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WINNER #1
My Favorite International find for March 2013 is 778-840 A.D. Louis the Pious Golden Coin, found by Lecat R. from France.
Lecat detects with his EuroAce on the weekends, and digs everything. He said this coin was a “big surprise” and a “premium piece”. Lecat estimates the age is the 8th century, size is 12mm, and weight is 1.20g.
The cross in the middle of the coin symbolizes the person of Christ. The four small dots are symbolic of the four Gospels proclaimed to the four corners of the earth, beginning in Jerusalem. During the days of the Crusades and the Byzantine Empire, this coin was known as a Besant. Besant was also called Solidus, a gold coin of the Roman empire used in Europe.
Congratulations Lecat. What a brilliant find!
Lecat R. WINS a Garrett PRO-POINTER®!
Lecat detects with his EuroAce on the weekends, and digs everything. He said this coin was a “big surprise” and a “premium piece”. Lecat estimates the age is the 8th century, size is 12mm, and weight is 1.20g.
The cross in the middle of the coin symbolizes the person of Christ. The four small dots are symbolic of the four Gospels proclaimed to the four corners of the earth, beginning in Jerusalem. During the days of the Crusades and the Byzantine Empire, this coin was known as a Besant. Besant was also called Solidus, a gold coin of the Roman empire used in Europe.
Congratulations Lecat. What a brilliant find!
Lecat R. WINS a Garrett PRO-POINTER®!
