A stunning Roman Silver Coin & silver Medieval coins recovered on "LIVE DIGS" in Dorset, England.

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

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[@raewhisner4545]

Holey moley..that half silver hammered would make a beautiful pendant wrapped in silver or gold so as not to ruin the coin. Always thrilled to watch and learn from your videos. Am going to share your link to all my hunting buddies.

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

Hi Rae, Thanks for watching and commenting. I have to admit, my favourite was the silver Roman Denarius of Faustina. She died in 141 AD and her husband love her so much he had the coins made in her memory. Ahhh, a brutal period in our history but love still shines through! And YES! I would really appreciate you sharing my efforts. Some KZbin seem to put utter garbage online and grow fast... I'm slowly accelerating... but I am gaining watchers with my style of video so I'm pleased with that.

[@anniemason6062]

nice vid and very nice finds too

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

Well thank you Anne. I really appreciate you watching and commenting. Sorry for the delay in replying but this is the first time it's popped up! Thanks. Keith.

[@-.-7083]

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[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

Thank you for the great comment.

[@shooter3267]

Brilliant video, I really like how you give background info on the finds!

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

Well thanks for that comment shooter. It just seems natural that info should be given out on finds... if people know what the item is, that's fine, but many don't know or are incorrect in their assumptions so it's good to pass on the correct information.

[@orremm]

Wow absolutely cracking finds. Well done

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

Cheers Ray, I keep plugging away and glad you like the vids.

[@5against4]

Ah, your in the land of metal detecting dreams mate. Wonderful finds, and appreciated the definition of a farthing to pound conversion. Awesome video, rang the bell for more! Tc and Happy Hunting my friend

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

Hiya, Yes I'm so lucky to live where there is so much history. Mind you, you still have to put the hours in and find it... Great hobby though. Nice channel you have and I've subbed you.

[@diananicholls8783]

Very interesting as always Geordie. Good luck on your next dig. Di.

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

Well thank you Di... I'll try my best.

[@jimconnell8994]

Thanks for the video. Your Roman was the star👍

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

Cheers Jim, I was a bit happy when I realised what it was.

[@craignorthage9879]

Great vid and those finds were far more rewarding than staying in bed on a lovely Sunday morning. Keep up the digs.

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

Cheers Craig, I have the taste for good finds and have raised the bar. I've had awesome finds since I started detecting and feel I could find something special again... eventually lol.

[@thecrow7]

this why i like your channel the historical context and explanation is second to none . others could learn from you. great saves :)

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

Cheers Steve, It helps to get constructive comments... and I agree, any item is just "a thing" if you have no information about it.

[@tonialiano5693]

Very nice Sir.You have a new subscriber from Spain.Thank you .

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

Thank you Toni. Much appreciated. Keith.

[@deusdaveandthezepster785]

Absolutely brilliant video , Roman coin was fantastic lovely video thank you for this upload all the best from me and the zepster

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

Cheers guys... glad you liked the video... and yes, the silver Roman Denarius is superb... love it!

[@Ghost-hp4jc]

Cracking deni , well done . Another top video matey . I personally don’t like my silvers cleaned as much as yours , but each to their own . Already looking forward to your next video

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

Hi Graham, thanks for the comments and glad you like the video's.Yes the Denarius is spot on and all I cleaned that with was warm water and a wooden toothpick to take off the crusty bits... It came out gleaming when it was dried off (so must have a high silver content and not debased like a lot of silver Denarii are). So far as the other silver coins, in my defense in the last few months I started to use a "Light Box" to photograph my finds. This is an all round and very bright pure white light which, I agree does give the impression of being over cleaned, but if you look at the Commonwealth Halfgroat in this video at 5 mins.25. that gives a better idea of what the coins actually look like after a gentle clean. Light is such a fickle thing when taking photos, (it is for me anyway lol). All the best and thanks for the support and comments.

