Metal Detecting finds?

[chopperpete]

Remember eaves dropping on a conversation about metal detecting around old trees. The chap used google to look for suitable trees, the idea being that people over the years may have sat under them for picnics/other activities and lost coins jewellery etc. Just wondering what you may have found by trees or in trees??? I have a Garratt ACE 400 detector but not found anything of great value, but its a bit of fun to go out with your children. As a starter most Councils will issue permits for a tenner or so to use on their park lands etc...

[Paul Cleaver]

3 hours ago, chopperpete said:

Remember eaves dropping on a conversation about metal detecting around old trees. The chap used google to look for suitable trees, the idea being that people over the years may have sat under them for picnics/other activities and lost coins jewellery etc. Just wondering what you may have found by trees or in trees??? I have a Garratt ACE 400 detector but not found anything of great value, but its a bit of fun to go out with your children. As a starter most Councils will issue permits for a tenner or so to use on their park lands etc...

I personally dont like digging around old trees, I dont want to damage roots, however I do have permission in some woods where the trees are about 40 yrs old. The ground is very stoney which is the key to finding coins and artefact's hundreds of yrs old, as they cant make their way through the ground, unlike most  other soil types. See attached my best find from my previous visit to these woods. Its a silver Celtic coin of the Dobunni tribe and is about 2000 yrs old

[Paul Cleaver]

Here is a photo as found, lodged in the side of a stone before I touched it. There is something special about being the first person to hold this for 2000 yrs

[chopperpete]

Nice find! 

 

Found this

 

https://www.silburycoins.co.uk/product-category/iron-age-celtic/dobunni-and-east-wilts/

Edited August 14, 2020 by chopperpete

[Paul Cleaver]

1 hour ago, chopperpete said:

Nice find! 

 

Found this

 

https://www.silburycoins.co.uk/product-category/iron-age-celtic/dobunni-and-east-wilts/

its this type    https://www.silburycoins.co.uk/product/dobunni-silver-unit-cotswold-eagle-50-25bc-2/

[Xiucutil]

I have detected around lot of trees in the belief that people will have dropped stuff whilst sitting under them and never found more than anywhere else.

Never going to find any Celtic units down here in Devon. Our local tribe the Dumnonni never minted any coinage but relied on barter instead. Idiots!

[Paul Cleaver]

8 minutes ago, Xiucutil said:

I have detected around lot of trees in the belief that people will have dropped stuff whilst sitting under them and never found more than anywhere else.

Never going to find any Celtic units down here in Devon. Our local tribe the Dumnonni never minted any coinage but relied on barter instead. Idiots!

my local  tribe are the Cornovii - no coins minted but you get the odd coin from other tribes but they are rare. Try and get into Dorset - Durotriges coins are not uncommon

[eggsarascal]

What's a good entry level metal detector?, I've got access to a few hundred acres of farm land.

[chopperpete]

Have a look at look at the Garratt range. Also recommend their pin pointer (orange or black)

 

Garrett Ace 250 Metal Detector

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Edited August 14, 2020 by chopperpete

[Xiucutil]

I would love to detect in Dorset it is one of the most historically rich counties in the country, there are some fabulous finds made there. Don't get any time to detect at home at the moment, too much work.