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Roman votive site finds.(England)

Doug

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"A votive offering or votive deposit is one or more objects displayed or deposited, without the intention of recovery or use, in a sacred place for religious purposes.

Such items are a feature of modern and ancient societies and are generally made in order to gain favour with supernatural forces."


The topographical layout of the hills and fields allows rainwater to flow down the hill underground and rise up in one small field, not in a spring like form but in a wet and marshy ground form with standing water in the winter.

For quite a few years now the field has produced Roman coins from the 2nd to 4th century in small quantities, mainly in the winter time.(wet ground enhances target signal)

The Roman coins in the photographs shows through the colour and poor condition of some of the coins of them being in a watery environment for nearly 2000 years?

The finds come from several fields over several local farms.

The modern day equivalent of a votive site is a wishing well.

Thanks for looking.........Doug.

Spot the Roman coin?
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Roman coin.
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Broken Roman brooch.
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Broken silver spoon, hallmarked.
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Silver ring?
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Nope!
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2nd-4th century Roman coins from the votive site.
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Pre-decimal coins.
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Lead sea fishing weights top left. Casting practice?
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Far left, Victorian lead pencil sharpener.(steel blade missing)
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Victorian policeman's tunic button.(local county)
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