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Metal Detecting Rally at Brill

Success of second rally encourages organisers to consider annual event

 

More than 130 people came to Brill to take part in our second Token Rally on Sunday 10th April. They came from as far away as Cornwall and Anglesey and all were able to enjoy the fine spring weather, stunning scenery, 'bacon butties' and  a good days detecting in over 120 acres of farmland!   It was not long before queues were forming to record the finds with the County Finds Officer, http://www.finds.org.uk and there were some interesting ones too. Eight Roman coins were found, including a very unusual silver coin from the reign of Emperor Augustus( 27BC-14AD). A pair of decorated Saxon tweezers of unusual design were also found and it was sugested that they were probably 'page turners'. A silver sixpence from 1572 was found as well as a silver cut halfpenny from the reign of either Henry l or Henry ll.   Amongst the other finds was a roman brooch, a tudor hose hook, a sword belt fitting and a medieval silver coin from Venice.   The event raised over £1600 towards our Club Foundation Committee and may now join the Waddesdon Horse Event (May 18th '08) in becoming an annual fund raiser.  Plans are to being discussed to hold the rally in Brill again next year, using another area of land on the same farm - so watch this space!

	a 15th century buckle
an 18th century silver thimble	a 16th century buckle

a cut halfpenny of probably, Henry lll (1216-1272).  Pennies were sometimes cut to make halfpennies or quarter pennies.	a commonwealth penny (1649-1690) There was, of course, no King's head to put on the obverse!
above - a half penny of probably, Edward l (1272-1307).  These coins are notoriously tricky to identify when worn, as they are so small.