xlt 29.3.02
We think this is a statue of the God Mercury
May have been carried by a Roman traveller or a merchant
as Mercury is the god of trade and profit, originally of the trade in corn.
In later times he was associated with the Greek Hermes.
He had a temple in Rome that dates back to 495 BC. This temple was connected to some kind of trade fair.
His main festival, the Mercuralia, was celebrated on May 15
and on this day the merchants sprinkled their heads
and their merchandise with water from his nearby well at Porta Capena
At the time of the Roman Empire the cult of Mercury was widely spread,
especially among the Celtic and Germanic peoples.
The Celts have their Gaulish Mercury, and the Germans identified him with their Wodan.
Mercury is also known as Alipes ("with the winged feet").
Alas our Mercury has no wings on his feet.
� if it was only the wings that were missing then he would be able to stand up, but his lost his feet as well
xlt 29.3.02
What can I say
2nd prize in the F.I.N.D.S short story competition
What a beautiful coin
it�s an American 1oz Silver Eagle Dollar
I would like to Thanks
Linda and streak for organizing the competition
Also my congratulations go to Spike who won Gold
well done mate.
The Story
Three silver coins and a Radio
Easter on a farm 2002
Angie my wife found the Roman Statue and the three silver coins
one of which is eleventh century about 1170s.
A new Canadian friend Ken Jang came over to hunt with us for the weekend.
We checked into a farmhouse.
The week before I had bought a pair of Walky-talkies
so I could keep in touch with Angie, who is new to the xlt ,
sometimes she�s over a mile away or in another field.
I thought the radios would save my old legs if she
needed help with the machine or a find. What I hadn�t bargained for was
beep beep Gary I�ve just found a silver coin can you
have a look And have you found anything �NOTHING YET,�
Lucky for me she was only a couple of hundred yards away
so over I go,
Yes darling that�s a beauty,
an hour late beep beep Gary I�ve just found a penny, have you found anything? �NOTHING YET,�
Well I had found a groty penny and a couple of buttons.
Next day we were out in the fields when beep beep Gary
I�ve found another silver coin can you come over and have a look
and have you found anything yet? �NOTHING YET,�
two hours later beep beep Gary just found another silver coin can you come over and take a look
and have you found anything interesting yet �NO NOT YET DARLING�
LAST DAY
We had just stepped onto the field, I had just set Angie�s xlt up for her
and gave it to her she turned and started to hunt,
I was making all those little important adjustments to the dfx,
and hoping my luck would improve a little.
When Angie not four yards away turned and came over to me,
in her open hand there was this little copper Bronze statue.
I couldn�t believe it.
�Still at least she hadn�t called me on the RADIO�
To sum up it was a brilliant weekend.
I think Ken thought Angie was some kind of magician
but at the end of the day we all had some nice finds
and the radios worked great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Over and out
Happy Hunting
GaryD
One Happy Man
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