust type A entirely within legend, initial mark mullet both sides, outer toothed circle and legend surrounding both sides, * ELIZABETH. D. G. ANG. FRAN. ET. HIB. REGINA, rev. long cross fourchée over quartered shield of arms, POSVI DEVM. AD IVTORE M. MEVM,

The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Elizabeth by the Grace of God, Queen of England, France and Ireland"; and on the reverse "I have made God my helper."

The mint mark of mullet (five-pointed star) was reserved only for use on the pre-production patterns, the currency milled pieces using the six-pointed mint mark of star. Though no original indentures or documentation survives for the production during the milled coinage by Mestrelle, writers Borden and Brown worked out in 1983 the sequence of dies used for the milled coinage, this represents the beginning being an example of the first milled coin ever produced in this country, the earliest issue struck in either December 1560 or January 1561.

Elloye Mestrelle likely arrived from Paris with his family in 1559, and along with his sibling Philip was already a skilled engraver. It is thought that he came to England to sell his skills to the Mint, as the Queen was concentrating her energy into the recoinage, having ascended the throne the year before. He may well have lost employment engraving in France, as the first mention of him is in a pardon by Queen Elizabeth of 24th March 1561 where he is forgiven for any treasons, felonies or offences before his arrival at the Mint dating before 1st March 1559. He seems to have secured a contract during 1560 at the Mint and was known to be acquiring materials for his machinery in June of that year.

Born May 1769

Died Sept 1852

Full Name: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Profession: General, Statesman and British Prime Minister

Biography: Commonly known as the Duke of Wellington, Wellesley was a leading military and political figure of the 19th century. His defeat of Napoleon in 1815 at Waterloo made him a heroic national figure and top military hero in British history.

He was less successful as prime minister, though he did pass the Catholic Relief Act of 1829. He served two terms - between 1828 and 1830, and for one month in 1834.

Born: May 1, 1769
Birthplace: Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland
Star Sign: Taurus

Died: September 14, 1852 (aged 83)

Utah Shane's first ever gold find

1775 George III milled gold guinea

8.29g, 24.5mm

32 BC Mark Antony, Legionary silver Denarius. ANT.AVG.III.VIR.R.P.C Galley, Legionary Eagle between two standards

1618-19 James 1st hammered silver shilling - Plain cross	1645-6 Charles 1st hammered silver shilling - Sun mint mark
1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross penny Obv hENRY REX III Rev NIC/OLE/ONC/ANT - Moneyer Nicole of Canterbury mint	1526 - 1544 Henry VIII hammered silver sovereign penny -Radiant star Obv only CD besides shield - Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall
Rare find 1554-58 Philip and Mary groat - Lis mint mark	1635-6 Charles 1st hammered silver shilling - Crown mint mark
1723 George 1st milled silver sixpence	1634 Charles 1st hammered silver half penny - rose both side no legend

1340 AD French Jetton

Crown introduced in 1340 by Philip VI (1328-50)

Royal Crown with 3 rosettes across body of crown

Rev Triple banded straight cross fleuretty AV

1st Oct 2024 Great Saxon season and our first bronze

More great finds including a great season so far for Saxon sceats and our first ever bronze version. I thought initially it was just a weird little Roman bronze until it was confirmed by the Fitzwilliam museum as Saxon and recorded on the EMC database. The same field, that was previously an orchard, produced our best condition Saxon silver sceat I have seen dug. Clearly no oxygen and water has attacked the coins. Meanwhile one of our oldest and long term members Ont Denny, found another one of those beautiful 1300 BC gold armlet rings. The rest of the gold necklace and more of the rings is possibly out there somewhere on that field. That would be a spectacular find.

I have posted loads more great silver and widgets to the 2024 Sept finds page. I have bags of finds to photo and post still so keep an eye on that page.

Georgian fob seal

Fantastically crisp condition sceat found in a previous orchard field

c600 AD Saxon silver sceat - sent to EMC database for recording

1.243g, 12.65mm

The coin (EMC 2024.0319) is Series E, VICO variety 1b. This type has symbols that might be read as VICO within the standard on the reverse, which might be a reference to a continental trading centre or vicus.

Best wishes,

Martin

Tiny Roman bronze with great detail - sent for ID - turns out to be 600 AD Saxon sceat- just sent off more details so we can get an EMC number issued.

055g, 10.98mm

This is a Series O (Type 40) 'sceat'. Do you have some information for a record in EMC?

Best wishes,

Martin

I have recorded this  coin as EMC 2024.0322.

From the evidence of lamination in the images and the low weight this seems to be a contemporary copper alloy plated imitation. Plated imitations seem to have become an increasing problem as the 'sceat' coinage progressed in the first half of the eighth century.

Makers mark damaged - - HS***HS or SH***SH - no hall marks

High carat gold ring - reported as potential treasure to museum

2.05g, 27.17mm

Ontario Denny is 85 years old and popped the 1300BC gold ring below

1300BC gold armlet ring

1.85g, 13.56mm dia x 5.04mm W

Unknown thick copper coin Crown C7 ID'd by Virg Phil

2.63g,14.75mm

Features

Issuer	Danish India
King	Christian VII (1766-1808)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Year	1770
Value	4 Cash (4 Kas) (1⁄20)
Currency	Royalin (1730-1818)
Composition	Copper
Weight	2.4 g
Shape	Round (irregular)
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 71420

Valentinian II, AD. 375-392
AR siliqua (your metrology goes here, mm. g. h.)
Mint of Lugdunum (Lyon), AD. 389-390
Obv: VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG
pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Valentinian II right
Rev: VRBS ROMA
Roma seated left on cuirass holding Victory on globe and resting on grounded spear // LVG PS
RIC IX 43a; RSC 76b; SRCV 20224
Reverse is double-struck giving Roma 3 or more feet, 3 or 4 arms, 2 globes under Victory, doubled cuirass, etc.
Mark

24th Sept 2024 More monster finds

The guys are still banging in monster finds and I have so many export bags of neat finds to fondle, picture, ID and post to the latest 2024 Sept finds page.

One of my favourites, that could turn out to be 'Find of the year' is the solid gold monkey below found by Mass Dave. I have reported it to museum so their experts can play with it, quick bit of research appears to me it is late medieval but we will have to wait and see. It has also been a great start to the season with 4 Saxon silver sceats found off four different fields and two sites. They are all different and ID's and recored on the EMC database by Dr Martin at the Fitzwilliam museum. Mitch Dave found another monster hammered gold Nobel fi that turns out to a 384 AD Continental type, it is not an exact match but I have not had time to do more research yet. A brilliant eyeball find is the 'Devils toenails' below at 200 million years BC, I had never heard of them so luckily one the guys could ID it. Ill Mike found his first Celtic gold and it turns out to be another 'excessively rare' Cunobelin type in the Chris Rudd book.

Check out Chicago Ron's Facebook page as he has face booked live some of the great finds.

Happy campers

Flanders, Philip 'de Stoute' (The Bold), 1384-1404, Gold Noble, (Noble d'Or), in the style of the English Coinage

Brugge, Gand or Mechelen mint
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Obverse: The Count standing facing in ship holding upright sword and quartered shield bearing the French and Burgundian arms, ship rigging with two ropes to left, and one rope to right, with Latin legend surrounding: P | HS | DEI : GRA : DVX : BVRG : COMES . Z . DNS : FLAND
Reverse: Large P at centre of ornamental floriated cross with lis terminals, crowned leopards in angles, trefoils in spandrels, all within a beaded and linear tressure, with Latin legend surrounding: + IhC .' AVTEM : TRANSIENS : PER : MEDIV : ILLORVM : IBAT

Flanders, Philip 'de Stoute' (The Bold), 1384-1404, Gold Noble,

Monster sized gold noble - almost an exact match as one above but it has a half rose on top of crown, two pellets left, one pellet right to ship front castle - similar legend with double satire stops.

Needs more research to get exact type

7.9 grams, 31mm

10-40 AD Cunobelin Celtic gold qtr stater - Plastic type - reported to museum - excessively rare

1.22g, 11.04mm

Medieval monkey picture

Stunning detailed high carat gold animal figurine - reported to museum as potential treasure

This was on a site with 1300 BC items found, Roman and Celtic gold finds so impossible to date - I will go for medieval

3.0g, 24.4 mm L x 3.9mm W

c600 AD Saxon silver sceat - sent to EMC database for recording

1.24g, 12.02 mm

1640's Civil War cannon ball - 73.42mm (2.8inches)

1.6 Lbs, 25.6 oz

25BC Dubnovellaunus Celtic gold qtr stater - reported to museum

1.37g, 12.52 mm

Dubnovellaunos 25 BC to 5 AD

Dubnovellaunus is the name of a king who, based on coin distribution, appears to have ruled over Kent east of the River Medway. He was the first king of the Cantiaci to issue inscribed coins: some of his coins appear to date from as early as 40-30 BC. Towards the end of the 1st century BC he seems to have been succeeded by a king called Vodenos or Vosenios, although it is possible the two kings' reigns were contemporary or overlapped.

A king called Dubnovellaunus succeeded his father Addedomarus as king of the Trinovantes ca. 10-5 BC and ruled for several years before being supplanted by Cunobelinus of the Catuvellauni.

5thC Roman silver coin sent for ID

Here's your first AR - a siliqua, I presume (about the size of an old AR or CU-NI threepence, isn't it?)
I tweaked it a bit to make it easier to read.
You have:
Arcadius, AD 383-408
AR siliqua (presumably - your metrology goes here: mm, g, h.)
Mint of Milan, AD 397-402
Obv: D N ARCADI-VS P F AVG pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Arcadius right
Rev: VOT / X / MVLT / XV in four lines within wreath // MDPS
RIC IX 27a and RIC X 1224; RSC 27c; SRCV 20768

Mark Lehman

c600 AD Saxon silver sceat - sent to EMC database for recording

1.27g, 11.25 mm

Thanks for this first find of the season, which I have recorded as EMC 2024.0301.

The details of the coin are not entirely clear but this seems to be Series E, variety G4, a Continental variety with 26 coins on EMC.

Best wishes,

Martin

Gold bead found in 2022 and reported as treasure is ID'd as Saxon and aquired by mueum - great find

BEAD

Unique ID: ESS-E72093

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete gold bead of probable early medieval date (c. 600-700).

Description: The bead is lentoid and has a circular aperture running through its centre, length-wise. There are some small cracks to the surface.

Measurements: length: 9.64mm; diameter: 7mm; weight: 1.09g

Discussion: Biconincal beads are known from high status Anglo-Saxon burial contexts and acted as 'spacer' beads in necklaces. These are constructed from coiled wire however, with one example recorded on the database being constructed in this way and then polished mostly smooth (WMID-033CC3). This was dated to the 7th century and thus submitted for the consideration as Treasure on the basis that the material, form and method of manufacture was similar to the coiled wire examples. There is no apparent evidence that the head recorded here was made in the same way, but the form does suggest a similar date. BERK-5FD5D1 also recorded on the database and submitted for the consideration as Treasure has also been dated to the 7th century on this basis.

Conclusion: It is therefore likely that this object was at least 300 years old at the time of discovery and as the object is made of more than 10% precious metals, it constitutes potential Treasure under the stipulations of The Treasure Act 1996.

16th Sept 2024 Brilliant start to the season - five gold's

The first teams of the season just left and they have started off 2024 with a bang. 4 Celtic gold coins two of which are very rare and one is new type for us, Raunds Wing type. Check out the Celtic gold coin page.

Celtic gold coin page

I have started to post more finds to the new 2024 Sept finds page. Some really cool relics and both Saxon and Roman silver coins found, I have lots more to upload daily. The new team that arrived on Saturday have already popped two more golds I have yet to post them.

