Been metal detecting and got a hammered

[dooly]

Not been out for a age .. very few signals but hit some early silver

 

 

The light of day after hundreds of years

 

was not looking very promising in the hand

 

but after a rinse looking a bit better

 

Now to get it cleaned up and try ID'ing it

 

Ps also got this button

[CyberspaceVoid]

Neat find, Dooly. I've been thinking of getting a MD myself to get some exercise. I dont have nearly as many great places as you do (is that a Celtic coin?) but I am researching a promising site nearby that might have some 100 year old US coins.

 

just saw that you have a little friend in your second picture as well ...

[Conder101]

Not Celtic, much later.

[WinstonWare]

Cool find!

[shirohniichan]

Very nice!

 

Let us know if you figure out what it is.

[RWB]

Offa ?

[fishfinder]

Offa ?

or his queen or son? Interesting King built the great Dyke of Mercia.

 

Looks like an Anglo-Saxon silver penny, maybe an Archbishop.

 

Dooly,

What is the size & weight? I can't make out much of the lettering or details.

[e1cnr]

Do you have to report that to the antiquities department?

[Conder101]

If you just find a single piece I don't think you do. If you find a group (hoard) within a small area you would. Exactly how many you would need to be a hoard, or how small the area I don't know. Of course the reporting requirements are probably flexible. Report one silver penny? No. Report one gold penny? Yes.

[Mikelob]

From the legends it appears to be a Richard Penny, perhaps Durham mint.