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Ritual Roman bronzes found by detectorists sold for record amount

Ritual Roman bronzes found by detectorists sold for record amount

GM4PRO
9928 3
Two friends - detectorists James Spark and Mark Didlick from York - found an 1,800-year-old Roman treasure in a field near Ryedale in North Yorkshire last May. A unique votive set of bronze busts of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and the god Mars on horseback was found along with anotherwith other items, was auctioned for a sum that exceeded all expectations.
4. 6. 2016 Meteorite iron dagger 4. 6. 2016

4. 6. 2016 Meteorite iron dagger

Viky
15866 4
The results of an interesting research were published five years ago by Egyptian and Italian scientists. They found that Tutankhamun's dagger is made of iron originating from a meteorite.
1. 6. 2013 Bošilecký treasure 1. 6. 2013

1. 6. 2013 Bošilecký treasure

Viky
3371 2
Thirty-eight years ago, Miloš Kříž from Rodvínov, near Jindřichův Hradec, discovered a silver treasure hidden under the floor of St Martin's Church in Bošilec during construction work. All he had to do was reach out with a pickaxe and dig into the ground. The depot contained 750 coins.

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