Virg Brian (left) and Oh Chris - double gold rare qtr Celtic gold finders - modeling their freebie club sweatshirts mugs and the new Colchester club coin holders

Virg Phil with his 2023/24 Club award with the detectorist with the best attributes- Phil popped the full Adde Celtic gold stater below

Wayne Otto Memorial cup for the detectorist with the 'best attributes' during the season

45- 40 BC

Raunds Wing type gold stater ABC 2466.
Wreath across corded line- Annulate horse r, sunburst above - pellet in ring below - Chris Rudd 30.67 Extremely rare

Reported to museum

1.152g, 11.32mm

Catuvellauni tribe

Very rare Heybridge Horse type Celtic gold qtr stater - Trinovantes tribe c50-BC

Wreath between two pellet lines,stylized locks of hair above, crescents and pellet ring motifs below

Horse r,large rump,various pellets around, pellet boss below ABC 2359 Extremely rare

1.25g, 12.88mm

Reported to museum

The Trinovantes or Trinobantes were one of the Celtic tribes of pre-Roman Britain. Their territory was on the north side of the Thames estuary in current Essex and Suffolk, and included lands now located in Greater London. They were bordered to the north by the Iceni, and to the west by the Catuvellauni. Their name derives from the Celtic intensive prefix "tri-" and "novio" - new, so meaning "very new" in the sense of "newcomers", but possibly with an applied sense of vigorous or lively - so the name could mean "the very vigorous people". Their capital was Camulodunum (modern Colchester), one proposed site of the legendary Camelot.

Shortly before Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain in 55 and 54 BC, the Trinovantes were considered the most powerful tribe in Britain. At this time their capital was probably at Braughing (in modern-day Hertfordshire). In some manuscripts of Caesar's Gallic War their king is referred to as Imanuentius, although in other manuscripts no name is given. Some time before Caesar's second expedition this king was overthrown by Cassivellaunus, who is usually assumed to have belonged to the Catuvellauni. His son, Mandubracius, fled to the protection of Caesar in Gaul. During his second expedition Caesar defeated Cassivellaunus and restored Mandubracius to the kingship, and Cassivellaunus undertook not to molest him again. Tribute was also agreed.

The next identifiable king of the Trinovantes, known from numismatic evidence, was Addedomarus, who took power c. 20-15 BC, and moved the tribe's capital to Camulodunum. For a brief period c. 10 BC Tasciovanus of the Catuvellauni issued coins from Camulodunum, suggesting that he conquered the Trinovantes, but he was soon forced to withdraw, perhaps as a result of pressure from the Romans, as his later coins no longer bear the mark "Rex", and Addedomarus was restored. Addedomarus was briefly succeeded by his son Dubnovellaunus c. 10–5 BC, but a few years later the tribe was finally conquered by either Tasciovanus or his son Cunobelinus. Mandubracius, Addedomarus and Dubnovellaunus all appear in later, post-Roman and medieval British Celtic genealogies and legends as Manawydan, Aedd Mawr (Addedo the Great) and Dyfnwal Moelmut (Dubnovellaunus the Bald and Silent). The Welsh Triads recall Aedd Mawr as one of the founders of Britain.

The Trinovantes reappeared in history when they participated in Boudica's revolt against the Roman Empire in 60 AD. Their name was given to one of the civitates of Roman Britain, whose chief town was Caesaromagus (modern Chelmsford, Essex). The style of their rich burials (see facies of Aylesford) is of continental origin and evidence of their affiliation to the Belgic people. Their name was re-used as Trinovantum, the supposed original name of London, by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his fictitious Historia Regum Britanniae, in which he claimed the name derived from Troi-novantum or "New Troy", connecting this with the legend that Britain was founded by Brutus and other refugees from the Trojan War.

5 BC to 25BC Addedomarus - Trinovantian tribe

5.44g,16.96mm

Reported as hoard addendum coin to museum


Addedomarus (sometimes written Aθθedomarus on coins) was a king of south-eastern Britain in the late 1st century BC. His name is known only from his inscribed coins, the distribution of which seem to indicate that he was the ruler of the Trinovantes.


He was the first king to produce inscribed coins north of the Thames, perhaps as early as 45 BC, although some estimates are as late as 15 BC. He seems to have moved the Trinovantian capital from Braughing in Hertfordshire to Camulodunum (Colchester, Essex). For a brief period (ca. 15-10 BC) he seems to have been supplanted by Tasciovanus of the Catuvellauni, who issued coins from Camulodunum at that time. Addedomarus then appears to have regained power and reigned until 10-5 BC, when he was succeeded by Dubnovellaunus.

Ct Todd's get his find of the year award 2023/24 season for that stonking 17th enamelled gold ring. Todd on his last day popped the Dubnovellaunus. qtr Celtic gold coin below.

25BC Dubnovellaunus Celtic gold qtr stater

1.307g, 10.32mm

Dubnovellaunos 25 BC to 5 AD

Dubnovellaunus is the name of a king who, based on coin distribution, appears to have ruled over Kent east of the River Medway. He was the first king of the Cantiaci to issue inscribed coins: some of his coins appear to date from as early as 40-30 BC. Towards the end of the 1st century BC he seems to have been succeeded by a king called Vodenos or Vosenios, although it is possible the two kings' reigns were contemporary or overlapped.

A king called Dubnovellaunus succeeded his father Addedomarus as king of the Trinovantes ca. 10-5 BC and ruled for several years before being supplanted by Cunobelinus of the Catuvellauni.

1762 George III milled gold qtr guinea - love token

2.07g, 15.63mm

c 8thC Saxon bronze zoomorphic brooch

11.7g, 46.6mm L x 12.2mm W

13th C seal matrix - bird facing left

49BC Roman silver coin

That was a lucky find! - I have one a friend of mine found. Heavily encrusted in a lot of uncleaned, mainly 4th century Æ's - it's pretty beat, too, but this is such a popular coin - everybody who knows anything about Roman history wants one - that even "mediocre" specimens bring hefty prices.
So, on to the requisite cataloging...
Julius Caesar, (born ~ 100 B.C.; Consul, 49 B.C. Dictator, 45 B.C. died 44 B.C.)
AR denarius (your metrology - mm; g; h - goes here)
Mint in Italy, 49 B.C.
Obv: elephant walking right, trampling on "dragon" (this may actually be a large serpent-headed war trumpet - folks go either way describing this) // in exergue: CAESAR
Rev: anepigraphic, simpulum, aspergillum, axe and apex (emblems of the pontificate)
RRC 443/1; CRR 1006; CRI 9; BMCRR Gaul 27; RSC 49

Glad to hear you're into your post-harvest season. You started off pretty impressively, here's to keeping up the good fortune!
Mark

22nd August 2024 Export licenses fully on line - more updates and kick off

The new fully on line export application system is working brilliantly. I was lucky to be chosen by to the Arts Council to fully test the system prior to launch and given early access to apply for export licenses. I have a on line portal where I can see all my applications and their progress in the system. I have received over half a dozen approved licenses issued already and I get a PDF file via e-mail I can instantly print off. I can also then forward the approved license document to the finder so they have their own copy for further use. It can also very quick getting a license approved with one being received back with one day of application!! It saves me a lot of work.

1000 BC Bronze Age awl

45.8mm L x 11.6mm W x 6.88 mm H

13.9g

Bronze Age awls comprise a range of small rod-like tools that are usually round or rectangular in cross-section and pointed at one end with a square or chiseled edge at the other. They were probably used for perforating leather, wood and bone working and other crafts. Early researchers suggested they may have been used for tattooing human skin. 

The start of the season is rapidly approaching with kick off on the 4th Sept when the Louisiana Sal's crew come in. I am still posting missed finds to the bottom of the 2024 April finds page and I discovered our found our first Bronze Age Awl find in Boston Sharon's pouch above.

I have just added a new 2024Sept finds page and link on the menu ready for the first finds. It will be very interesting to see if our new land with a Bronze Age village at it centre produces some cracking finds.

I have been updating the previous 2023/24 forum competition total as I process each export pouch, check out your guess is fairing so far.

I have been doing huge updates on the individual finds page below:

	James 1st hammered hammered gold and silver coins		Queen Mary hammered silver coins
	Keys and locks		Hammered gold coin page 600 AD -1640 AD
	Jettons		Henry VII hammered silver coins
	Henry V hammered gold and silver coins		Early hammered silver coins - Richard to Henry

2nd August 2024 - FOTY winner and disclaimed treasures

Dated to exactly 1650AD by the museum experts

17thC enamelled gold posy ring-reported as treasure to museum

'I am but a token'

1.73g, 15mm

Ct Todd with his other rare find a Charles II gold guinea

The members have voted by a landslide for Ct Todd stunning enamelled gold ring as Find of the Year. 2nd place was the BC decorated gold bracelet. Todd wins the free week detecting trip next week and the silver urn trophy.

c10thC Saxon beveled plain gold ring - no hallmarks

1.81g, 18.96mm

I picked up another load of disclaimed treasure from the museum last week. Some very interesting museum identifications including Cal Geo's early beveled gold ring above that turns out to be Saxon. I have now applied for exports licenses for all of them so the guys can take them home.

Az Reid - Celtic gold full stater
Ill Tim - Celtic gold qtr stater
Ralph D - Tudor gilded silver clothing fastener
Robert B - 16thC Tudor silver mount
Mo Dan - Saxon silver sceat disclaimed hoard coin
Fl Paul - Gold Torc fragment
Cal George- Early medieval gold ring

I have been updating the previous 2023/24 forum competition total as I process each export pouch, check out your guess is fairing so far.

I am still processing all the 2nd half of the season find pouches and posted missed finds to the bottom of the 2024 April finds page.

I have been doing huge updates on the individual finds page below:

	Edward VII and George V milled gold and silver coins		Henry IV to Edward V hammered gold and silver coins
	Cloth seals and sewing items		Happy members pictures page
	Edward 1st ans 2nd hammered silver coins		Edward III hammered silver coins - London mint
	Edward III hammered silver coins - non London mint		Edward III gold and silver large hammered coins
	Treasure and hoard page		Civil war, muskets and powder measures
	Charles II and James II milled gold and silver coins		Silver buttons and cufflinks
	Cutlery finds		Saxon sceat hoard page

17th July 2024 New land and export applications

on line goes live

Unique ID: PUBLIC-AAB71E

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: On review

Beauty medieval gilded and enamelled mount - red blue and gold remains

A Romanesque enamel mount depicting a saint - of the type produced in the Limoges area in Central France during the 12th and 13th centuries. Mounts like this were typically attached to a reliquary or religious book. The mount is sub-rectangular, convex at the front and hollowed at the rear. It depicts the head and upper body of a robed male figure - probably a saint. The head projects from the top of the rectangular body and is moulded in the round with a stylised mouth and nose. There are two small recesses for the eyes, filled with blue enamel. The top of the head is flattened and angled with a slight scar, possibly from the attachment of a missing halo. a stylised mouth and nose. The neck is long and oval in cross section. It joins to sloping shoulders at the top of the body. At the base of the left side of the body there is an angled recess where the right arm of the figure is depicted as bent upwards to the chest. The forearm and hand are detailed in a reserve of metal with linear recesses around (filled with degraded enamel). The hand appears to be raised in benediction. The left arm is a simple reserve of metal along the right side of the body with a recess alongside filled with blue enamel. Over the rest if the body are several linear recesses in-filled with blue enamel and depicting the folds of the robe. Towards the centre of the chest and set in a diagonal across it are two angular recesses filled with red enamel. It is possible that these represent an item of clothing or an object associated with the saint, but is not clear which. There are two large circular attachment holes through the body, set on the longitudinal axis. The rear is hollowed and undecorated

Just recorded Joe's great find on the National database. It has to be published by the FLO next to be visible by the public.

Unique ID: PUBLIC-71372E

A Medieval cast copper alloy heraldic horse harness pendant, probably dating to c. AD 1280-1400.
The pendant is in the shape of a square topped shield, with straight top and convex sides meeting at a point at the bottom. From the middle of the top edge projects an integral circular hanging loop.
The front of the mount has a heraldic design in enamel. This comprises a background colour of red with gold features.
Griffiths (1986) notes that horse harness pendants were at their most popular in the 14th century, but had originated earlier, potentially in the 12th. The heraldic description is: Gules crusilly a bend or.

