With Marion sick in bed, I went out with the detector for a little longer than usual this week and had three hours on Sunday and four yesterday out in the fields.
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| This was Sunday's haul. |
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| And this was Friday's |
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| As always there were a number of copper coins |
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| And buttons of course |
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| And lead scrap. I really need to get this to a scrap man |
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| But this was a first for me since moving to Suffolk |
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| I'm pretty sure it is a Roman brooch |
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| Colchester type c45 ad. I know it's damaged but it's almost two thousand years old |
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| And this was another first for me. It is a pilgrim's ampulla. |
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| Dating from medieval times it once contained holy water. This one is recorded as being from the shrine at Walshingham here in East Anglia |
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| Unidentified object number 1 |
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| Reverse |
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| A very nice shoe buckle. Probably Georgian |
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| Tiny post medieval thimble |
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| Drawer handle. Post medieval to modern. |
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| Unidentified hammered silver penny 1 |
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| Obverse |
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| These are listed on the PAS site as sword suspension fittings c1500-1600 |
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| But this near identical loop found a hundred yards away |
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| Makes me wonder if they should go together like this. |
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| As you can see they seem to be a pair. |
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| Unidentified object number two. Once heavily gilded. This perhaps is a sword suspension loop? |
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| Victorian siver 3d |
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| Good cloth seal or alnage |
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| The other side showing William III c1694 onwards |
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| I don't usually bother much with buttons but liked this with the greyhound's head. |
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| Medieval strap slider c1400 |
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| Another alnage. Not identified but almost certainly 17th century |
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| Unidentified knob. |
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| The local archaeologist usually records these common copper rings as medieval. |
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| Another nice button |
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| And another |
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| Good small pewter buckle. I reckon 17th to 18th century |
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| Unidentified trader's token 17th century. |
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| The other side |
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| Medieval voided short cross half penny |
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| Victorian farthing |
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| Two lead spouts. Unidentified but perhaps from drinking vessels |
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| Post medieval buckle |
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| Long cross hammered silver coin fragment |
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| Obverse |
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| Probably a horse fitting or furniture fitting. Post medieval. |
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| Unidentified object number three. |
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| And unidentified objects four and five |
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| Post medieval tobacco jar lid knob |
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| Unidentified but probably a furniture fitting |
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| Lead window came |
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| The usual thimbles |
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| Post medieval belt stud |
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| Ditto |
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| Lead with an iron pin. Drawer knob? Unidentified object number six |
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| Lead. Possibly a weight or a gaming piece. |
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| Post medieval possibly from a spur fitting |
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| Another knob. Post medieval. |
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| Modern buckles |
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| Another nice button |
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| Terminal.Purse bar? Late medieval? |
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| Unidentified object number seven. I'm sure I've seen one of these before |
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| The usual musket ball turned up |
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| Charles I Rose farthing |
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| This look like a piece of scrap but I know that the archaeologist will be interested in it. |
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| Modern ferrule |
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| Another Charles I rose farthing |
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| Unidentified object number eight. Lead with a nail through it? |
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| Possible furniture fitting |
If anybody has any ideas on any of the unidentified objects I would love to hear from you.
