The Detecting Hub

Fun place to chat about responsible metal detecting, get an expert identification of your finds and friendly advice on a range of detecting topics.

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@MikeWhi29270353 @SDetectorist It’s gilded bronze, a common metal make up of medieval finger rings

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@DetectingDigsUK It looks like a Roman or early medieval buckle pin?

[Catherine Lange @mutteringmadam]

I’d guessed 1200-1350 but the lovely Flamstead at the @DetectingHub found me an exact match on PAS. So yes it’s a 13-14th century strap fitting. Cleaned up photos below…

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@dol675203 That’s interesting. Thank you very much for sharing the image. Do you have a source for it or an idea of age? We’d love to pass on the details to the finder. Thanks again 😎

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Another one for the experts out there. It’s bronze or copper alloy that appears to have had a silver surface treatment. Around 1.5 cm square on the top surface and around 5-7 mm deep. The top holes still have leather in them. Any ideas of age or usage? Maybe a toggle?

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@cazzrhughes @meloni1961 I’m afraid it doesn’t look worked to us. Keep looking though. You might find this guide useful to help you spot worked flint https://t.co/jwX2ikoGXq

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@TheWelb Now that’s rather special 😍

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This is the most complete Roman brooch we’ve ever seen. Found and posted by a member this week. #findsfriday

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This beauty has been posted on the forum this morning. Any ideas on age?

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@spmaslin @findsorguk Thanks Simon, that makes sense 👍

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This lovely brooch was posted on the forum today. Please can anyone help with the type? It looks like a mix to us. Please note the semi circle of dots (half circle) on the head just below the spring - unusual

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@spmaslin @findsorguk Thanks Simon 👍

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@SDetectorist Buckle pin 100%. A very worn one though!

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@sidneybean1980 @shepherdskyline Nope definitely, 100%, no doubt in our minds a Jetton. The English ones have a hole in the middle. Some say so they can be threaded on a string, others as a deterrent to being silvered and passed off as real coins (early ones looked more like real coins, but still unlikely).

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@shepherdskyline You could try this guide. Number 4 is as near as we can find. There’s an awful lot of variants! https://t.co/nfPpH7zuCe

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Sometimes a Bronze Age item turns up that really is more beautiful than the rest. Ever seen one like this before?

[Rebecca Griffiths @YORYM_FLO]

Yet another unusual & amazing brooch has made it's way to me. It combines late Iron Age & early Roman styles & no direct parallel could be found at the time of recording. It is perhaps a hybrid form or a return to an earlier type of fitting. #FindsFriday https://t.co/TB4Alat6dm

[Rob Webley @Rob_Webley]

Late medieval strap-ends with moulded St Christopher (and Christ Child) are often found broken and incomplete. But, tantalisingly, sometimes the religious figures seem to have been extracted deliberately for use as amuletic figurines. #MedRit Images @findsorguk #FindsFriday