My Equinox 800 Is Now 1 Year Old & Celebrated With A Celtic Find

[Randy Dee]

I have had my Equinox 800 1 year this week and yesterday Sunday 10th February I celebrated with an extremely rare Celtic find from the period 100 BC (Over 2,000 years old) it is a 1st Century B.C. Celtic bronze "Eye type" toggle cloak fastener. Main body shaped like a human eye with a large bulbous pupil, the loop on the back would have once been stitched to the garment, It would function much in the same way that toggle fasteners on duffle jackets do.

 

[IdahoPeg]

Wow! Must feel amazing to find such a cool bit of history! Congratulations.

[Mark Gillespie]

That's an amazing recovery.

[Steve Herschbach]

Awesome Randy, congratulations! And thanks for posting 

[groundscanner]

Fantastic!!  I would be happy just finding something 200 years old .  I can't imagine how much fun it would be to find something that old.

[Chase Goldman]

Congrats, Randy. I always amazed at how well mankind worked metal in ancient times and discovered alloys, like bronze, that gave copper the strength properties needed for useful tools and ornamental items.  Of course, by 100 BC, the British Isles had been using bronze for well over 2400 years.  Amazing.

[Grizz12]

Wow!!

Imagine the stories that thing could tell if it could talk

[Randy Dee]

Thanks All for your kind replies.

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[Maximus]

What metal do you suspect it is made of?

[Randy Dee]

52 minutes ago, Maximus said:

What metal do you suspect it is made of?

Bronze as in the     " it is a 1st Century B.C. Celtic bronze "Eye type" toggle cloak fastener".