Notes:


From Derring Roll dated 1270
259 Willem de Preston
Gules crusilly a bend or

We have just obtained permission to start searching a new site from Sept that previously could not be detected due to a HLS restrictions that have now been lifted. I have posted the new map of the 13 field site on the closed members forum. It has a huge bronze age village on one of its fields so great potential.

I am still beavering away doing export paperwork, recording finds on PAS and updating the site with finds from the 2nd half of the season. It is a long old process but a real value add seeing finds missed while the hunting were underway. Some of the finds have been ID'd by the museum like the enamelled 'Limoges' figurative mount dating c. AD 1150 - 1250 above. These finds are entered directly by me onto the National PAS database and are not live to the public until approved by the Colchester FLO.The British Museum export finds advisor can also request certain finds are recorded by me onto PAS that they deem important.

I am still posting full finds lists and pictures to the closed members forum and approved exports that have arrived by post. This system is replaced and goes fully electronic to the public on the 13th August but I have been given early access on the 6th August to test out the system. Approval will now be on-line and I can print out the approved exports.

I have a meeting this week with the museum to pick up more disclaimed treasures and will post details when I find out what they are.

It is still voting time for find of the year (FOTY) by the members, the winner gets a free weeks detecting next season as their prize. By voting the member also gets to enter the new forum competition to win another free weeks detecting holiday next season. Check out the new forum competition for the rules and have your guess entered.

Free forum competition page

I have been updating the previous 2023/24 forum competition total as I process each export pouch, check out your guess is fairing so far.

I am still processing all the 2nd half of the season find pouches and posted missed finds to the bottom of the 2024 April finds page.

I have been doing huge updates on the individual finds page below:

	Celtic silver and bronze coins		Corporation, fire, police, railway buttons
	Dress buttons		Henry VI gold and silver hammered coins

30th June 2024 More updates and export changes

Approved export licenses have been returning and the list of names posted onto the closed members forum. Export license applications I produce, that are mailed to both the finder and the Licensing unit now have additional attached larger high resolution pictures on request from the finds advisor that check each application.

I have also been asked to one of the first users of the new Export License on line applications system I beta tested a few months ago. I will be given live access a week before the system is launched nationally to test export applications. It will certainly be a great step forwards to speed up the whole process.

It is currently voting time for find of the year FOTY by the members, the winner gets a free weeks detecting next season as their prize. By voting the member also gets to enter the new forum competition to win anther free weeks detecting holiday next season. Check out the new forum competition for the rules and have your guess entered.

Free forum competition page

I have been updating the previous 2023/24 forum competition total as I process each export pouch, check out your guess is fairing so far.

I am still processing all the 2nd half of the season find pouches and posted missed finds to the bottom of the 2024 April finds page.

I have been doing huge updates on the individual finds page below:

	Roman jewelry page		Coin weights
	Trade weights		Saxon harness fittings
	Buckle page 1 Buckle page 2		Medieval buckles
	Silver jewelry only		Victoria small milled silver coins
	George III milled gold and silver coins		Fire, police and Corp buttons

1st June 2024 Exports and PAS recordings

I am still busy preparing export license applications and posting any missed finds pictures to the bottom of the last hunt page 2024 April finds page. Full finds lists and pictures posted on the closed members forum.

450 million year old fossils

Sea Urchin Echinoid

Echinoids (sea urchins and sand dollars) are echinoderms, related to sea stars and crinoids. All echinoderms have external skeletons made of numerous plates of the mineral calcite (a form of calcium carbonate), and a unique water vascular system that drives most of their motion. Echinoids have rounded or flattened shells, called tests, which bear numerous spines. Tiny tube feet, connected to the water vascular system, extend through holes in the test and allow the animals to move on or within the sea floor. All echinoids exhibit the characteristic five-fold symmetry of echinoderms.

I have been recording any important finds directly onto the National Finds.org database like the mega rare 3000 BC 'Grooved ware' eye ball find below. This is our first ever confirmed Neolithic pottery piece as they are very hard to eyeball on a field and I would not even noticed it myself. All the guys will now keep a keen eye out for this type of pottery on our sites.

It is currently voting time for find of the year FOTY by the members, the winner gets a free weeks detecting next season as their prize. By voting the member also gets to enter the new forum competition to win anther free weeks detecting holiday next season. Check out the new forum competition for the rules and have your guess entered.

Free forum competition page

Record ID: PUBLIC-B0E6BC

Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 3000 BC
Date to: Circa 2350 BC

Unique ID: PUBLIC-98ECA9

A complete Medieval lead pilgrim's ampulla dating from around the 13th to 15th century (c. AD 1200-1400).

	Henry VIII hammered silver coins		Henry III hammered silver coins
	Military badges		Livery buttons
	Harness mounts		BC gold finds
	Charles 1st hammered coins		15th to 17thC lead tokens
	George IV milled gold and silver coins		Navy buttons
	Fossils		William and Mary milled gold and silver coins
	Clog fasteners		Bells and whistles
	Toy cannons		Cannon balls
	17thC hammered copper coins		Roman terret fittings

5th May 2024 - FOTY - Treasure updates and exports

Dated to exactly 1650AD by the museum experts

17thC enamelled gold posy ring-reported as treasure to museum

'I am but a token'

1.73g, 15mm

It is currently voting time for find of the year FOTY by the members, the winner gets a free weeks detecting next season as their prize. By voting the member also gets to enter the new forum competition to win anther free weeks detecting holiday next season. Check out the new forum competition for the rules and have your guess entered.

Free forum competition page

I dropped off more treasures and picked up the disclaimed treasures and hoard coins from the museum last week. I also got some interesting updates on current treasures going through the treasure process. I have entered the details on the hoard and treasure page.

I have finished processing all the 2nd half of the season finds and posted the last of the pictures on the 2024 April finds page.

Last week I was asked to test the new on-line export license software system. I completed several test export applications on the database and they were successfully approved. I had a follow up team meeting with the software developers to give them my feedback and the system should go live in a few months. It will save a lot of paperwork and improve speed at getting an approved export license issued.

I have made a start preparing the export applications for March/April pouches, full finds lists and pictures are posted on the members forum.

I have been updating individual pages below with finds from the 2nd half of the season:

	Celtic gold coins		Watches and Watch winders
	Military named regiments		Numbered regiments
	George 1st and 2nd milled gold and silver coins		Medallions and badges
	Celtic wode grinders		Anne gold and silver milled coins

17th April - More stunning gold and new 2024 April finds page started

Gold boy's Tom and Dave with their freebie club sweatshirts

The new closed members forum is working really well and we now have added a couple of chat rooms where the members can discuss any aspect of the club, ask questions and seek advice.

https://colchestertreasurehunting.community.forum

The final hunt of the season finished at the weekend and now I have to post the last 10 days worth of finds to the latest finds page. I have created a new finds page 2024 April finds page to speed up the load time of the previous 2024 March finds page. Members have noticed a problem when using non standard Browsers when loading the finds page where they only load half of the pictures . I use MS Edge and Firefox that load perfectly. Crome sometimes paused but a reload will bring up all the pictures.

The guys have been making spectacular finds including this stunning intricate gold band. After I reported it as treasure the museum FLO sent me a link of a similar band recorded on PAS which suggests it is Roman. Can Ron also found found a very rare find of a decorated Roman fibular brooch with inlaid coloured stones.

I have updated the latest gold finds to the Gold finds page, current total for the season is 41.

Tom's stunning gold band

Spectacularly crafted multi stranded BC gold band - reported to museum as treasure

1.19g, 21.6mm L x 5.83mm W x 1.1 mm T

Stunning 2nd C Roman fibular brooch - inlaid with coloured stones and enamel

Terry crisp Sceat

Primary 600AD Saxon silver sceat

1.27g,12.15mm

2nd Roman trumpet fibular brooch

Mich Dave pops a 1778 George III milled gold half guinea

4.2 g, 20.5mm

Roman enameled disc brooch - looks like a bird facing right outlined in gold

3rd April 2024 New Forum is now working

What a relief after 4 days trying to sort this out !!!

The complete members forum has now been migrated and upgraded to the latest modern platform. Your exisitng log on, password and Avatar has also been transfered over with the database.

Members metal detecting forum

If you have any problems logging on drop me a mail.

Meanwhile I have posted loads more great finds including more gold to the latest finds page 2024 March finds page.

29th March 2024 - NOTICE - Forum not working

I have upgraded this site to a super fast server as it was creaking due to its size. Unfortunately is has killed the Colchester members forum that is not compatible. I have the techs working on the problem but I also need to upgrade my SQL forum server. This could take time so meanwhile the forum is down.

25th March 2024 More great gold and a load of fakes

All modern fake coins found in a corner of the field - NOT a funny joke played by a member

Someone and we don't know who thought it was funny to throw out a load of fake coins in an area on one of our fields. Initially the first find was a Roman gold coin and you can imagine how excited they all were. It was followed by another 7 Roman silvers and a 2nd Roman gold. There was also a fake Saxon silver penny and a George III silver shilling we suspected was fake also. To the untrained eye they looked passable until Chicago Ron looked at them all and suspected they were all fakes and sent me pictures. Some were quite good and others obvious. The George III silver shilling fake above is very good, it is missing the reeded edge but there is a very rare one that does not have the reeded edge. What gives it away is the font used on the legend is wrong. Chinese fakes are flooding e-bay and again to the untrained eye are quite passable. If the member who thought this was funny is caught he will be banned from the club.

Meanwhile the guys have been making more amazing finds including a spectacular Cunobelin Biga type Celtic gold stater below. I have been posting loads more great finds to the latest finds page.2024 March finds page. I have also uploaded the latest gold finds to the gold finds all page, pretty decent season so far with 35 total.

I have just received my new set of Michael Dickinson's 3 thick volumns on just 17thC trade tokens. This has been out of print for 50 years so I was very lucky to find a set on e-bay. I have always used the Norweb columns to ID the trade tokens but these now add a huge more info on the subject. When I get time I will try and ID some of our unknowns on the 17thC trade farthing page.

Vig Marg

10-40 AD Cunobelin Celtic gold stater - biga type - reported to museum

camvl in garnished tablet on vertical wreath, heart-shaped symbols in quarters, rev. biga left, leaf above, wheel and [cvnobelin] below (ABC 2771;

5.44g, 19.03mm

Ch John

1422 - 61 Henry VI hammered gold qtr noble - London - Lis mint mark

Obv hENRIC DEI GRA REX ANGL

Rev **REX A ** IV

1.735g, 19.83mm

Can Ron

45 BC to 25BC Addedomarus - Trinovantian tribe - reported to museum

Addedomarus (sometimes written Aθθedomarus on coins) was a king of south-eastern Britain in the late 1st century BC. His name is known only from his inscribed coins, the distribution of which seem to indicate that he was the ruler of the Trinovantes.

5.52g, 16.87mm

Ill Tim

45 BC to 25BC Addedomarus - Trinovantian tribe Celtic gold qtr stater - floral type

1.352g, 12.3mm dia

Nh Brian

1717 George 1st milled gold half guinea

4.16g, 20.84mm

Medieval heraldic lead shield trade weight

41.17mm H x 35.2mm W, 48.8g- 1.7oz

Iron Age Terret Ring 1st Century BC – 1st Century AD

The terret is a metal loop found on a horse harness, guiding the reins and preventing them from becoming tangled on the harness.
The reins run through the terrets, then attach to the horse’s bit for guiding the horse.

Great find - Royal Army Ordnance plated belt buckle complete

19th March - First gold of the season

Ct Todd and Terry

45 BC to 25BC Addedomarus Celtic gold stater- Trinovantian tribe - reported to museum

5.52g, 16.84mm

Addedomarus (sometimes written Aθθedomarus on coins) was a king of south-eastern Britain in the late 1st century BC. His name is known only from his inscribed coins, the distribution of which seem to indicate that he was the ruler of the Trinovantes.

