Some good finds in 2021..

Ferdinand and Isabella ducat, Caracalla denarius, M.Aurelius dupondius, silver bead..

 

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Wonderful group right there my friend! That Caracalla looks straight from the mint!

 

Fantastic scores!

 

metal detecting?

Great finds if so

 

MD..

 

Great finds as always @galba68!...Lovely detail on the bead

 

...there IS gold in them 'aire hills...

 

Wonderful finds! How do you think Ferdinand and Isabella ended up so far East?

 

Ancient @paddyman98 even betternice finds,if only he could actually get some gold.

 

Very good questionhmmm.

 

Donna, this part of Europe where I live has witnessed a fierce struggle between the Ottoman Empire and the Hasburg monarchy for about 300 years..Both sides had large numbers of mercenaries from all over Europe.I often find coins from that period, coming from England, France, Italy..etc..Sometimes, on the same field,you can find mixed coins and artefacts from Turkey, Russia, Holland for example..But, all golden coins which I found at this field,were bent for some reason..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman–Habsburg_wars

 

Thanks for the explanation! Fascinating.

 

@galba68
Some good finds in 2021..
As always, you don't disappoint. I am still amazed at your "finds"! Some of them go beyond "amazed"! Keep up the good work, my friend. I'll keep wiping the drool off my chin, lol. Not because I'm jealous, but because I'm "amazed"!

 

Donna it is not actually from Spain but from the:
Spanish Netherlands, and is a copy made at the time of Philip II 1556-98, and is a Ducat

Spanish Netherlands, Philip II 1556-98, Ducat | Ancient Coins (vcoins.com)

 

the bead looks like a censer for burning incense