American Detectorists in the UK!!

Ill Digger

Ill Digger

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I've been a member of this forum for over a decade. And in all of those years I've gotten the chance to meet some fellow American Detectorists forum members here and there. Like Dave, Jeff, Drew, John, Dan, Al, Lee, Don and Alex, and Chris just to name a few.
After a years worth of careful planning , along with a few other hunters, 4 memebers of the American Detectorists forum got a chance to meet up and do a weeks detecting holiday in England!!!

Friends forever!!
Left to Right: Dave (Full Metal Digger), Jeff (Fire Fighter 43), John (BTV Digger), and of course yours truly Tim (Ill Digger)

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Very envious of you gentlemen , I really hope we get some great stories on you adventure !

Dan
 
We are all back home safe and sound.
I think team AD did y'all proud!!
I think the jury is still out on who got the oldest coin.
We all did pretty well!
Here's a 1st century Roman coin I dug one day.

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Big Roman bronze sent for ID

22.9g, 33.13mm


Chris,

Yes, this has a bit of remaining detail – However, it’s going to need a bit of additional TLC if it’s to be identified beyond the basic generalities:

Roman Imperial (not Provincial – Latin legends, minted in Rome)
Sestertius (4 asses or ¼ denarius)
Orichalcum (naturally occurring brass alloy)
Antoninus Pius (139-161 AD.) as Caesar 138/9 AD.
Uncertain standing personification or deity (Annona or Pax are likely possibilities) small altar at feet and holding cornucopiae


Antoninus Pius was emperor during what is almost universally considered the height of “The Golden Age of Rome”
He struck an astronomical number of coins, with a very broad range of reverse types – there’s probably a couple of dozen types of his sestertii which feature a standing deity or personification sacrificing at a small altar.
Therefore, although this is not the exact same type, it’s very similar to what yours might look like cleaned-up a bit. The standing figure on yours also holds a conucopiae, so it’s unlikely to be Pietas.
Marcus Aurelius was Pius’ adopted son/intended heir. A further astronomical number of coins and types were struck for Aurelius as Caesar during Antoninus’ reign.

I hope your fall digging season goes well,
Mark
 
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Congrats! The guy who described the coin knows his stuff. I have some Romans that were given to me. Would love to have them identified.
 
Thanks very much Tim for putting this all together and inviting me to come along! It was a real pleasure to meet Jeff and John for the first time. Everyone I have ever met off this forum has turned out to be amazing people! I had a pretty good week and made some bucket lister finds. I'll have to update with pics later since I don't really have any right now. My best finds were an 1,800-year old bronze Roman key, a silver Royal Navy button with Tudor Rose (1748 to 1787), some silver coins, and a yet-to-be-identified hammered copper Jeton ca 1400's! I also had lots of neat doodads but will cover them later. Tim, Jeff and John, it was a REAL pleasure to meet you and detect with you! I look forward to doing it again real soon.
 
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