Thrilled Double Thrilled Treble Thrilled Mega Thrilled

[HELEN S]

  

 Today I would like to share with you the thrill I had when I dug up my first roman denarius in the middle of a field. This was the most amazing experience and is hard to put into words. The fact that it is in such prime condition also leads me to believe it was either lost soon after it was minted or it was hidden and there could be more in the vicinity. It has gone to FLO and will be added to the antiquity scheme.

 TRAJAN. 98-117 AD. AR Denarius (3.30 gm). Struck
103-111 AD. IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P,
laureate bust right, drapery on far shoulder /
COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Dacia seated
left in mourning on pile of arms; DAC CAP in
exergue. RIC II 98

 
This was a breathtaking moment

[Arados]

Congratulations on your find Helen 

What are the laws regarding metal detecting finds in the UK, does the finder have to hand over all coins and other treasures to the government or museums ?

[John Anthony]

Marvelous! Congratulations. I've done a little metal detecting myself and I've managed to unearth some extremely rare and valuable bottle caps and washers. 

[Curio Bill]

Marvelous! Congratulations. I've done a little metal detecting myself and I've managed to unearth some extremely rare and valuable bottle caps and washers.  

If you found those in South Carolina I was the one who found them first & then put them back for you to find......


Helen, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That would make for an awesome day!!!

[stlnats]

Well done Helen, great first roman indeed. 

BTW, what or who is FLO?

    

[HELEN S]

  Thanks guys for all your welcoming comments FLO is the Finds Liason Officer who will plot it and then enter it into the antiquity scheme we have here in the UK 

[Britannicus]

Hi Helen S,

I have three comments:

1. Congratulations, this is a fantastic coin! Thank you for sharing.   

2. I didn't know you are a metal detectorist. Have you just started since collecting ancients?

3. I haven't seen a post from you in a while. I thought you disappeared from the forum.

Mike

[Molinari]

Congrats, Helen, that is so exciting!

[manpace]

Britain is one of the few nations that seems to get its antiquities discovery right, incentivizing people to not only find stuff but also report their finds.

I prize honesty very highly, but if I came across some sort of treasure in a National Park (where even the dust is the property of the US Gov't), that's when my true test of character would occur.

[ancientdave]

Wow, Helen what an experience! Congratulations!

[Adrian W]

Helen,
Nice find I would certainly go back and see if I can find more,this would hold a special place in my collection as you probably have been the first to look at it since it was lost
all of those years ago

[HELEN S]

 Thank you  guys for all your wonderful comments Andrew I am planning to go back I would like to physically take eight to ten inches off the surrounding area and then detect it again . This coin looks to me like it has been protected and so I am convinced there will be more down there EXCITING TIMES

[SC]

Excellent coin Helen.  I am sure that finding "any old denarius" would have been thrilling but it must be extra-exciting to have such a wonderful coin.  Great portrait of Trajan with the aegis on his bust.  And what a great reverse.  While we know that Roman coinage circulated through the Empire here is a stark reminder of itshuge size.  In one remote corner of the Empire you find a coin dedicated to Trajan's recent victory in far away Romania.

Shawn

[Meepzorp]

Hi Helen,

Congratulations on a great find. I wish that we could find ancient coins buried in the ground here in the USA.

About 2 years ago, someone found a medieval Spanish coin buried on a beach only a few miles from my home. That was an amazing surprise in and of itself. That is quite rare around here. That's the first (and only) time in my lifetime that I ever recall anyone finding something like that around here. Unfortunately, that is the best that we can hope for in the USA. There are no Greek or Roman coins burid here.

Meepzorp