Restoring Your Finds
07-22-2014, 05:54 PM
This is my last result from France so far.
Again in the vineyards.
Here are the finds (minus one, that I will post at the end) :
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From the top left to the bottom
1st row
1) Unidentified bronze object
2) Lead seal reading MACCLESFIELD BORDEAUX, early 20th century
3) Unidentified piece of metal
4) Artefact possibly related to horse equipment
2nd row
5) 2 buttons ( I like the oval one!)
3rd row
6) a coin from 1920 French Protectorate of Tunisia
7) Lindauer type of coin - first half of 20th century
8) 5 centimes - "Ceres type" (2nd half 19th century)
9) Louis XVI coin - end of 18th century
4th row
10) 7 possible "double tournois", to be determined after cleaning (should be 17th century)
5th row
11) half coin to be determined (should be 17th century or older)
12) coin to be determined (should be 16th/17th century or older)
13) Roman coin (will post after cleaning if ok. Possible Gaul usurper Emperor - 3rd century)
14) Possible Roman or Gaul (Celtic) coin - should be determined after cleaning (if ok)
And the best find of the day...
A Gaul/Celtic Drachma from the Volques-Tectosage/Tolosate tribe - over 3g of pure silver (yes, even so tiny!) - end of 2nd century BC !!!!!!
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Again in the vineyards.
Here are the finds (minus one, that I will post at the end) :
40844
From the top left to the bottom
1st row
1) Unidentified bronze object
2) Lead seal reading MACCLESFIELD BORDEAUX, early 20th century
3) Unidentified piece of metal
4) Artefact possibly related to horse equipment
2nd row
5) 2 buttons ( I like the oval one!)
3rd row
6) a coin from 1920 French Protectorate of Tunisia
7) Lindauer type of coin - first half of 20th century
8) 5 centimes - "Ceres type" (2nd half 19th century)
9) Louis XVI coin - end of 18th century
4th row
10) 7 possible "double tournois", to be determined after cleaning (should be 17th century)
5th row
11) half coin to be determined (should be 17th century or older)
12) coin to be determined (should be 16th/17th century or older)
13) Roman coin (will post after cleaning if ok. Possible Gaul usurper Emperor - 3rd century)
14) Possible Roman or Gaul (Celtic) coin - should be determined after cleaning (if ok)
And the best find of the day...
A Gaul/Celtic Drachma from the Volques-Tectosage/Tolosate tribe - over 3g of pure silver (yes, even so tiny!) - end of 2nd century BC !!!!!!
4084540846