It took CT Terry just two hours into his hunt to pop the first Celtic gold of the season. Terry wins the freebie Club sweatshirt and the Spinks 'Coins of England' book. I have started a new March 2024 finds page and uploaded some more great relic and coins to it. Tx Scott W found a fascinating medieval gold jewelry item below that I have reported to the museum as treasure.

I have bags more finds to upload yet to the latest finds page.

Gordy found this medieval harness pendant and had it cleaned up and a loop added.- great result

Fascinating medieval gold find - reported to museum as treasure

1.38g, 16.17mm L x 12.58 W

11,000 BC flint scraper

Rare 17thC William Wilkinson of Ipswich hammered copper trade farthing - not in Norweb ref book.

Just had a great ID in from Kai.

Just looked in Norweb Volume 5 under Ipswich and it’s not there, and Michael Dickinson doesn’t price it, which generally means it’s a scarcer token.

Can only find one example being sold at Noonans/DNW back in 2003, so think it’s fairly scarce.

Apologies not more information, as not my specialty (Essex is the county I collect).

Hope this is of interest.

Kind regards,

Kai

1799 Bolivia silver 1/4 reales - 11mm dia The coin was struck in .903 fine silver in the Bolivian silver mining town of Potosi. The coin was issued under the rule of the Spanish King Charles IV (1788-1808)	1755 George II milled silver penny
1692 William and Mary milled silver 3 pence	1743 George II milled silver penny

Two piece set made up from the grooved base and the small grinding tool

1stC BC to 1stC AD Celtic Woad cosmetic grinder - boat shaped

The grinder was used to pulverise vegetable material such as woad in the preparation of dyes.

These are also known as perfume or cosmetic grinders. During the Celtic period in Britain a biennial herb called Isatis Tinctoria; was cultivated for the blue dye that could be obtained from it when crushed. This plant is also known as woad. The dye would then be applied to the skin

18th Feb 2024 Kick off in 4 days

I have finally finished all the export applications and the guys will be back shortly to find a load more for me to process !!It takes a very long time to process a guys pouch properly as you have to take a picture of every man made metal find over 50 years old to get an export license. Each find has to be numbered and a full description typed. It is great to be able to record important finds directly on to the PAS national database like the Bronze Age socketed lance head below. Guys never throw away any find so I can check them in their pouch after they leave. I have posted more missed finds to the bottom of the last hunt page. 2023 Oct finds page.

1300 BC Bronze Age socketed lance head

49 mm L x 11mm w

7.49g

Middle Bronze Age gold chain
PAS Database number:  ESS-F1E21D
Date/Period:  Middle Bronze Age (c.1300-1150 BC)
Finder:  Tom Reyes
Date of Discovery:  Monday 27th February 2023
Circumstances of discovery:  Metal-detecting with permission during an organised metal-detecting holiday
Description:  A gold chain composed of two interlocking tripartite composite rings of Middle Bronze Age date (c.1300-1150 BC). The object is composed of two separately-constructed C-shaped penannular rings. Each ring in constructed from three circular-sectioned rods, stacked one on top of the other, and curled round to form an open loop. The rods terminate in flat ends. The rings have been linked so that one passes through the centre of the other. The surface of the gold is rough on the inside of each ring as well as on the outside where the rings are the most curved. Elsewhere, at the ends of the rods and on the long side, the surface is smooth. 
Dimensions: 
length (total): 23.5mm; (ring 1): 15.8; (ring 2): 15.6mm;
width: (ring 1): 13mm; (ring 2): 13.6mm;
thickness: (ring 1): 1.9mm; (ring 2): 2mm;
weight: 16.36g
Discussion:  A longer chain of linked tripartite composite rings is held in the British Museum and dated to 1400BC-700BC (WG.21). Single tripartite composite rings have also been found and reported as Treasure, as they were dated to c.1300-1150 BC, including LEIC-88F086 (2021T762), BUC-9754C7 (2007T118) and SUSS-63B7A6 (2012T165) which includes the following discussion:
Although small, penannular rings are amongst the most common items of gold to survive from the British Bronze Age, they remain one of the most problematic classes of prehistoric artefacts as they generally lack good contexts or associations with other classes of metalwork, making them difficult to date accurately (Meeks, Craddock, & Needham 2008: 13). Their appearance in Britain most likely coincides with the beginning of the 'Ornament Horizon' (c. 1400-1100 BC), a new tradition of gold ornaments which coincides with the early Taunton to the later Penard metalwork phases for England and Wales (Roberts 2007: 7). This ring, therefore, can be generally dated to the Middle Bronze Age (c. 1400-1140 BC).
A date of c. 1300-1150 BC is therefore suggested for this object based on the aforementioned parallels.
Conclusion:  It is therefore likely that this object was at least 300 years old at the time of discovery and, as the object is made of more than 10% precious metals, therefore constitutes potential Treasure under the stipulations of The Treasure Act 1996.
Authors:
Lori Rogerson, Finds Liaison Officer, Essex

Wash Tom's crew are the first guys in to kick off the 2nd half of the season on the 22nd Feb. Tom is back picking up his award as last season 'Find of the Year' winner. He found those amazing double 1300 BC BC gold rings above that are currently going through the treasure process. He also gets his freebie weeks detecting prize for this trip and an engraved silver urn award I will present him with.

18th Jan 2024 More great finds

Leaf-shaped sword, 1000-800 BCE.

Bronze Age weapons have been discovered across Europe. They show how important warriors were in these early metal-working communities. Weapons have changed over time. At first flat daggers and knives were the most typical. These were followed by dirks and rapiers for stabbing and thrusting. Towards the end of the Bronze Age, the first true slashing swords became the weapons of choice. Bronze spearheads were also used. 3,700 years ago they replaced bows and arrows as the most common projectile weapon.

Leaf-shaped, with grooved and beveled edges. The handle-plate is T-shaped and contains two rivet-holes, with one rivet remaining, and a depression for a third hole, but not actually bored. There were to have been two holes in the shoulders, but only the lower has been bored in each case.

Late Bronze Age sword

85.66mm L x 36.89m W x 8.66mm T

76.3g

Updated ID on this Saxon bronze brooch

As I process the guys pouches, so I can apply for export applications, there are always finds they never showed me when they are out there searching. Omaha Kathryn had this large chunk of a Bronze Age sword above which I recored on PAS. I have also posted more missed finds to the bottom of the 2023 Oct finds page.

The FLO sent me an update of a brooch found that I though was Roman, turns out to be Saxon.

'I noticed a brooch on your website under October 2023 finds which is an early medieval Ansate brooch. Anglo-Saxon finds are not common in Essex so anything that can be confidently identified and closely dated should definitely be recorded. Here’s one from Cambridgeshire I recorded recently: Record ID: ESS-C6B4F1 - EARLY MEDIEVAL brooch (finds.org.uk). You can also read more about them on the brooches guide here: Brooches – Finds Recording Guides. Do you have all the details to be able to record it?'

FLO 

I have updated a load of the individual finds pages below with first half of the seasons finds.

	Pilgrim relics		Bells and whistles
	William and Mary gold and silver coins		Edward 1st and 2nd hammered silver coins
	Gold rings		Lead tokens
	Silver buttons		Pot parts
	Trade weights		Coin and apothecary weights
	Henry VI hammered gold and silver coins		Henry V hammered gold and silver coins

23rd Dec 2023 More exports and updates

Just been busy preparing more export applications for the guys pouches and posting any missed finds to the bottom of the last hunt page.2023 Oct finds page. Mass Robert had a very interesting widget at the bottom of his pouch that looked like a couple of broken bits of rod. On closer inspection the two halves fitted together and had the classic bell shaped end of a small silver Torc. I have reported it as treasure to the museum.

Celtic Torc ended shaped ring - not certain of the material but reporting it as potential treasure

The Celtic tribes had gold, silver and bronze examples

I have been updating this season 'Forum Competition' page total with lead items as I process the pouches. I finally managed to get hold of a copy of an out of publication above last printed in 1976. I have been trying to ID the hundreds of our livery button finds with their family name. Livery buttons.

Updated the individual pages below with the latest finds.

	3rd to 4thC Roman bronze coin		1st to 2nd C Roman bronze coins
	Foreign hammered silver coins		AD dated Roman silver coins
	BC Roman silver coins		Foreign milled gold and silver coins
	George III milled gold and silver coins		Lead cloth seals
	Lead bale seals		Police, fire and corporation buttons
	Clothing fasteners		Dress buttons
	Hammered gold coins		Henry VII hammered silver coins
	Henry III short and long cross hammered silver coins		Henry VIII hammered silver coins
	17thC hammered copper coins		Military badges
	Bayonet and muskets parts		Livery buttons

26th Nov 2023 - More updates and exports

Monster ancient gold ingot - 81.54g,40.82mm L, 21.05mm W, 10.02mm T

'This is the second largest gold ingot found in isolation recorded on the database'

Celtic gold votive offering as ring money - disclaimed

Gold ring money- 1st C BC
Smooth ring with blunt ends Van Arsdell 1-3 Taylor pl33 Hobbs-- SCBS-- CE4244

6.86g, 32mm L

I picked up a huge bag of disclaimed treasures and hoard coins from the museum and have been busy submitting all their export applications. I was surprised to get back both the huge gold ingot and the Celtic gold votive offering finds above. Both the finders paid the landowner this week for their half so they are now set to take them home after next trip once the export licenses are back approved.

I have been processing export pouches from the first half of the season and posting missed finds to the bottom of the 2023 Oct finds page.

I have also updated the individual finds pages below with the first half of the seasons finds.

	Medallions and badges		Venetian silver coins
	18thC copper tokens		Scottish hammered silver coins
	Royal Artillery buttons		Stone Age flints relics
	Military named regiments		Clog fasteners
	Military numbered regiment buttons		Roman gold page
	Bayonet and powder measure		Seal matrix medieval
	Jetton coins		Seal matrix post medieval
	Commonwealth hammered silver coins		George IV gold and silver milled coins
	William IV gold and silver milled coins		Bronze Age relics
	1300 BC gold relic page		Toy cannons
	Queen Anne milled gold and silver coins		Cannon balls

5th Nov 2023 - Half season break - great range of silver coins

The guys left last week to end the first half of the season, the teams are back in March again to continue searching. I have a few more finds to upload yet from last week to the latest finds page. 2023 Oct finds page. A great range of silver coins have been posted.

Cal Dave was back,using his free detecting weeks prize after winning the 'Find of the year' silver urn for that mega rare 1300 BC Celtic gold Torc find. He popped the last gold coin before the season break with a sweet 1797 George III gold third guinea. That takes the gold count so far since Sept to a respectable 28 pieces, check out the updated gold page. What is very interesting is our two new plots of land only produced two of those golds and the other 26 from old land.

It is now time to process the finds pouches for the guys and apply for export licenses.

I have managed to finally ID Ill Mike's Celtic silver unit find that was a crusty lump. I am slowly cleaning it using lemon juice and a tooth pick. It is a brand new tribe for us.

Our first ever ECE type. It needs more cleaning to be exact variant but the sun with pellets was the giveaway to the type.

1stC BC - ECE Celtic silver unit - East Anglian silver unit- needs more 'cooking' to remove crust
Obv - 2 opposed crescents a & 2 pellets in hexagon crossed by 5 alternating pellet/plain lines
Rev - horse L, 6 pellets on shoulder, double forelegs, above pellet-ring f, below ECE.
Ref Hobbs 4534

Dave just picked up his 'Find of the year award' for his 1300 BC gold torc find then pops another George gold !!

