I attended the Detectival rally in Oxfordshire with excitement and anticipation of detecting on the land with a Roman connection. I detected the Friday, Saturday and was out detecting from start to finish and I did not find anything of interest. I woke up on the Sunday morning of the event and with determination and a renewed energy, I took off with my CTX 3030 once again and tried a new field that I had not been on. I decided to slow my stepping and my swing and boy did it pay off.........I ended up with this beautiful Polden Hill style roman fibula brooch in excellent condition for a brooch that's around a incredible 1942 years old. I was totally blown away with the condition as the pin was intact and moving like it would have done all those years ago. It still blows my mind to think that someone wore this brooch so long ago and i found it.
Andy - UK.
