*Wallace* Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 Oooo lucky you very interesting find,wonder what it bought in the past ?
nikita Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 My husband once found a coin on roman ridge wincobank,He took it to weston park museam they were very helpful,they gave him the address of the main museam in london to have it sent to be looked at.
Blackbeard Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 I am just waiting for the new thread on SF from some Roman asking if anyone had found his lunch money in Dronfield
The_Legend Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 I bet it was used to buy Wagon Wheels because they were much bigger in the olden days
RiffRaff Posted June 25, 2009 Author Posted June 25, 2009 I am just waiting for the new thread on SF from some Roman asking if anyone had found his lunch money in Dronfield Or....one along the lines of "that's the problem with these foreigners - they come over here, throw their weight and money about.....anybody'd think they owned the place"!
djelibeybi Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 I'd recommend contacting the Archaeology Department of the University of Sheffield based on West Street for advice. They should be able to tell you who to contact with regards to jurisdiction, landowners rights, assessment of the coin and legal requirements.
Minimo Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 How lucky you are. I love old things and so wish I had found it. It's nothing to do with value (unlikely to be worth anything) but just the thought of handlind something that belonged to someone so long ago.
djelibeybi Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 How lucky you are. I love old things and so wish I had found it. It's nothing to do with value (unlikely to be worth anything) but just the thought of handlind something that belonged to someone so long ago. I know exactly what you mean. I went completely giddy the time I held a Roman coin just minutes after it had been dug up unexpectedly (this was near Chichester in West Sussex many years ago).
LukeD Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 The local council, at a guess. Old cart track - not maintained - next to the river Drone. Cool. Find out who owns the land and report the coin and where exactly you found it to the Portable Antiquities people. If you want to sell the coin at any time it HAS to be reported and I believe the landowner gets half the money.
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