1797 George III milled gold third guinea

2.76g, 16.85mm

11,000 BC flint spear head

1711 Anne milled silver shilling (12 pence)	1710 Anne milled silver maundy two pence
Anne shilling v 2 pence size comparison
German States Saxon 1798 1/12 Thaler Obverse: Crowned large oval arms Obverse Legend: FRID: AVGVST: D: G: DUX SAX: ELECTOR Reverse: Value above date Reverse Legend: CLX • EINE FEINE MARK •	1/8th rupee of Alamgir II, Madras Presidency, British India, circa 1817-1835. OhioDrew
1377 Richard II hammered silver farthing Obv +RICARDxREXx:ANGL Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint	1646-8 Charles 1st hammered silver shilling - Sceptre mint mark Tower mint under Parliament
1413-22 Henry V milled silver farthing- Type 1 Obv ***** REX.ANGL* Rev VIL/****/IS: - Calais mint	1762 Friedrich von Dänemark -1 Marien Groschen Rev 1 Marien Gros: OLM 1762
Ferdinand & Isabella Half Real  Circa, 1474-1504. Silver Bundle of arrows, +FERNANDVS ET ELISABET D G. R. Flourished crown, M T mint mark below, Toledo mint.	1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross penny Obv hENRICVS REX III Obv NOR/W/hVG/EON - Moneyer Hvge of Norwich mint
1526-44 Henry VIII hammered silver penny Sovereign type Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint	1649 Commonwealth hammered silver penny
1565 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver penny- Rose mint mark	1625 Charles 1st hammered silver half penny - rose both sides no legend type

18th Oct 2023 - More fantastic finds

The guys are on fire at the moment making some more amazing discoveries. I have posted hundreds more great finds onto the 2023 Oct finds page.

Ohio Chris had a great day popping a rolled gold ancient sheet and then his next target was a beauty Roman gold coin. These have been reported to museum as potential treasure.

There have also been some rare hammered silver found including a 1552 Mary hammered silver penny, rare as hens teeth. Some beauty lead finds like the medieval vessica seal matrix and pilgrims ampullea. Org Gary found a rare 2000 BC bronze age socketed arrow head. Too many great finds to list so check out the 2023 Oct finds page.

I have updated the latest gold finds to our gold page and it now stands as 27 for the season opening. Gold page

Latest Happy gold finders - Michael and Eric

Mo Brandon with his Wayne Otto Club award and Boston Dave (FOTY and POTY winner)

5thC Roman gold coin - 4.36g, 21.03m - sent for ID

Constantine looking bust facing right

I’m going to need a while on this one. It does look like a solidus. Whether it technically falls within the “Roman” series or the “Byzantine” series I can’t tell at this point.
These distinctions are artificially imposed to fit existing modern opinions about the relationship between the Eastern and Western empires, and trying to accurately assign a point at which to begin calling Roman coins Byzantine coins, at best. They are part of a continuum of “Eastern Roman” issues.

Mark

Valentinian III, 425-455 AD.
AV solidus (your metrology goes here)
Mint of Rome, 425-6 AD. or 440-455 AD.
Obv: D N PLA VALENTINIANVS P F AVG  diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Valentinian III right
Rev: VICTORIA AVGGG valentinian in military garb standing facing, holding long cross and Victory on globe; R -  M in fields // COM OB (in exergue)
Cf. RIC X 2005-6 or 2014-2015
Mark

Gold spoil probably 6th C - reported as treasure to museum

13.7g, 16.09 mm L x 1.39 mm T

Ancient gold strip - reported to museum as treasure

3.01g, 62.4mm L x 4.6mm W x 0.85mm T

Large 13thC heraldic enamelled shield pendant - chequy type -researching owner

Azure and Gules colours - some Or

Previous PAS record Unique ID: IHS-1CD2A4

Arms: Gatton, de or Warenne, de

There appear to be microscopic traces of dark blue in some surface pits, suggesting that the original tinctures were "chequy a metal and azure". Depending on whether the metal was gold or silver, the arms represented may have been those of Gatton or Warenne. Both Hamo de Gatton senior, and his supposed son, Hamo junior, used chequy argent and azure as their arms. Hamo senior, of Gatton in Surrey, served as sheriff of Kent in 1286; he was summoned to serve against the Welsh in 1277 and 1282, dying in 1292. Hamo junior was summoned to serve against the Scots in 1298, and died two years later, leaving a minor, Edmund, as his heir. The second, and perhaps most likely, possibility for the owners of these arms are the Warenne earls of Surrey who used chequy or and azure. The Warennes were arguably the wealthiest landowners in England in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries; their arms are thought to be some of the oldest known. The family's stature and wealth derived, to some degree, from their royal ancestry via one of Geoffrey of Anjou's illegitimate sons; Geoffrey was the father of Henry II, the founder of the Plantagenet dynasty. The Warennes' royal links were reinforced by the marriage of John de Warenne with Alice de Luisgnan, Henry III's half sister. John de Warenne generally served Edward I well: he was summoned to serve against the Welsh in 1277 and 1294, and against the Scots in 1291, 1297 and 1300, becoming 'Keeper of Scotland' in 1291. Warenne died in 1304, leaving a grandson, also John, as his heir.

Roman silver coin - sent for ID - 'cooking' to remove crust

96-117 AD.

This is obviously Trajan and very likely a denarius or Provincial drachma

It’s not easy to see, but this is another example of the so-called “Capitoline wolf” – the ancient bronze statue of the she-wolf. Self-explanatory to the typical Roman, it didn’t need the pair of suckling twins which added in the renaissance with which it is displayed today (in the Vatican? – not sure where, but it’s a famous museum).
Its use as a design, however, included the twins from an early time – coins were not the only place it might be seen – frescoes, “copycat” statues, even graffiti were common places to see it.
The she-wolf stands left, looking back at the twins suckling – on the common Constantinian-era AE’s, two stars are seen in the field above. I’m unsure what the large round feature is at 10:00 – it might be the head of a nail the remains of the point of which is visible protruding from behind Trajan’s head – or it might just be some corrosion, and that’s a big issue with this piece – as you can see three is a lamination issue, too.
I don’t know quite what to tell you for cataloging since the legend(s?) are pretty well obliterated. You say its silver (there are many AE coins of Trajan with wolf reverses), but without doing a line-by-line search through over 1000 listings of Trajan denarius types in the RSC, I don’t see this listed.
If I run across a listing, I’ll let you know. It might be a Provincial AR issue, too, again without any legible legend, it’s difficult to do a search in something like RPC as well.
Mark

Rare 1553-54 Mary hammered silver penny

Obv M.D.ROSA

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

1891 Victoria milled gold full sovereign

8.0g, 21.92mm

1871 Victoria milled gold half sovereign

3.99g, 19.37mm

10-40 AD Cunobelin Celtic gold qtr stater - reported to museum

1.33g, 10.76mm

Stunning Georgain fob seal

Mint mudlark find

Obv HANS* KRAVWINCKEL GOTESS*

Rev *RECHEN*PEENING NVRENBER

Four different Krauwinckel makers made “rose and orb” type jettons, including brothers Damianus and Hans (I) Krauwinckel, and Egidius and Hanns (II) Krauwinckel who were the sons of Damianus.

Hans Krauwinckel (1562-1586)

Hans Krauwinckel II (1586-1635)

Hans Lauffer (1611-1632)

Hans Schultes

The reverse side of the “rose and orb” jettons depicts an imperial orb within a trilobe. The surrounding letters are often various verses from the Bible. Inscribed GOTES SEGEN MACHT REICH (“God’s blessing brings riches”).

GETRIVW HANDT KOMBT DURCH ALLE (“Truth succeeds over all”)

GLUCK BESCHERT IST VNGEWERT (“Fortune given is not guaranteed”)

GOTES REICH BLIBT EWICK (“God’s Kingdom remains eternal”)

GOTT ALLEIN DIE EERE SEI (“To God alone the glory”)

HEIT ROTT MORGEN DOTT (“Red today, dead tomorrow”)

VERBVM DOMINI MANET IN ETERN (“The Word of God remains eternal”)

This is an incomplete socketed arrowhead of Bronze Age date (c.2550-800 BC).

16.74g

4th Oct 2023 More great finds

I have started a new 2023 Oct finds page and uploaded loads more great finds to it. The guys have been making more amazing discoveries including our oldest ever milled gold coin a Charles II half guinea, what a rare find. It was Ct Todd's 2nd gold find of his trip having found that stunning enameled gold posy ring. Cal Mark popped his first ever Celtic gold on new land, a sweet Dubnovellaunos gold qtr stater.

There has been some great relics found like the monster sized toy cannon and a Saxon stirrup mount. Check out our other Saxon harness finds here.

1672-84 Charles II milled gold half guinea- 2nd bust - 3.72g, 21.38mm

Dubnovellaunos 25 BC to 5 AD Celtic gold qtr stater

1.35g, 13.19 mm

Huge 18thC toy cannon

c10thC Saxon stirup mount - Type 1 group 1 - Class B

The central head has an aperture for its mouth and its sunken eyes and ears give it a curious aspect- Two Fe rivets survive.

Ref D Williams 399

James VI of Scotland hammered silver Eighth Thistle Merk ( 20 pence) Obv IACOBUS 6 D.G.R.SCOTORUM - James VI by the grace of god king of the Scots Rev REGEM IOVA PROTEGIT 1602 - Jehovah protects the King 1602	Obverse Crowned arms of Zeeland dividing value, date above. Script: Latin Lettering: 1752 MON : NOV : ARGENT : ORDIN : ZELAND 6 ST Unabridged legend: Moneta nova argentea ordinum Zelandiae Translation: New silver coin of the province of Zeeland Reverse Three mast ship sailing to right. Script: Latin Lettering: ITA RELINQUENDA UT ACCEPTA · ♜ Translation: It should be left as it's been received Edge
Agostino Barbarigo LXXXIV Doge (1486-1501) Soldino o Marchetto (AR) Biaggi 2938 D/ AV.BAR.S.M.V.DUX / S.Marco a s., il Doge a d. R/LAVS TIBI SOLI / il Redentore	1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross penny- Class 3a Obv hENRICVS REX III Obv NIC/OLE/ONL/VND - Moneyer Nicole of London mint

Unknown foreign coin - researching it

Similar coin ID

INDIA BAHAWALPUR NAWAB SADIQ V COPPER COIN 1327

26th Sept 20023 Crazy 2nd week of gold finds

Tx Scott and Tx Josh pop 4 Celtic golds between them

The guys have gone crazy out there making some staggeringly beautiful gold finds. Tx Josh had an amazing weeks with three Celtic gold qtr staters. One of the most beautiful gold posy rings I have ever seen dug was popped by Ct Todd, the workmanship is mind blowing. I am so backed up with other great finds to post including Celtic silver and bronze units, seals etc. I have uploaded a few to the latest finds page 2023 Sept finds

Keep checking the page for finds as I post them daily.

Medieval gold ring with ruby - reported as treasure to museum

1.835g, 24.29mm

1789 George III milled gold half guinea

4.2g, 20.7mm

Early bevelled plain gold ring - no hallmarks - reported to museum as treasure

1.81g, 18.96mm

Quarter-noble, fourth coinage 1351-77, Treaty period 1361-1369, Tower mint, mintmark cross potent, annulet before Edward-Lis in centre, double satire stops

Obv shield quartered with the arms of England and France within a treassure of eight arches

Obv +oEDWARD xx DEI xx GRAxxREX xxANGL

Rev +EXALTABITAR IN GLORIA

1.92g, 19.6mm

17thC enamelled gold posy ring-reported as treasure to museum

'I am but a token'

1.73g, 15mm

5.56g, 18.62mm

45 BC to 25BCAddedomarus - Trinovantian tribe - reported to museum

Addedomarus (sometimes written Aθθedomarus on coins) was a king of south-eastern Britain in the late 1st century BC. His name is known only from his inscribed coins, the distribution of which seem to indicate that he was the ruler of the Trinovantes.

