Could someone please help me identify this item

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  1. Roman Nahodkin

    Roman Nahodkin New Member

    I found this the other day when I went out with my metal detector but I can't find any information about it. If anyone knows anything about it or has any information please let me know. Thank you
     

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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    can we see the back...please
     
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  3. aaroncab

    aaroncab in veritate victoria

    Also size and weight would be helpful.
     
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  4. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    And what country was it found in? It looks like military insignia, but not from the US or UK.
     
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  5. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    OP is posting from South East England.
     
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  6. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    In that case, dunno. Humane Society insignia?(LOL)
     
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  7. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Whatever it is the metal looks pretty thin to be partially 'disintegrated'.......or very, very old.........
     
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  8. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    It's excavated; whatever was in the soil it was found in could have caused the thinning.
     
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  9. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

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    It's an odd design. The depiction of the lion is not modern and not particularly heraldic. And the lion is not depicted against the swords, but rather seems to be biting them, the points coming out the back of its head.
     
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  10. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    The swords look vaguely Roman (culture), but it doesn't look 1600-2000 yrs old.
    The fact that Roman (person) is posting from SE England doesn't mean he found it there. Please enlighten us, Roman.
     
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  11. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    If this turns out to be a Roman named Roman posting about Roman antiques, I think I'm gonna start a bout of uncontrollable giggling...
     
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  12. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Shangas, I don't think Roman is a Roman Roman. His last name is not Roman, so it looks like Roman is a non-Roman Roman, posting a nice find with possible Roman symbolism.

    Sorry Roman, we get like this sometimes, nothing personal.:)
    Roman is one of my favourite first names btw.
     
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  13. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    DAMN IT!!

    And I was SO hopeful... :'(
     
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  14. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Without revealing too much, Roman is From Latvia but living and working in the UK.

    Now we just need him to return and give us more information.
    @Roman Nahodkin
    We need a photograph of the reverse, the weight and size and the metal composition, is it magnetic ?
     
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  15. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Sorry to have shattered your hopes, life is tough sometimes.:sorry:
     
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  16. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Which means it could have been found anywhere in northern Europe, or even while on holiday elsewhere.
     
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  17. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    Straight edged short swords were sometimes issued to artillery units, the blade doing double duty as a measuring tool.
     
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  18. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    measuring how deep you could shove it in someone's gut ?????:dead:
     
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  19. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Ouch!
     
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  20. Christmasjoy

    Christmasjoy Well-Known Member

    Please return Roman, are you near the Margate, Westgate, Broadstairs or Ramsgate area? I grew up there right by the sea ... Joy.
     
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