Random Finds From A Random Field In North Wales, UK

[Pete E]

I was out yesterday with a local FB group. The area itself was very rural in the hills not to far from Mold. The farm was much the same as any in the area, with nothing to suggest it was going to be so productive...In fact I am always amazed at some of the stuff that comes up from these random fields in such a quiet backwater.

I guess there were 35 or 40 of us out to cover two large fields. The weather was a little miserable at first, but the drizzle soon gave way to a glorious summers day.

Pretty soon a whisper went around that a Roman fibula (brooch) had come up further up in the field I was detecting in. Looking I could see a gaggles of people dotted about obviously looking at finds that had come up.

With in an hour three fibulas came up in one area of the field about the size of a football pitch... I steered myself away from the groups and carried on detecting. I had already found several buttons, the small silver item,  a couple of toasted coins and plenty of white lead, 

Then I get a signal on the Manticore, a 28, with a slightly stretched trace on the centre line...I chuckled to my self about it being a fibula, only to be shocked to find it actually was a fibula! 

A closer examination showed it was in lovely condition, almost complete except for the iron spring and pin at the rear which had obviously rusted away some time over the last 1700 years it had been buried. A very gentle cursory clean showed some orange/yellow enamel was still present..

A few paces further on and I got another signal that turned out to be a lovely patterned spindle whorl.

The rest of the day was back to buttons and lead, but I was over the moon with my Roman fibula, my first Wirral type not to mention the spindle whorl and silver artifact.

By the end of the day, 5 complete fibulas, plus a fragment of one  had come up in the same relatively small area of this rather random field. Strangely no Roman coins were found...

Additionally 3 or 4 hammered silver coins came up including a stunning Edward 3rd groat.

All in all, a great day out with good company and in lovely surroundings...

[JCR]

 Most excellent finds. All beautifully detailed & in wonderful condition.  Thanks for the photo & recount.

[colonel lindsey]

Those are great finds! Well done and thanks for sharing them with us.

[Rivers rat]

Randomly fine to me

 

RR

[Eagle Otts]

Wow, very nice finds.   I'd love to detect in Europe with all the history there.   I'll take a gold or silver hoard please.  Best of luck on your future hunts.

[Pete E]

Thanks Folks..Have had a bit of a drought since finding this, but I guess that's the nature of detecting...

[rvpopeye]

 

Pete E

I think most of us would be happy with several days of no targets

if we could then dig some great finds like you posted the pictures of !

And share some of your great luck on just a random location.🖖

 

[Rick N. MI]

Yes, really nice relics.