Restoring Your Finds
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Hi all,
Spending Christmas in France. It is probably 5 to 6 years since we last went to France for Christmas. But with little kids, it's almost a no-brainer. They have to see their grandmas and grandpas !! (Also, if we don't go back, our parents will probably disinherit us !)
Anyway... Went out in the woods for 2 to 3 hours with a friend. We didn't find anything during the first hour maybe even an hour and a half. Then, as we got closer to a path in the woods, my friend got a first coin. We then went up a hill in the woods and I got my first good signal : a roman coin. (Hadrian As, Roman Emperor from 11th August AD 117 to 10th July AD 138).
And then, as my friend found another coin (probably 16th/17th century), I got a very strong signal :
Now, that was a great feeling to dig this seal matrix !!! Unfortunately, I do not have any seal wax. I used some of my kids' playdoh but it's just not the same. Still, it seems to represent Mary holding the Christ with somebody praying on each side. Lettering is a little worn. Hopefully, I will be able to find some seal wax and I'll get a better reading of the item.
According to this document, this type of seal matrix dates back to 1300-1550 AD. YEAH !!
Spending Christmas in France. It is probably 5 to 6 years since we last went to France for Christmas. But with little kids, it's almost a no-brainer. They have to see their grandmas and grandpas !! (Also, if we don't go back, our parents will probably disinherit us !)
Anyway... Went out in the woods for 2 to 3 hours with a friend. We didn't find anything during the first hour maybe even an hour and a half. Then, as we got closer to a path in the woods, my friend got a first coin. We then went up a hill in the woods and I got my first good signal : a roman coin. (Hadrian As, Roman Emperor from 11th August AD 117 to 10th July AD 138).
And then, as my friend found another coin (probably 16th/17th century), I got a very strong signal :
Now, that was a great feeling to dig this seal matrix !!! Unfortunately, I do not have any seal wax. I used some of my kids' playdoh but it's just not the same. Still, it seems to represent Mary holding the Christ with somebody praying on each side. Lettering is a little worn. Hopefully, I will be able to find some seal wax and I'll get a better reading of the item.
According to this document, this type of seal matrix dates back to 1300-1550 AD. YEAH !!
n your keepers.
