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Broke into the 1600s with a silver, or 2?...

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Bavaria Mike

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Have been busy all week but managed a few hours here and there. Had an unexpected business trip to the north of Frankfurt Germany, Roman and Celtic country there so I took the detector with. Detected a field for about 2 hours but only found an 1876 copper 2 Pfennig coin, I will be there all next week as well so should get some good detecting time in. Back home I detected a field that has produced my oldest German coins, oldest being from the 1300s. Got about 2.5 hours on it, the first hour was painfully slow with just a few pieces of trash. I pounded that area last year and did well. After the first hour things picked up with a few nice finds, little trash and 9 Ox shoes. Here is some of the better finds: Obverse from 4 of 9 coins found, top an 1851 copper 1 Kreuzer, an 1876 copper 2 Pfennig, bottom a 1924 brass aluminum 10 Rentepfennig and a 1925 brass aluminum 10 Reichspfennig.
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Reverse of the coins.
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A few interesting relics, top left a watch winder, a small battle ax that is a pin and the pin is still intact, an old thimble maybe 1700s, a button with what looks like a water buffalo and an alligator, a small piece of lead that would have been attached to a lead seal possibly the lead seal beside it with the initials LS and a musket ball.
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Obverse of a possible late 1600s silver coin, on the legend from 0900 to 1400 are the words MONETA ARGENT, I have a 1675 2/3 silver Thaler with those words on it. Too bad the coin is in poor condition.
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Reverse of the silver, I
 
Way to go Mike! You always come up with some cool stuff. I like that battle axe pin. Congratulations on the old silvers! :super: We don't get a shot at anything that old here.
 
Please excuse me, I accidentally posted the obverse of the 1699 silver coin twice, here is the reverse of the coin. Date is at the 1100 and 1400 positions.
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A friend on another forum has IDed the battle axe. I understand it is an award given here in Germany in 1940 for Winter work. An interesting piece of history, I would have know idea had I not found it. Example picture (borrowed) of the battle ax, mine is second from the left. HH, Mike
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