I’ve found a ROMAN SILVER COIN HOARD 🤩 

"Troops on campaign were not allowed to gamble nor carry gaming devices. They were, however, allowed and expected to carry extra musket balls, usually in a shot pouch which was normally checked by the heft rather than by looking inside. The unit‘s Blacksmith would use a hammer to flatten the balls and tap in the "pips" with a nail. The troops would hide their imperfect "dice" in the shot pouch as they blended in well with their musket balls, safe from the Sergeant's eye yet available for a quick game of Hazzard at the camp fire. Even with the musket ball cubed into a die, it could still be loaded into and fired from the musket which is where we get the term “shooting dice”."

Best metal detecting channel! Not only do you unearth the most interesting finds, but you know the history to go with your finds. I am sure you subscriber totals will increase rapidly in a short time.

What awesome finds! Every time I coin shoot here in the US and pull something up from the 19th century or earlier I am awe struck. That you can find such treasures like that in Scotland with such history is mind blowing! I'm truly jealous!

Trajan looks for all in the world like he’s wearing sunglasses! Great finds!!😊

Smashing detecting smashing RU-vid!!👏👏 congrats on the 15k mate will be 20k before end of Feb 💯 👌🏻👌🏻 Epic finds as always buddy love the silver but those 🎲 you are finding are AMAZING!! I really need one of those!!

Fantastic video John!..You have every reason to get excited...You are nearer and nearer to your hoard day, and truly so well deserved. I love history...I am new to detecting, and what a magic motivator and mentor you are through your channel, especially the history to attach to your finds. Thank you so much.

What an absolute blinder of a day out detecting after the disappointment of losing your markings to the plough you go out and smash it with the deus 2!! Roman after roman after roman!! Just live to watch your channel as well as the amazing finds you find you know the history of what your digging up. I've learned so much in the last year watching your channel keep up the hard work John love it!! 👍

OMG, John... what an exciting video! Congradulations on your beautiful silver Roman coins! I can't wait to see what you find next! It always makes my day to see your videos come up and this one was so worth the wait! Good luck and thanks for sharing, as usual!

Stunning finds, legitimate history lessons, phenomenal video as always! Sending thanks, respect and a wee bit of envy from new york!!

I am so very happy for you, darlin'!!! Brilliant day!!! The Roman coins: Mind blowing. I see you spending a day or two more in that field!

Superb John, most of us can only dream of having that kind of day! Well done mate 👏 👏 👏 Incidentally, did you take the engraved stone you found to the museum, if so, what did they say?

Deffo a HOARD!!! What amazing finds. Was holding my breath during the 3 roman dinari finds. Absolutely fantastic, well done! I love your historical commentary, thank you

Another wonderful video. Your excitement is contagious my friend. The finds were awesome and I have to say I am not always keen on metal detectorist removing items that could date sites, but you are definitely one of the good guys. Well done.👍👍

Love the channel your growth has been incredible so happy for you mate 🎉🎉

absolutly fantastic that was John...very well found...the detecting gods were with you today...deffo a hoard..including the bronze...because they're all found in the same context...here's hoping there's more there...big congratulations ! take care GL&HH Gordon.

What a beautiful video awesume John This was spectaculair. Three silver roman coins 😅 I am going to bed now and dream about it, till the next. Hope your GPS was on now 🤣

Awesome finds 😊 I don’t think your getting too carried away finding a hoard is incredible and the fact that you pulled 3 stunning silver and one bronze must have given a massive buzz a mate of mine found a hoard a few weeks back still waiting on final total somewhere between 6000-8000 of them I’m not sure if there was any silver they look in the pictures like copper/bronze

Wow John!! Congratulations!! I relive my Ohio artifact hunting days watching your videos. Enjoy the high(although it never really goes away!) Purse spill or hoard is the only question now. I sure hope it’s a 2000 coin hoard for you! But either way, great detecting, great history lesson! Keep it up John; it does an old man good!

My friend found exact one like your Hadrian about a month ago, but the thing is we are 2000 km away from the uk lol. Just show how massive and organized the roman empire was

awesome finds mate,love watching your detecting,its great viewing

Perfect ending to the day! Incredible hoard!! 🤩

Great hunt Jon!!!!!!!!!! I must say you have the best spray bottle on RU-vid 😂

Congratulations well done on your video really enjoyed your hunt some amazing finds 3 lovely silver Romans

This dig is fantastic. Good going!

Whoa John! Incredible! I love your history lessons but I have to tell you I found myself yelling at you to stop talking and get to finding more! Ha! 😅. 😂😂. You can imagine me yelling at my iPad! I’m just glad my wife wasn’t around to hear me! I don’t quite think she would understand! On to the next.

