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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think Ben's favorite distilled water method is the best way to start. Occasional buff with a tooth brush and frequent water changes should get some of the 'stuff' off. After that you can make a decision whether to proceed further.
Caution is best when dealing with characters like Nero !
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
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Ok I'll give that a try , thank you .
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Moderator
 United States
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Really nice looking Nero along with some interesting artifacts. Would love to see what the Eagle looks like once it's cleaned a bit.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
3098 Posts |
Very nice finds! Lovely green patinas on them.
Once again this American metal detectorist is jealous! My last outing yielded eleven coins, none of them older than 1970.
Paul Bulgerin
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What culture do you suppose that eagle-shaped fragment is from? I'm guessing Saxon, maybe?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5155 Posts |
Cool relics. These are very cool.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
300 Posts |
I'm thinking the eagle is Roman based on the rest of the finds , to covered in a thick black hard substance not iron though , not really sure how to remove it ?
I still see you American pulling up some really nice finds though Pail .
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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If you think that the eagle might be bronze, I would have a go at giving that a prolonged soak in DW. As for toothbrushes, I went to Asda and got a pack of their basic brushes. Cut the bristles down to half length, they will last you for ages. As soon as the water becomes cloudy, change it. What does the other side of the eagle look like?
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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I'll upload a few other pictures of it later , iOS 8 won't upload photos to websites !!
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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There are some really good hunting grounds in the Dorset area. I visit a place near Dawlish a few times a year and the finds are always good. The Nero is a beauty, very rare I pull anything like that out, the smaller ones seem to be common finds but are still always very exciting, especially when Carausius pops his head up. Nice group of finds MB.  You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys.....
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Dawlish is a very beautiful part of the country MetDet I've been a few times, and we are lucky in dorset for finds , if you look at hod hill you can clearly see the Roman camp and 30 minutes up the road is maiden castle and 20 minutes the other way is a celtic mint hengistbury head .
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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hod hill is a place I know well, there are a few really good spots close by that I have permission on and these churn up a lot of late Roman and strangely enough later hammered silver on a regular basis. There is a farm a little to the East that has turned up the odd Celtic as well.
You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys.....
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Moderator
United States
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You people are killing me, I wish I lived in the UK. I would be out in the fields every day with a metal detector.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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what a bunch of cool stuff...that nero coin is great! what's that medieval silver coin? or am I seeing things.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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You have good eyes chrsmat71 , it's a penny of Edward 1st , a common hammered coin but a welcome one nonetheless .
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