[@Ghost-hp4jc]

Ahh yes, it will be the light box . I remember 20 years ago showing a hammered to my apprentice at work, it was half blackened , he asked if he could clean it so I said go on then give it scrub, It came back shining like new from the mint lol, he’s ran a brass wire wheel over it ! Haha

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

I might try and tone the light down somehow, but its the bright light that gives the crisp sharp image too lol... can't win either way lol.

[@tomnorton7234]

Thanks Keith, great video, I get quite excited watching them. Looking forward to the next one already talk to you soon Tom

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

Cheers Tom, glad the standard is to your approval. What will I find next I wonder?

[@patrickwoods3353]

Now that is a good day out 👍 👍 nice finds my friend hh from ireland

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

Thanks Patrick, that lot was over a few days out... they don't come that easy lol.

[@GOGsGoDetecting]

Enjoyed my visit, really nice finds there my friend. H.H.

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

Hi and thanks for that kind comment. Hopefully I walk over a few nice bits and the next video will be out in a few weeks. Cheers and GL&HH

[@AllenORourke1954]

Fantastic finds matey..👍👍👍👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿...

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

Cheers Allen, I keep at it lol.

[@linneekay98]

Very nice finds! Well done! :)

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

Well thank you Linnee Kay. Glad you liked it.

[@acteon-nature-wildlife4507]

Hopeus hello jolie vidéo et sortie trouvailles monnaies bravo 🐾👍@bde

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

Je suis content que la vidéo vous ait plu, merci

[@faz752]

Nice hunt brother HH my friend be safe

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

Cheers mate... you too.

[@cromwell13649]

Stunning first find .That ground looks like hard digging though . How can I get hold of your email or FB . I will show you a stunning silver Roman I found , Just had it nicked though but got some cracking photos of it . Geoff

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

Hi Geoff, my Facebook name is Keith Brown (common name I know) and my thumbnail is of me in a black t shirt holding the gold rams head brroch. once we link up you can private message me and we can swop email addresses mate. Cheers Keith

[@sb7539]

Hello Hopeus Maximus , I see you have a XP deus and I have a few metal detecting friends that use the XP deus . I notice that you never mention any numbers that the the XP deus gives, you seem just to go by the sound it gives. I don't use a XP deus I use a Minelab E-Trac and if I didn't go by numbers I just would be digging to many bits of rubbish. So do you go by numbers and just don't mention them in the video's or do you just go purely by sound?. by the way I have watched all your videos and they are very well put together, it must take a lot of time and effort to do it for us lot. so thanks for the videos and looking forward for the next one....

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

Hi SB, Thanks for the comments. Yes, your right, I never normally mention numbers, (except I did in the video where I found the gold rams head brooch. That was at the 9 mins 12 secs mark... on Video 1 of 2017 "XP DEUS with HOPEUS MAXIMUS - UK Metal Detecting - Solid Gold Ram's Head Brooch"). The reason is this. Firstly the numbers will be different if other Deus users are using a different programme than I am. (as proven in the video section I mention as I changed from the "Hot" to the "Basic 2" programmes. Secondly, there are a range of different coils that can be fitted to the Deus and these will give different numbers. Thirdly and MOST importantly, the Deus is the kind of machine where the audio is king and once you are attuned to the audio signals you're on a winner. Fourthly, It's a common thing to come across a very deep, or a very small target, that may result in no numbers even registering, but does give out an audio signal. I have had many great finds when no numbers register at all, but the sound whispers "dig me, dig me" lol. Fifth, As well as going off the audio I always use the "Hot" programme and that has an X/Y trace screen. On this screen iron is a low grunt and traces bottom right to top left on the screen so that is a defo "No Dig"... Non ferrous/high conducting targets trace from bottom left to top right and are a much sweeter higher pitched sound. The end result is 90% of my detecting is purely by the pitch of the audio signal and if I'm not sure I check the X/Y trace to confirm my decision on dig/no dig. So 90% audio and 10% X/Y trace to help me decide. I hope this makes sense.

[@nickymurray1777]

Are your seeds slug pellets?.

[@HOPEUSMAXIMUS]

No, it's the seeds the farmer sows for his crops. Different crops have different coloured seeds depending on what treatment the seeds have had. Disease protection etc.