Fantastic video ......... Fantastic finds 👍🏻 please keep them coming

I would’ve been very reluctant to leave that field.. . There’s gotta be more!! Well found. Thanks for sharing.

The lead dice, with the 1 and 2 diamond shaped pips feels significant, assuming it's not modern. If it's actually from the Roman era, it could be a fairly unique gaming piece.

Omfg wow.... tell ya what watched you since day 1, Best detecting channel out there always watch your videos... csnt wait for the next one. Wish I had fields like you haha 😄 🤣 well done mate

Great video congratulations Roman silver coin hoard . Len

You're killing it brother. Grats on 15k, 100k around the corner!!!!

Loving your channel. Looking to buy my first detector very soon. Watching you is inspiring

Wow! What fantastic finds! Way to go! 👏👏👏👍

Fascinating!

Wow wow wow 🤩 my son was telling me to turn the video off as he wanted to watch TV. I said not a bloody chance show me the silver 😂. Now watching on my phone! I live this channel I have a spoon that may be Roman would I be able to show you a photo please. Kind regards Carl

Incredible! Well done! Well done on the subscriber milestone too. What a day! 👍👍👍

I am SO happy for you and for me because I get to live vicariously through you!

I had the same experience, found a Roman silver hoard, I dug six denarius my mate dug three up, but when we went back the farmers son had deep ploughed trying to drag stuff up from the depths, the field went dead after that it was too deep and fluffy

Fabulous finds again, congratulations on finding the hoard. The exhilaration comes through in the excellent video. Well done 🙂👍

Wish you find my coin. I have a Roman coin I found but have been unable to identify it. Found in Manchester, NH USA. Love the history I have learned from your detecting. Wish school was as good as your teaching. Thank you.

We enjoy watching

Should you be recording the area you are finding these artifacts?

No need for apologies for your excitement my friend,if anything I think it was quite controlled.Well done for your superb finds and good luck with the hoard hunter,I am waiting with bated breath.

Amazing!!! I Love your excitement. Congratulations!!!

I just love it when I hear you say "You BEAUTY!"

Outstanding! Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy! Thank you for sharing with us !

Awesome video i knew you would a hoard soon,so cool great job

Thanks!

New subscriber here. Ohio, USA. LOVE everything I’ve watched from you…and I could listen to your Scottish accent all day, every day! Congrats!

Outstanding hunt - enjoyed it like I was there - I need you and Albert to pick out my lottery numbers 😁

I know you must take hours of detecting to get the footage , well done you , I find it fascinating x

Great find's thanks for sharing your joy

Great finds. A good boy of luck the field got an 18inch deep plough. Brought some of the horde nearer to the surface I dare say. Can you see the direction the plough was moving/turning the soil, that might assist in narrowing down the origin site. Well done again! Bet it won't be long before your neck in that field😊

great video!!

Lucky man . Unbelievable easy way to get them . Just awsome . Congrats

Some boss stuff ther

Your support? Its the Scottish accent. Americans...love the different British accents. (Even though most Amercians cannot tell the differences...lol). Just as I imagine, most British think us from the South in the US...sound the same...lol. You all sound the same to us...lol. ---from Houston, Texas. (You get a "like", and a new subscriber).

Wow. How long can this amazing streak carry on though? It makes you wonder how many other undiscovered fields like this there are.

Im so envious this is my dream!

Those Roman coins have been cleaned. I have seen dug Roman coins and they do not look like that. Silver tarnishes and bronze turns green. This is fake , the coins had to be planted for the video.

This is the only metal detecting I like watching

what a cracking finds john have a wee dram

Nice to see a Scotsman get back some of his ancestors taxes

Emperor Hadrian silver coin? Wow x 10

What GPS do you use? Robbo

Incredible permission producing incredible finds. Congratz buddy. A detectorist's dream. All the best and HH.

Trajan (/ˈtreɪdʒən/ TRAY-jən; Latin: Caesar Nerva Traianus; 18 September 53 - August 117) was Roman emperor from 98 to 117.

Absolutely amazing day there you done very well I couldn't imagine finding stuff that old Now you have to return and dig everything more there yet !

Good 4 you 😊 well deserved

Can't wait to give this a watch after work,

Somebody is having a good day!

Great epic hunt. Congratulations!

You jaggy bugger, outstanding!

would love to do it.

Brilliant dig. Sure there will be more surprises. Thanks for the interesting history lesson.

Hi John: I wonder if you are standing on a Roman encampment where the soldiers played dice as they drank and dropped their coins in the soil? Best - Michael

Love your vids man, keep it up!

