Found this intriguing artefact recently, but do not have a clue what it is. It has two joints, which are not entirely seized and still have some play in them, and the open end aperture is square in shape, about 2x2mm. Any suggestions gratefully received ! @findsorguk.bsky.social
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First time out for a long while yesterday, now that the ground is damp and you can actually get a spade in it.
Star of the session for me was this lovely Nuremberg Jeton, one of the best I've ever found. Produced between 1553 and 1612 by one of the Shultes clan, father, son or grandson. 22mm dia.

Now and then I will dig up part of a clog clasp, but this is the first time I have found a matching pair in one session, albeit from different parts of the field. Clogs were worn by all classes, and these clasps date from between roughly 1700-1900AD, for clogs with wooden soles and leather uppers.

I am really fortunate that in Norfolk I dig up medieval silver hammered coins fairly frequently, but seldom do I get to see as much detail as on this one found this week, absolutely gorgeous. It's an Edward I penny, Type 7b minted in London 1292-1296AD. Pity about the plough dink, otherwise perfect.

Here she is, after a gentle bath in distilled water. It's an Iceni, Norfolk Wolf facing left gold stater, dating from c.50-35 BC. Currently with the experts for a professional ID and appraisal. My best coin ever by a country mile !

An absolutely tremendous find this week, a gold stater no less 😲🍾🥂. A total surprise, never found one before, and certainly none ever found on this farm. I'm still on a high ! I will put up a couple of stills once cleaned in another post.

I always hope to dig up something I've not found before; last week this little fella delivered. No portrait on this unusual coin, just crowned roses on both sides, it being a Charles I half groat 1625-42. Bent as a 'love token' was a bonus, my earliest example, but tricky to photograph.
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I occasionally dig up foreign coins, but this one is a first for me, a hammered French 'Douzain au Deux C' of Charles IX. Unfortunately both the year and mint mark are illegible, but dates from 1560-1574. Made mostly of copper with a little bit of silver.
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I'm new here & not sure how this works. So I'm finding my feet with this video of a Charles 1st coin. Do i do hash tags? Can you hear the video? Please be kind while I learn how to 🔵sky .