1.33g, 10.57mm

Dubnovellaunos 25 BC to 5 AD Celtic gold qtr -reported to museum

Dubnovellaunus is the name of a king who, based on coin distribution, appears to have ruled over Kent east of the River Medway. He was the first king of the Cantiaci to issue inscribed coins: some of his coins appear to date from as early as 40-30 BC. Towards the end of the 1st century BC he seems to have been succeeded by a king called Vodenos or Vosenios, although it is possible the two kings' reigns were contemporary or overlapped.

A king called Dubnovellaunus succeeded his father Addedomarus as king of the Trinovantes ca. 10-5 BC and ruled for several years before being supplanted by Cunobelinus of the Catuvellauni.

1.26g,12..33mm

70BC uninscribed 'Q' Gold - 'Remi 'Type Celtic gold qtr stater -reported to museum

The Remi were a Belgic people of north-eastern Gaul (Gallia Belgica). The Romans regarded them as a civitas, a major and influential polity of Gaul,The Remi occupied the northern Champagne plain, on the southern fringes of the Forest of Ardennes, between the rivers Mosa (Meuse) and Matrona (Marne), and along the river valleys of the Aisne and its tributaries the Aire and the Vesle.

8-13 AD Cunobelin biga type qtr gold stater -reported to museum

1.32g, 12.01mm

19th Sept 20023 Beauty gold and relics found

The guys kicked off the season last week and have made some brilliant finds already. I have started a new hunt page 2023 Sept finds where I have uploaded a few finds. I have real some beauty finds yet to photo including a medieval gold ring with black sapphire stone and Celtic silver and bronzes.

The guys have dug the whole range of widgets from 11,000 flint scrapers, 1500 BC Palstave axe, 1300 BC gold ring. 175BC Celtic gold coins. There has also been two rarer gold coins, George II guinea and one we have never found before a William IV gold sovereign.

I have ton of other great silver coins and widgets to upload yet so check out the 2023 Sept finds page link regularily.

11,000 BC flint scraper

Mid 2nd C BC

Gallo- Belgic A type

175 BC Celtic gold qtr stater - 1.68g, 14.85mm

Virginia Marg

1300 BC gold armlet ring - reported to museum as treasure

6.42g, 14.22mm dia, 5.66mm T

Ill Tim

Dubnovellaunos 25 BC to 5 AD Celtic gold qtr stater

1.24g, 12.38mm

Bronze Age (c.1500-1400BC) cast copper alloy primary shield pattern palstave, dating to the Acton Park Phase.

263.0 g, 120mm L x 53.3mm W x 21.44mm T

1756 George II milled gold half guinea - love token

4.077g ,20.64mm

1835 William IV milled gold half sovereign

3.96g, 19.27mm

17th August 2023 - More exports and updates - 4000 greenies now up

Just three more weeks until the kick off for the new season and the weather has been brilliant. Lots of rain with the odd day of sun means the ground is soft and moist, not baked like a bastard like last season. Last Sept the ground was in the worse condition I have ever seen in 20 years with guys trying to chisel out their finds, however the still guys did amazingly well considering the challenging conditions.

I am still busy processing export license applications and adding this season copper coin count to the forum competition page. I am amazed that we have now passed the 4000 mark with 4046 logged so far. It only leaves 4 guys that are in with a chance to win the free week trip as the prize. Forum Competition Page. I picked up a huge batch of disclaimed treasure and hoard coins from the museum and have applied for more export licenses so they can take their finds home. Details posted on members forum. I have updated the hoard and treasure page. Wash Tom has now received the curators report below for his stunning FOTY Bronze gold rings below.

I have added more missed finds to the bottom on the last hunt page 2023 April finds page.

Middle Bronze Age gold chain
PAS Database number:  ESS-F1E21D
Date/Period:  Middle Bronze Age (c.1300-1150 BC)
Finder:  Tom Reyes
Date of Discovery:  Monday 27th February 2023
Circumstances of discovery:  Metal-detecting with permission during an organised metal-detecting holiday
Description:  A gold chain composed of two interlocking tripartite composite rings of Middle Bronze Age date (c.1300-1150 BC). The object is composed of two separately-constructed C-shaped penannular rings. Each ring in constructed from three circular-sectioned rods, stacked one on top of the other, and curled round to form an open loop. The rods terminate in flat ends. The rings have been linked so that one passes through the centre of the other. The surface of the gold is rough on the inside of each ring as well as on the outside where the rings are the most curved. Elsewhere, at the ends of the rods and on the long side, the surface is smooth. 
Dimensions: 
length (total): 23.5mm; (ring 1): 15.8; (ring 2): 15.6mm;
width: (ring 1): 13mm; (ring 2): 13.6mm;
thickness: (ring 1): 1.9mm; (ring 2): 2mm;
weight: 16.36g
Discussion:  A longer chain of linked tripartite composite rings is held in the British Museum and dated to 1400BC-700BC (WG.21). Single tripartite composite rings have also been found and reported as Treasure, as they were dated to c.1300-1150 BC, including LEIC-88F086 (2021T762), BUC-9754C7 (2007T118) and SUSS-63B7A6 (2012T165) which includes the following discussion:
Although small, penannular rings are amongst the most common items of gold to survive from the British Bronze Age, they remain one of the most problematic classes of prehistoric artefacts as they generally lack good contexts or associations with other classes of metalwork, making them difficult to date accurately (Meeks, Craddock, & Needham 2008: 13). Their appearance in Britain most likely coincides with the beginning of the 'Ornament Horizon' (c. 1400-1100 BC), a new tradition of gold ornaments which coincides with the early Taunton to the later Penard metalwork phases for England and Wales (Roberts 2007: 7). This ring, therefore, can be generally dated to the Middle Bronze Age (c. 1400-1140 BC).
A date of c. 1300-1150 BC is therefore suggested for this object based on the aforementioned parallels.
Conclusion:  It is therefore likely that this object was at least 300 years old at the time of discovery and, as the object is made of more than 10% precious metals, therefore constitutes potential Treasure under the stipulations of The Treasure Act 1996.
Authors:
Lori Rogerson, Finds Liaison Officer, Essex

Canadian Bill has made a great ID on this badge we found

United States Army Army Warrant Officer Branch Insignia - Officer Gold

U.S. Army Branch Insignia Badges represent a service member's specific field of service. Each soldier - both enlisted and officer - wear their branch insignia badge on their Class A or Army dress blue uniforms denoting their particular skill set. Army branch insignia badges differ from Army qualification badges. Qualification badges require completion of a training course or school, while branch insignia badges are issued to a service member upon being assigned to a particular area of the Army. Enlisted soldiers wear the branch insignia on the left coat lapel, opposite the "U.S." insignia disk, whereas, officers wear the insignia on the lower half of both lapels beneath the "U.S." insignia. Branch insignia were first worn prior to the Civil War in the 1850s by Army personnel.

	Livery buttons		Numbered regiment buttons
	Military named regiments		Military badges
	Royal Artillery buttons

16th July 2023 Find of the year and BBC report

1300BC gold Torc

I am still busy producing export applications for the guys pouches from April. It is a long old process as every item over 50 years old has to be photo'd and itemised on the application. I am still posting missed finds to the bottom of the last finds page 2023 April finds page.

I have another meeting with the museum this week as there are load of disclaimed treasures and hoard coins being returned. There are still some old Treasure cases that had not been resolved but one of our biggest has just been reported on the front of the Daily Mail and BBC site. It has just been declared treasure by the Chelmsford Coroner and will go forward to the valuation committee to suggest a reward to finder and landowner. By law the finds valuation is split 50/50 between them.

'Mind-blowing' 3,000-year-old piece of gold jewellery discovered buried in an Essex field found to be rare Bronze Age neck ring from 1300BC

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...sex-field.html

'Bronze Age gold torc discovered in field near Mistley'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-66189465

The members have had their yearly vote for their favourite 'find of the year'. Wash Tom's 1300 BC gold armlet rings below won by a landslide with the 2nd place going to Dave's rare medieval hammered gold Noble. Tom's wins the free weeks trip next season and the engrave silver urn trophy.

I have been updating this seasons free competition total as I have been processing the export pouches. The number of copper coins found so far this season stands at 3496 and only 8 guys are left in the running to win the free trip prize. Check out your guess.

Complete unit at the British museum

Stunning pair of solid gold 1300 BC armlet rings - reported to museum as treasure

16.42g - 16mm dia

10th June 2023 More PAS updates and exports

I am now up to speed with recording our finds directly on to the PAS National database. I picked a selection of our finds above to re- photo into the correct format for the database. A lot of information has to be added to each find and it is then forwarded for the FLO who checks my data and issues it live on the system.

I am still busy processing the guys export pouches from the 2nd half of the season and posting any missed finds to the bottom of the 2023 April finds page.

I have been updating the 'free forum competition' numbers total as I process the export pouches, and so far over 3000 copper coin finds have been logged. Check out your entry on the Forum Competition Page.

Voting by members for their favourite "Find of the Year' is progressing well which gives you entry into this years competition to win a frees weeks detecting holiday next year.

I am still updating all the individual finds pages below with the finds from the 2nd half of the season. I completed a massive update on the lead tokens page putting them all into their individual categories using the Powell system. Roman to 17thC lead tokens

	Watches and winders		Henry VIII hammered silver coins
	Henry VII hammered silver coins		Roman to 17thC lead tokens
	1st to 2ndC Roman bronze coins		3rd to 4th C Roman bronze coins
	Gold jewelry page - all periods		Harness mounts all periods
	Celtic silver and bronze coins		Foreign hammered gold and silver - all periods
	Elizabeth 1st hammered silver small denominations		Elizabeth 1st hammered silver sixpences
	Elizabeth 1st hammered gold and large silver coins		Elizabeth 1st hammered silver groats only
	18th tokens		Celtic gold coins

13th May 2023 PAS training completed - more updates

I am now busy processing the guys export pouches from the 2nd half of the season and posting missed finds to the bottom of the 2023 April finds page

Some very interesting relics found like the La Tene Roman brooch below that Cal George had in his bag. I always post the complete export pouches with the attached pictures and detailed ID lists onto the closed members forum. Check them out.

Early 1st Century BC into 1st Century AD Roman brooch

Fascinating fibular brooch - similar to Greek type or La Tene III

This week I finally completed my Portable Antiquities Scheme training course and can now record our finds directly onto the National database.

Great news for Ill Tim as he gets his huge gold ingot find below returned as the museum has now disclaimed it. 'This is the second largest gold ingot found in isolation recorded on the database' ,'the ingot conforms in weight to one quarter of a Roman pound (c. 327.45g)'.

I have liaised with both the landowner and Ill Tim the finder and he is buying his half off her at a mutually accepted price. Once it is returned from the museum I will be applying for an export license.

Monster ancient gold ingot - 81.54g,40.82mm L, 21.05mm W, 10.02mm T

'This is the second largest gold ingot found in isolation recorded on the database'

PAS reference: ESS-D8C598
Finder: Tim B
Date of Discovery: 26.1.2018
Circumstances of Discovery: Metal detecting.
Date: Late Roman -Early Medieval.
Description: A Gold Ingot that is oval in plan and semi-circular in cross section flattening out towards the ends.
Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of a gold ingot from Essex indicated a surface composition of approximately 94-95% gold, 4-6% silver, the rest being copper.
Dimensions: The ingot is 40.85mm long, 20.94mm wide and 10.03mm at it’s thickest point. It weighs 81.16g.
Discussion: This is the second largest gold ingot found in isolation recorded on the database.
Although it is difficult to be certain, the ingot conforms in weight to one quarter of a Roman pound (c. 327.45g). In addition, it shares similarities with ingots that have been found within hoards dating to the late Roman period, in particular a silver ingot in the Whorlton-by-Guisborough hoard, Yorkshire (Wiegels 2003, cat. 30).
There are several similarly shaped examples on the database to this item although the interpretation of their date varies. For example many (GLO-64767B, SF-DACA35 and NMS-23FFF2) are thought to be Early Medieval in date and so classed as treasure due to the presence of transverse hammer marks which is suggested to be a feature that occurs only occasionally on silver and gold ingots in England and can be paralleled in the Cuerdale, Lancashire, hoard deposited around AD 905. Similarly other broadly domed examples without these hammer marks are also attributed to the Early Medieval period (KENT-B43CF3, DENO-938F3D, YORYM-7706AD and NCL-A04B68).
Yes there are also many examples which are highlighted as not being possible to date (HAMP-5015EC, HAMP-8593E7, YORYM-89E4AD and KENT-B1B4B9) highlighting that while gold and silver ingots are frequently presumed to be of Viking origin as the Vikings operated a bullion economy most in context examples have hammer marks. This example weighing 81.16 grams is similar to 3 times a Viking ounce (c.27 grams) such that it may be appropriate to suggest this represents an ingot.
Conclusion: In terms of age and precious metal content, this artefact qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 - Subject to Coroner's Inquest.
Reference: Wiegels, R. 2003. Silberbarren der römischen Kaiserzeit. Liedorf.

