wags76
Wayne
Hi all,
Just got a email from my dad in England showing me his Roman and medieval finds.
Not much to see but it's a different type of treasure from by fellow detectors. Sorry they are small pic's. They where bigger from the email. Don't know why they are small now. Not much of a computer wise.lol
Hi,
I've attached a couple of pics of some of the better finds I've made.........there are loads of all kinds of stuff but these are one's that make a days detecting worthwhile......for me anyway.........others call it junk !!!
Pic 1
1: Jetoon....Traders coin....... found at Wendover.
2: Hammered silver penny......poss Edward vii.....found Oxford
3: Hammered silver 6 pence......Edward vii.... Oxford
4: Roman lead coin...... found Oxford
5: Roman bronze coin.......found Aylesbury
6: Tuder Rose Farthing........found Wendover
7 & 8 : Lead cloth seals......found Oxford
Pic 2:
A crotel bell and 3 buckles.........all medieval.........1300 to 1700.
I have many buckle and buttons and love tokens (coins rubbed smoth and bent ) with loads of coins that are worn almost smooth so difficult to date plus musket balls and all kinds of stuff......worthless but historiclly interesting ???
Jetons were token or coin-like medals produced across Europe from the 13th through the 17th centuries. They were produced as counters for use in calculation on a lined board similar to an abacus. They also found use as a money substitute in games, similar to modern casino chips or poker chips. Thousands of different jetons exist, mostly of religious and educational designs, as well as portraits, these most resembling coinage. (The spelling "jeton" is from the French; the English spell it "jetton".)
They were orb-shaped bells made of bronze with a slot cut down the side and a round iron ball placed inside, which made the bell ring when it moved. These bells were used to warn other horse-drawn vehicle users (mostly on country roads) that another vehicle was approaching. They came in many sizes, from a small 1-inch version to bells that were many inches across. the older ones were forged while others were cast.
They were either hung on a small leather-and-iron harness bracket above the horse's collar on smaller vehicles. On larger vehicles, such as delivery wagons, they were driven into the wooden frame of the wagon
Just got a email from my dad in England showing me his Roman and medieval finds.
Not much to see but it's a different type of treasure from by fellow detectors. Sorry they are small pic's. They where bigger from the email. Don't know why they are small now. Not much of a computer wise.lol
Hi,
I've attached a couple of pics of some of the better finds I've made.........there are loads of all kinds of stuff but these are one's that make a days detecting worthwhile......for me anyway.........others call it junk !!!
Pic 1
1: Jetoon....Traders coin....... found at Wendover.
2: Hammered silver penny......poss Edward vii.....found Oxford
3: Hammered silver 6 pence......Edward vii.... Oxford
4: Roman lead coin...... found Oxford
5: Roman bronze coin.......found Aylesbury
6: Tuder Rose Farthing........found Wendover
7 & 8 : Lead cloth seals......found Oxford
Pic 2:
A crotel bell and 3 buckles.........all medieval.........1300 to 1700.
I have many buckle and buttons and love tokens (coins rubbed smoth and bent ) with loads of coins that are worn almost smooth so difficult to date plus musket balls and all kinds of stuff......worthless but historiclly interesting ???
Jetons were token or coin-like medals produced across Europe from the 13th through the 17th centuries. They were produced as counters for use in calculation on a lined board similar to an abacus. They also found use as a money substitute in games, similar to modern casino chips or poker chips. Thousands of different jetons exist, mostly of religious and educational designs, as well as portraits, these most resembling coinage. (The spelling "jeton" is from the French; the English spell it "jetton".)
They were orb-shaped bells made of bronze with a slot cut down the side and a round iron ball placed inside, which made the bell ring when it moved. These bells were used to warn other horse-drawn vehicle users (mostly on country roads) that another vehicle was approaching. They came in many sizes, from a small 1-inch version to bells that were many inches across. the older ones were forged while others were cast.
They were either hung on a small leather-and-iron harness bracket above the horse's collar on smaller vehicles. On larger vehicles, such as delivery wagons, they were driven into the wooden frame of the wagon
Very cool wags' dad... Love that stuff ... Real history 
