Wiltshire Rally September
2006
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0n the 9th and 10th of September 2006,
62 club members and guests went on our annual outing to the nearby The farm covers an area spanning over
1100 acres in total, much of it was ploughed and
rolled, with all of the rest of the land mainly in stubble. As club members
we are always careful about the land ensuring that all holes are
carefully filled in. It wasn't long before some great finds
were coming out the ground these included: Roman silver and bronze coins some
of which were in amazing condition after nearly 1700 years in the ground. Many hammered coins were being
unearthed as well as cut quarters and half cuts. I personally saw a stunning
Roman fan tail brooch, as well as two other Roman brooches although they were
somewhat bent from 'plough strikes'. Possibly the find of the weekend was
found by club member Jon Gozney with a 16th century
silver gilt clothes fastener. This has to be declared as treasure under
English law as it is over 300 years old and is made of silver or gold. The
Coroner for Wiltshire will decide whether it is 'treasure' whereupon he will
seize it for the Crown (with full monetary value offered) or disclaim it and
return it to the owner. One particular field was renamed the
'button' field as there were literally hundreds of them being found. Always
remember that the next button could just be a hammered coin! The owner of the land blessed us with
his presence at the end of the rally, and he remarked at the amount and
diversity of the finds. He has invited us back next year, so hopefully we
will see you all there. Regards to you all, Paul. |
