by Webmistress | Dec 27, 2015 | Archaeology, Heritage
When is a coin not a coin? By David Allsop The answer to this question is when it’s a love token or indeed simply a decorated object. This month’s find is actually two finds, both found in the same field in Minting but which share a common pattern; they have...
by Webmistress | Nov 24, 2015 | Archaeology, Heritage
Find of the month November 2015 – By David Allsop Silver hammered coinage is a joy to find when metal detecting. Being silver it has generally not corroded a great deal and so can be easier to identify. However, if it has been in circulation a long time before it was...
by Webmistress | Oct 28, 2015 | Archaeology, Heritage, Uncategorized
Find of the Month October 2015 by David Allsop A new site in Minting and Gautby has started to be investigated this month. The site has been under pasture for over 150 years but was probably open fields before that. Within half an hour I had unearthed a lead palm...
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