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Title: Token or celtic??? Post by: longdog on April 26, 2013, 08:41:54 PM Out with Merriman88 in the roman field this evening and found this, not sure what it is, maybe a token but isnt made of lead. ID would be most welcome thanks. Nice piece of silver for me this time too.
Title: Re: Token or celtic??? Post by: Chef Geoff on April 27, 2013, 05:35:38 AM nice bit of silver, well done. Is the small bronze single sided? It's "similar" to a Bronze stater of the Durotriges ??? What part of the country are you?
Title: Re: Token or celtic??? Post by: Da Monkey on April 27, 2013, 06:28:47 AM Wow you Jammy b*#ger Lee ;) I'll have to have a closer look at that one :D
Lee lives about 400yds from my place Geoff. Title: Re: Token or celtic??? Post by: Chef Geoff on April 27, 2013, 06:33:41 AM Well go and wake him up Andy :D I can't wait all day lol
Title: Re: Token or celtic??? Post by: Da Monkey on April 27, 2013, 06:42:48 AM I've just texted him so online soon hopefully. Saw it quickly a couple of days ago. As Lee says it didn't seem to be leaden but would like a second look now lol.
Title: Re: Token or celtic??? Post by: celticspikey on April 27, 2013, 07:51:36 AM Out with Merriman88 in the roman field this evening and found this, not sure what it is, maybe a token but isnt made of lead. ID would be most welcome thanks. Nice piece of silver for me this time too. Need to see other side longdog, does it have a design and is it dished at all, first impressions doesn't look Celtic,more like a token of sorts ??? :-\Title: Re: Token or celtic??? Post by: Chef Geoff on April 27, 2013, 08:06:35 AM Your probably right Paul though copper alloy "tallies" are quite unusual. the concave shape, though classic isn't a necessity. The dots do look a little regular and the location, if found in Herefordshire, could be a little too far north for a Bronze version but the reverse would be the clincher.
Here's a pick of a bronze stater................ Title: Re: Token or celtic??? Post by: Da Monkey on April 27, 2013, 04:42:56 PM Well we cleaned it up a bit Geoff & Spikey and both agree that it is a leaden token, the colouration was down to soil on the surface, nice token though :)
Title: Re: Token or celtic??? Post by: celticspikey on April 28, 2013, 08:29:04 PM Your probably right Paul though copper alloy "tallies" are quite unusual. the concave shape, though classic isn't a necessity. The dots do look a little regular and the location, if found in Herefordshire, could be a little too far north for a Bronze version but the reverse would be the clincher. Nice one Geoff, totally agree mate, looks like they solved it ;) ;)Here's a pick of a bronze stater................ |