Report by: Colin Rose. PAS Volunteer.
Checked by Sophie Flynn, Essex FLO
Contributors: Dr Edward Caswell, Finds Liaison Officer, Oxfordshire; Richard Hobbs, British, Europe & Prehistory, The British Museum
Edits: British Museum Treasure Team

I received the latest club awards back engraved from our Trophy guy. He has now completed the 'I survived the COVID tour 2020' gold medallions for the only team to make it from the USA during the beginning of the COVIS wave. That season was a washout due to the pandemic restrictions. Other 'missed' medallions have also been made to present to the guys. Currently members are voting for there favourite 'find of the year', winner gets a free weeks detecting trip and the engraved silver urn trophy.

Loads of pages below updated with finds from the 2nd half of the season.

	Charles 1st hammered silver coins		George III milled coins
	Charles 1st and James II milled coins		James 1st hammered gold and silver
	Henry 1st to King John hammered silver coins		Henry III short and long cross hammered silver coins
	17thC copper tokens		Keys and locks all periods
	Small Victorian milled silver coins - 1pence to 12 pence		Bells and whistles
	Bronze Age axes and chisels		Sword, mace finds and fittings all periods
	Trade weights - bullion cup weights all periods		Coin weights all periods
	Medallions and badges		Celtic clothing fasteners
	Bronze Age gold finds		Navy buttons
	Toy cannons		Cannon balls

23rd April 2023 - Last team of the season leaves

I have created a new 2023 April finds page to speed up load times 2023Aprilfinds. I have posted loads of great silver and relics to the new finds page and updated the gold total for the season on the gold page.

What a totally weird season that just finished.

This has been the hardest detecting conditions I ever have seen in 20 years as a club. Sept and Oct were as dry as a bone with a lot of fields baked like a total bastard. We are lucky to have so many sites to choose from as some farmers had ploughed and rolled and we could at least get our spade in the ground.
Then March came and it was then the wettest on record. Even so all the members did us real proud and suffered through and made the best of it. The rain made the wheat crops shoot up very quickly, so a lot of the fields were too high to hunt at the end of the season. Even with this condition we finished the season with a very respectable 39 gold finds and some amazing relics like that last 12thC bronze mace below and the 1300 BC gold rings. The guys popped some amazingly rare Roman silvers and truly stunning Celtic golds.

Huge thanks to all our members that continue to make these hunts a blast to run every year.

I still have another weeks worth of finds to photograph yet and I will upload them onto the latest finds page shortly.

Ill Tom and Fl Dan with their freebie club sweatshirts for their beauty gold finds

1.81g, 20.1mm

Picture from the field

This coin is a mule with two dies series B&E

Edward III (1351-61), Quarter-Noble, 1, fourth coinage, Pre-Treaty period, series B/E mule, mm. cross 1, edwar’ r[ ] angl’ z franc’ d hyber, royal arms on shield, pellet below, rev. + exaltabitvr in ghloria, annulet stops, floriate cross,, trefoil and lion in each angle, eight-arc double tressure

Mint mark Cross 1

Obv +EDWAR o R oANGL Z FRANC o D o hYB ER

18thC George III milled gold qtr guinea

0.79g, 15.1mm

11.03g, 54.16mm L

6.17g, 28.3mm L

Interesting chunks of gold or brass ?

Gold testing kit does not show 22,18, or 9 carat gold. However it reacts for base gold with high zinc content - White vinegar does not react as it should do on brass.

Taking it to the museum for their views.

1761-1780 18thC decorated silver clog fastener

Hester Bateman

First recorded English woman silversmith
maker's mark in cursive

London Assay office

Rachel lost the solid gold watch on her land 50 years ago and it was a present from her Auntie. Nj Joe while searching her sheep pasture found it and then presented it back to her.

Beauty 4thC Roman silver coin sent for ID

A couple things made (and still make) this hard to pin down - but my best guess is below.
-  1st; at least half of ALL the coins ever minted in or for Rome with an emperor's portrait have a legend which ends "... VS P F AVG, so that's not too much help. Of course the remainder of the legend never made it on the flan - but that resulted in highlighting the legend-break.
- 2nd; there were 5, maybe 6, major late Roman emperors' siliquae who marked their siliquae with VOT / X / MVLT / XV in wreath for their reverse
- 3rd, the mint mark is very close to completely obscured, it definitely ends in "S" - but so do almost all the mintmarks ever used on siliquae, the result: I had to include a bit of luck.
With the combination of the reverse legend VOT / X /MVLT / XV (which is the only relatively uncommon bit I can point to with complete confidence) with the rest of what I can see, like taking the vague, difficult-to-describe distinctions of "style" into account, plus the legend break on the obverse turned out to be a major clue - very few emperors and types broke the legend ???? - VS P F AVG
And the final "kicker" - the reverse is a re-used die of Arcadius' father / predecessor, Theodosius I - that vota celebration / dedication was his, not Arcadius'. Overall, it's scarce-to-rare.

My best guess would be:
Arcadius, 383-408 AD.
AR siliqua, Mint of Milan, 397-402 AD.
Obv: [ D N ARCADI ] -- VS P F AVG
diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Arcadius right
Rev: VOT / X / MVLT / XV in four lines within laurel wreath // [ MD P] S
RIC X 1225; RSC 27C; SRCV 20973
If, with cleaning and restoration it is found to be something other than what I described, please let me know - and send pictures.
Mark

Kiev style Knobbed Mace - c. 12th - 13th century

This mace is of a form found across Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslavia. Known as the Kirpichnikov Type IV, it originated in Kievan metal foundries and was based on a local adaptation of the Khazar mace type shown above - the Kirpichnikov Type I. The four upper and four lower corners of the Type I’s cube have extended outwards forming smaller knobs giving the Type IV twelve knobs (four large and eight small). These maces were first produced, mostly in bronze, in Kiev and other southern Rus cities. Many existing Kievan bronze examples are highly decorated with rings, lines and dots. Bronze maces were first exported and later copied (in both bronze and iron) throughout much of Europe. Examples are known from the Baltics, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, the Western Balkans, Germany, Sweden and England.

These maces are heavy and deadly and would be effective against not only against unarmoured or lightly armoured foes but against any armour of the time (c. 1100-1300). The Turkic peoples of this time usually wore lamellar armour of leather, horn, bronze or iron.

This mace is 5.3 cm in diameter and 2.2 cm high. The hole is 17mm in diameter. It has 12 pyramidal knobs in three rows of four - four four-sided knobs and eight three-sided knobs (half knobs). It is hollow cast and is roughly 3mm thick at the edges. The knobs are solid. It is 0.235 kg ).

Monster sized chuck of worked bronze - Traces of iron in the hole

There is another reference to a knobbed mace found in Hungary below

Small Hungarian Knobbed Mace - c. 12th-13th century

This small mace head comes from Hungary or its environs. I have found no exact parallel to this style although it is obviously a variation of the Kievan style of knobbed mace head seen above. The bronze construction and high quality imply that it could be an import from the Kiev area.

This small mace is 6cm in diameter and 2.9cm high. The hole is 2.6cm in diameter. It has 12 pyramidal knobs in two rows of six. It is hollow cast and is roughly 3mm thick at the edges. The knobs are not hollow. It is only 0.16kg (0.35 lbs). It is made of bronze.

Massive medieval iron key

19thC gold tooth plate

0.6g, 19.1 mm

1st April 2023 - More great finds and disclaimed hoards

I have uploaded a huge number of more great finds to the latest finds page 2023 March finds page.

I picked up the first part of our disclaimed Saxon silver sceat hoard from the museum last week and have applied for all the export licenses. I also picked up 3 of our disclaimed Celtic gold hoard addendum coins, the guys will now get to take their ponies home after export approval.

I have also been granted access to record our finds and locations directly onto the PAS database, this will enable me to record a lot more important discoveries quickly. I have to complete a training course in May before I can start entering finds.

I have another meeting planned with the museum next week to pick up more disclaimed treasures and drop off the latest finds to start the treasure process.

Updated the saltest gold finds to our gold finds all page.

Ron hands Fl Paul his freebie club sweatshirt

1.35g, 11.49mm

8-13 AD Celtic gold Cunobelin qtr stater- Bigga type- reported to museum

2nd Roman silver coin - sent for ID

Your boys (and girls?) are finding some pretty impressive early denarii - this is the "Gaius & Lucius denarius" ofr Augustus.
You see very little of the legend detail here - perhaps it will be clearer when/if this piece gets a bit of conservation work.
Here's a photo of what a more clear specimen would look like:


As you can see, this coin is a virtual mine of long, detailed legends - this type tended to be struck on flans not quite large enough, often struck a bit off-center, so to find one with complete, legible legends obverse and reverse is pretty unusual.
I can't tell how much of yours may eventually be revealed as legible.

"AUGUSTUS. 27 BC-14 AD. AR Denarius, Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 2 BC-4 AD. Laureate head right / Gaius and Lucius standing, facing; shield and spears between them; simpulum and lituus above. RIC I 207; RSC 43
This type commemorates Gaius and Lucius Caesars, the grandsons of Augustus by Marcus Agrippa, as heirs to the imperial throne. Gaius became Princeps Iuventutis in 5 BC and Lucius in 2 BC. Their respective deaths in 4 AD and 2 AD were later attributed to Augustus' wife, Livia, to secure the throne for her son, the future emperor, Tiberius."
ML

Gold wrist Torc fragment ? reported as treasure to museum

8.1g, 35mm L x 4.9mm dia

1stC BC to 1stC AD Celtic Woad cosmetic grinder - boat shaped

The grinder was used to pulverise vegetable material such as woad in the preparation of dyes.

These are also known as perfume or cosmetic grinders. During the Celtic period in Britain a biennial herb called Isatis Tinctoria; was cultivated for the blue dye that could be obtained from it when crushed. This plant is also known as woad. The dye would then be applied to the skin

Gold casting waste - 2.94g, 16mm L

1158 -1189 AD Henry II hammered silver penny ' Tealby' cross and crosslet type	1485 - 1509 Henry VII hammered silver sovereign penny - DR by shield Bishop Sherwood
1732 George II milled silver penny	1603 James 1st hammered silver half penny - Thistle mint mark - First coinage
1707 Anne milled silver shilling - Edinburgh mint	Papal States 1868 Pope Pius IX Silver 10 Soldi Coin

1640's Civil war iron cannon ball

1/2lb - 40mm dia - Robinet

1850 Birmingham mint - 22 carat gold ring - star mark

23 March 2023 New finds page and more beauty gold

Fl Paul

I have created a new 2023 Finds page to speed up load times. There has been more stonking gold finds and rare Roman silvers, check out the new page for all the recent finds 2023 March finds page. I have not picked up the gold yet to take proper pictures so I have posted the pictures guys sent me from the fields.

