I did two hunts this weekend. Finished up a plowed field that has produced well, what a muddy mess and detected a grass field where I have found my oldest silver coins of 1320ish, 1495 and a huge 1675. I have pounded that area and had a good hunt there today again. Here is the field where I have found my oldest coins in the past and several finds today, hard to believe what I missed but, nothing really old. There was a farm/hotel here that supposedly pre dates the original town of 1008 AD and stood here for several hundred years.
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Some iron relics I found today, they were deep along with everything else. I concentrated on those iffy faint signals as there were not many good signals. I was surprised at what came up from depths of 8"+.
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The lead finds. 4 Musket balls and a large clay marble. Found the two slide weights today, they are both 15 gram weights, the steel slide has rusted away on one.
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The coins with date side up, 1871, 1900, 1940, 1925, 1938, 1938.
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A few relics. The top iron piece looks to be like a broken piece of a dagger or sword as it is beveled on the edges and thick in the middle. An ox shoe nail, a small piece of a probable book hinge, the next piece looks like a carpet stair hanger to retain the carpet on stairs, a rod would have been inserted into the loop. A blue glass bead but, I do not think it is very old but who knows? A cheapo signet finger ring with the owner's initials of M.P., I will show him the ring when I get all my finds in order and a hollow copper button.
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Obverse of some kind of religious item and an old lead seal with vague details.
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Reverse of the religious item and seal. Another good weekend of detecting! HH, Mike
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Das auf den beiden letzten Bildern links ist ein Devotionalien Anhänger (Benediktuspfennig) mit Benediktussegen und IHS sowie Kreuzesnägel - nicht alltägliches Stück, frühes 18. Jahrhundert.
Die Buchstaben auf der Kreuzseite: CSSML" ("Crux Sancta Sit Mihi Lux") - "Das heilige Kreuz sei mir Licht." ,,NDSMD" ("Non Draco Sit Mihi Dux") - "Der Drache sei mein Führer nicht."
Die 14 Buchstaben im Kreis um das Christusmonogramm IHS lauten V.R.S.N.S.M.V. - S.M.Q.L.I.V.B. und bedeuten: "Vade retro satanas, nunquam suade mihi vana. - Sunt mala quae libas, ipse venena bibas." - "Weiche Satan und führe mich nicht zur Eitelkeit! Schlecht ist, was du mir einträufelst. Trinke selber dein Gift!"
Vielen dank Gratian! MFG, Mike