hallazgos no monetales

English translation: non-coin finds

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Spanish term or phrase:hallazgos no monetales
English translation:non-coin finds
Entered by: Anna Moorby DipTrans

07:34 Feb 10, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Archaeology / academia, prehistory
Spanish term or phrase: hallazgos no monetales
También se realizan ahora los primeros hallazgos no monetales de documentos epigráficos celtibéricos, en escritura ibérica
Anna Moorby DipTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:35
non-coin finds
Explanation:
In archaeology 'hallazgos' are referred to as 'finds'. I would translate 'no monetales' as 'non-coin'. The term seems to be used by metal-detecting folk and archaeologists.

Some refs:
British Archaeology, no 33, April 1998: Regions
... The impression of a prehistoric political rivalry and economic interchange is
further indicated by many of the non-coin finds from the Thames gravels. ...
www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba33/ba33regs.html

Coin&Relic Gazette: Detecting Goals And Wishful Thinking
... finding more dimes than pennies by the end of the year, or scouring old schoolyards
you’ve hunted to death for a certain quantity of non-coin finds using a ...
users.rcn.com/sbuckner.enteract/goals.htm

Metal Detecting Forum - Powered by XMB 1.8
... The best non-coin finds are a 3rd century roman fibula brooch in fair condition
and a number of trade weights dating from the 16th century up to the 18th ...
www.vkart.com/metaldetecting/ forum/viewthread.php?tid=65
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James Calder
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:35
Grading comment
Brilliant, cheers
xx
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Summary of answers provided
3non-coin finds
James Calder
3non-mint finds
Alex Zelkind (X)
2finds without monetary value
Gabo Pena


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
non-coin finds


Explanation:
In archaeology 'hallazgos' are referred to as 'finds'. I would translate 'no monetales' as 'non-coin'. The term seems to be used by metal-detecting folk and archaeologists.

Some refs:
British Archaeology, no 33, April 1998: Regions
... The impression of a prehistoric political rivalry and economic interchange is
further indicated by many of the non-coin finds from the Thames gravels. ...
www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba33/ba33regs.html

Coin&Relic Gazette: Detecting Goals And Wishful Thinking
... finding more dimes than pennies by the end of the year, or scouring old schoolyards
you’ve hunted to death for a certain quantity of non-coin finds using a ...
users.rcn.com/sbuckner.enteract/goals.htm

Metal Detecting Forum - Powered by XMB 1.8
... The best non-coin finds are a 3rd century roman fibula brooch in fair condition
and a number of trade weights dating from the 16th century up to the 18th ...
www.vkart.com/metaldetecting/ forum/viewthread.php?tid=65

James Calder
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:35
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Brilliant, cheers
xx
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
non-mint finds


Explanation:
From Latin "monetalis" - "of the mint"

Here is a link for "non-mint finds"

www.calgarycoin.com/reference/china/china6.htm

Alex Zelkind (X)
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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1 day 16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
finds without monetary value


Explanation:
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Gabo Pena
Local time: 14:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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