15th March 2023 - Great age spread of gold finds

Great start to 2023 with a monster pair of 1300 BC gold armlet rings found by Wash Tom. These suckers are two and a half times as heavy as our previous ones that are currently on display at Colchester museum. The construction is solid gold rings as opposed to the concave rings on the others. Oki Jim popped a pretty Roman gold earing that is marked 9 carat made in Italy LOL. Ch John made a rare discovery of a solid gold pretty Georgian buckle with flower and leaf design. Not as old as his mega rare Celtic silver Cunobelin 'flower' type unit classed as extremely rare in Chris Rudd's book. First Celtic gold coin find was a rarer 'Wadden Chase' full stater type beautifully centrally stuck horse found by Ny Jay. Next was a very crisp Cunobelin qtr stater off new land by a newbie hunter Tx Rob. Ct Terry then popped a beauty 17thC gold posy ring inscribed 'A true friends gift'. The museum are trying to find the date of it by the maker's mark.

Check out our Celtic gold coin page for more info Celtic Gold

I have a new 2023Feb finds page and uploaded more great finds including someone playing a silly joke with 2 mint modern Roman silver coin forgeries found.

I had a meeting at the museum and finally picked up the first 11 of our 19 disclaimed Saxon silver sceat hoard coins and several disclaimed Celtic gold hoard addendum coins that I will report on the next update.

Our previous armlet ring finds on display at Colchester museum

Wash Tom

Stunning pair of solid gold 1300 BC armlet rings - reported to museum as treasure

16.42g - 16mm dia

Roman gold Gold earing marked 9 carat gold Italy LOL

4.06g, 51.56mm L

Gold boys with their freebie Colchester club sweatshirt for their great finds

10-40 AD Cunobelin Celtic gold qtr stater- reported to museum

1.424g, 11.04mm

Linear type - Corn ear with central stalk- CA to L,MV to R

Horse with ladder mane, branch above

Classed as rare ABC2810

5.47g,18.21mm

50 BC Middle Whaddon Chase stater Celtic gold full stater Obv cross of 3 plain & 2 pellet lines with 2 opposed crescents b in centre
Rev horse r ., above pellet in ring, pellet in wheel below
Middle Whaddon Chase stater, VA 1491, BMC 343, ABC 2240. An extremely rare type, only 7 others known, very nice to see another one. This one seems to be from the same obverse die as 95.2630, same rev as CR 116, 2011, no. 32. Reverse similar to early staters of Addedomaros but an uninscribed type, much rarer.


John Sills

Ct Terry

C17thC - reported as potential treasure

'A true friends gift'

No hallmark - marker mark ?EM

2.87g, 17.53mm

Georgian gold shoe buckle

10 to 40 AD Cunobelin Celtic silver unit - needs a good 'cook' to remove crust

Flower type - Classed as Extremely rare - Chris Rudd 54.78, VA 2049, ABC 2885

22nd Feb 2023 Two new sites and forum comp total

The new menu system has been updated again ready for the Feb 24th kick off in a couple of days, a new 2023 Feb page has been created ready for the new finds they make. I have still got to do a massive update to all the other page with this addition.

All the export pouches have now been processed so the total count for post medieval coppers found so far this season is an impressive 2511. The free forum competition this year is to win a free weeks detecting trip and 80% of the guys entries have already been knocked out. Check out you entry to see if you are still in the running.

Free forum competition page

The local museum has now recruited a new Finds liaison Officer (FLO) and I had a meeting on Monday and picked up loads of disclaimed treasures and hoards.

I have produced a laminated map of the new land I signed the contracts on last week, it is a go from the 24th Feb. I was also contacted by another landowner on Friday and I saw their land yesterday, only a 10 acre plot but worth a sniff as it is close to the Roman chariot track in Colchester.

I have produced a new page of happy members pics going back 20 years, like a trip down memory lane.

7th Feb 2022 - 20th year anniversary more New land - New pages/updates and exports

While updating all the pages on our site I revised lots of old pages and noticed that we started the club in 2003 making this our 20 year anniversary as a club, amazing. Never in a million years would I have expected the level of mouth watering finds we have made over the years. Big thanks to all the Senior members to still be continuing to come here after such a long time.

I have added more new individual pages to the site to reduce page sizes and add background history, check out the Finds Index page to view.

I have updated all the history pages, Sutton Hoo, Beaker people etc, added our new King Charles III to the Kings and Queens page.

I received an e-mail from a new landowner offering us a new site located to the west of Colchester in an area we have never searched. I went and had a meeting and looked at the fields on offer and it is a beautiful historical spot. We have completed the contracts so we can can start searching on the 24th Feb when the first team arrives. Several other adjacent farmers have voiced interest in us also searching their land so this should be very interesting. The members on the forum have already started researching the history of the area and it steeped in history.

18th Jan 2022 New pages/updates and exports

90% of this website has been updated with the new menu system that is now mobile friendly. Lots of the pages below have been updated with the latest finds and more history added. I have created a new page with all the busts, figurines and animals in one place. Lots more approved export licenses have been returned and the lists posted on the closed members form.

	New page - heads, figurines and animals		Thimbles
	Gold Torc's		Spurs and rowels
	Venetian soldino		Saxon harness fittings
	Sword and dagger parts		Roman terret rings
	Roman jewelry page		S buckles
	Roman gold coins		BC Roman silver coins
	AD Silver Roman coins		Roman 1st/2nd C bronze coins
	Roman 3rd/4th C bronze coins		Purse bars
	Pot legs/bucket mounts		Pilgrim and religious relics
	Pipe and smoking equipment		Harness pendants

14th Dec 2022 More massive page updates and exports

I have been adding the new menu system as I update individual finds pages below. I have also been adding more history and info onto each page as I go. Lots more export pouch applications have been posted on to the closed members forum as I process them. Any missed finds during the process have been posted to the bottom of the

New 2022 Oct finds page.

Vig Phil had a crusty Saxon silver sceat below in his pouch that I just got ID'd and recorded with the Fitzswilliam Museum EMC database.

600 AD Saxon silver sceat - sent for recording and ID

1.265g,11.53mm

Thanks for this find, which I have recorded as EMC 2022.0447. The punched hole is unusual.

This is Series C2. The attached adjusted images show the coin in its correct orientation, with a bust facing right and the standard on the reverse.

Best regards,

Martin

	Lead tokens all periods		Key and lock page
	Stuart family tree		Jettons
	Hammered gold coins		Early milled silver coins - Charles II and James II
	James 1st gold and silver coins		Henry VIII silver coins
	Scottish and Irish hammered silver coins		Tudor timeline tree
	Henry VII hammered silver coins		Henry VI hammered gold and silver coins
	Henry III hammered silver coins		Early hammered silver coins
	Medieval harness pendants		All gold finds
	George IV milled gold and silver coins		George III milled gold and silver coins
	George 1st & II milled gold and silver coins		Foreign hammered gold and silver coins
	Gold jewelry page		17thC hammered copper tokens and farthings

19th Nov 2022 - Updates and exports

I have archived a lot of this news page to speed up loading times, links for previous news pages at the bottom of this page.

I am now processing all the export paperwork for pouches from the 1st half of the season and posting full find lists and pictures to the members forum. I have started to update the individual finds pages below with the latest coins and relic finds. As I update each page I am replacing the old menu system with the new mobile and tablet friendly version.

I have updated the holiday availability page with the planned dates for the 2nd half of the season in all the hotel and Barn types.

Tour availability page

	Silver buttons		Buttons dress
	Livery buttons		Celtic gold coins
	Saxon gold and silver coins		Medallions and badges
	Medieval seals		Post medieval seals
	Buckle page 1		Buckle page 2
	Medieval buckles		Horse, hawk and crotal bells
	Bronze age axes and chisels		Barrel spouts
	Stone Age finds		Railway,Police, Fire and Corporation buttons

1st Nov 2022 New top menu - more rare finds

The top menu to this website is now working with mobiles and tablets properly after being reprogrammed. I have still not updated all the other pages on this site yet.

The last hunt, before the first half of the season break, left last week and made more amazingly rare finds. The ground was still as dry as a bone right up until they left so they did unexpectedly well with no moisture or compression on the fields.

Mo Dan found a copper coin I had never seen before and it turns out to be a mega rare Indian Peace medal, it is in great shape and his research shows there are only 13 known. Ark Jeff popped an early BC Roman silver which again turned out to be a mega rare coin. Mark Lehman's write and ID below is fascinating. Id Mike managed to find two of the gold coins below in his weeks hunt, the 50 BC Added Celtic gold stater and the very crisp Victorian gold guinea. Boston Heidi managed to find our first Celtic gold coin on new site we just started hot spotting, a 50BC Clacton type 1/4 stater.

I have posted a whole bunch of old relics and silver coins to the latest finds page and have loads more finds from last week to post yet.

2022 Oct Finds Page

Medal Great Britain George II Indian Peace 1757

Obverse with laureate armored bust left, GEORGIVS II DG MAG BR FR ET HIB REX around. Reverse with Native American hunting scene in forest, deer running with archer's arrow in mid-air.

This is an amazing discovery - Original medal (13 known)

'Wow! Search under peace medal. It is one of the earliest made for Indian trade in America.' Dan



https://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins.pl?coin=16774

Stunning BC Roman silver coin sent for ID - mega rare ID

Roman Republican/Imperatorial AR denarius
by: Q. Cornuficius, Imperator, 43-42 BCE, killed in battle, 42 BCE
Struck in: Utica(?), spring-summer 42 BCE
Obverse: Head of Ceres left, hair wreathed in grain-ears
Reverse: Q CORNV – FICI – [AVGVR IMP]
Cornuficius, in priestly attire, standing facing, Juno Sospita crowning Cornuficius with wreath
standing left holding spear and shield, crow on shoulder RRC 509/5; CRI 231; BMCRR, Africa 27; Babelon/RSC Cornuficia 3
Sear, David, SRCV, Millennium Edition, vol. 1 (pub. AD 2000), p 278, #1453

Chris – This is a legitimately RARE piece and historically important, etc.

Rare coins have increased enormously in retail value since 2000, however a higher grade would have increased more than a visibly worn (if still attractive) piece like this.
Frankly, I have no idea what this would sell for now. I’ve never cataloged one of these before.

If I had a $ for every common coin I’ve heard touted as “rare”, “extremely rare” etc, I think I could afford to buy this denarius – it’s really rare and sought-after.

Mark Lehman

10-40 AD Cunobelin Celtic gold stater - reported to museum

5.36g, 19mm

Great relic find - Templar badge still in the mould

Previous trimmed versions

Medieval badges Ref Mitchiner p244 939 - 941

'A badge for a Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre in bronze and dating somewhere around C13/14th possibly very slightly later . This is a very scarce item and it relates to The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem being a Catholic chivalric order of Knighthood that traces its roots to Godfrey of Bouillon, principal leader of the First Crusade. According to reliable sources in the Vatican and Jerusalem, it began in historical reality as a mixed clerical and lay confraternity (association) of pilgrims which gradually grew around the most central of the Christian holy places in the Middle East, the Holy Sepulchre or the tomb of Jesus Christ.This would have been a pin for a member of the order , there is a mark on the reverse where the original pin would have been fixed '

Heidi with her 2nd pony

Trinovantes British G “Clacton” quarter, Hobbs 192 Celtic gold 1/4 stater 50BC - reported to museum

Chris Rudd 23.41 Clacton de Jersey - Classed as scarce

1.34g,15.1mm

Id Mike's double gold finds

50 BC Addedomarus Celtic gold stater - reported to museum

Addedomarus (sometimes written Aθθedomarus on coins) was a king of south-eastern Britain in the late 1st century BC.

5.52g,16.65mm

1885 Victoria milled gold half sovereign

3.99g,19.2mm

20thC gold denture plate and single tooth

Medieval heraldic shield pendant

John de Warenne (June 1286 - June 1347), 7th Earl of Surrey, was the last Warenne earl of Surrey.

Small 850 BC Bronze Age axe

Gilded silver ring - no hall marks - museum feedback is it is 16thC - now reported as treasure

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