I was on a new farm the other week and on crossing over a stone bridge to another field I spotted the concrete trough in the photograph below spanning a small river.
Looking long and hard at the concrete trough and never seen one before so at the end of the day I asked the landowner its purpose in life.
....and the answer is?
Thanks for looking.....Doug.
The mystery structure.
Silver coin at an angle.
Surface find, button.
A Roman coin.
Queen Elizabeth 1st possible a 'touch piece'?
2nd to 4th century Roman coins.
Middle item, book clasp Circa AD1500-1700.
Various coins.
German coin.
Elizabeth1st AD 1558-1603. Touch piece?
"Explanation: A coin pierced for suspension around the neck as an amulet, often presented by a monarch to the recipient.
This arose from the belief that monarchs could cure certain diseases including scrofula. The coin would normally bear the portrait of the monarch so that the piece could take the place of the monarch.
It is likely that a touch piece would have become a status symbol as it showed that the wearer had received the monarch's touch. It is also likely that the wearing of mounted coins was copied as a fashion item"
Looking long and hard at the concrete trough and never seen one before so at the end of the day I asked the landowner its purpose in life.
....and the answer is?
Thanks for looking.....Doug.
The mystery structure.
Silver coin at an angle.
Surface find, button.
A Roman coin.
Queen Elizabeth 1st possible a 'touch piece'?
2nd to 4th century Roman coins.
Middle item, book clasp Circa AD1500-1700.
Various coins.
German coin.
Elizabeth1st AD 1558-1603. Touch piece?
"Explanation: A coin pierced for suspension around the neck as an amulet, often presented by a monarch to the recipient.
This arose from the belief that monarchs could cure certain diseases including scrofula. The coin would normally bear the portrait of the monarch so that the piece could take the place of the monarch.
It is likely that a touch piece would have become a status symbol as it showed that the wearer had received the monarch's touch. It is also likely that the wearing of mounted coins was copied as a fashion item"