DAMN JOHN!!! I was out of my chair and wetting my britches!!! Congratats on the best hunt of the year so far!!! WOW, WOW,WOW!!! WHAT A VIDEO@!! CONGRATS SIR ON AN INCREDIBLE HOARD!!! YOU DESERVE IT ALL! 👍👍👍👍👍👍

Thanks!

So incredible to find so many artifacts in one place, Roman coins no less! If I were you I would want to understand why so many artifacts in close proximity. Did the field originally contain a trade route, a village? It's another piece of an historical puzzle. I don't know what you plan to do with your finds, but I would encourage you to record them somehow with the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland or similar. Artifacts in the context of an ancient civilization or significant geographical region have an important historical context. By the way, I'm very impressed with your knowledge of early Roman history and your enthusiasm!

Absolutely stunning! Congratulations! PLEASE keep us posted on your hoard. There WILL be more! Your enthusiasm is contageous. Love it!

watching you is so compulsive, I'm sure everyone was on the edge of their seats sharing your excitement. Great that you can give us details of the history of your finds, it brings them to life. Well done on a cracking dig, thank you for sharing. Have a great week and looking forward to your next video.

You have every right to be excited!!! A Roman silver trifecta!! Congratulations! Even better you don’t take it for granted. We don’t see Roman here in the US. I’m so glad I found your channel.

Wow, such wonderful finds! I love the details on those Roman coins. We don't have the opportunity to dig up these kinds of treasures in Aotearoa / New Zealand, so thank you so much for sharing your adventures, enthusiasm, and knowledge with us! I feel like I get to vicariously go on a real treasure hunt and it's really exciting.

Sorry for getting over-excited? I'm not sure my feet would touch the ground John. You guys are in a dream. So are we 😁. Incredible. I've had to wait for a day off to watch this. Well done yet again and the success of the channel is very much deserved. A bottle of Jura surely must be fitting. Yeeha😄🥃

Wow! Amazing finds . Nothing like it in Australia ,obviously . I have just used a metal detector for the first time today. ( in my 60's ) I found something identical to one of your finds ....the silver looking bottle top 😂. Just practicing in my yard until I get the hang of it. Love your channel.

Blimey John you’ve hit a Roman casino in that field, 3 dice in one field they have to be rarer than the coins well done good vid 👍

I love your channel! I've been watching for months and am so happy (jealous) you found this hoard. I knew it was just a matter of time. Thanks for bringing us along! Cheers from Missouri!!

I just found your channel recently, my husband and I really enjoy it! Today's video was very exciting, although I confess I had to pause the video for a bit because I laughed so hard when you described the "disaster" that happened to all your markers... but you got your positive mojo back pretty quickly...good on ya😊. Keep them coming we look forward to seeing them👍👍

I would be screaming if I found just one of them coins ! Live in a very new part of the us. I am lucky if I can get past 1920 . Wonderful channel !!!

Great channel with very informative videos. Keep it up!

Next time you should paint the sticks hi-vis then you'll be able to see the Fragments of the sticks cast across the field😂 There is nothing quite like digging a hoard as I well know, i'm willing to bet you've had a few we drams of your favourite tipple. Good luck with finding those 50,000 your yet to find

First time watching your channel and I am so excited by the coins you are finding! My grandfather was Scottish of the Carmichael clan and I grew up hearing him tell stories he had learn as a child! Now I am 73 years young hoping to fulfill my bucket list of seeing Scotland! Loving every small treasure you find!

Thank you so much for sharing these amazing experiences in unearthing history with us! You are my favorite detectorist and it's been fun watching your rise these last few months!

Omg! How freaking exciting! I’m so happy for you and congratulations! 🎉 and come on 50k! (I can feel it 😊)

I have been detecting for pushing near 50 years and, as you can imagine, I have found and seen many Thousands of items in that time, I also used to design and edit the FID Bulletins, so have also handled countless of items. I am now retired, but still enjoy identify finds for people. I would just like to say, that I think your Videos are one of the best out there, I do like your laid back attitude and the way you go about it, you are also very informative on what you do find, so well done and keep it up mate.

Congratulations and well deserved !! Keep up the Great work and I admire the passion you have of history and finding its secrets. :)

Just incredible John. Well done! Can’t wait to see the rest of the hoard. Slainte 🥃

Could you plz show your filming set up Love your channel always makes me smile OMG best dectorist day ever

You're on a tear lately, well done! Congrats on over 15k subs, well deserved for such an interesting and informative channel. Keep digging, we'll all be along for the ride.