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« on: September 13, 2010, 09:30:14 am »
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Treasure hunter finds a rare Roman helmet


A rare Roman antique, found by a Cumbrian metal detector enthusiast, is expected to fetch £300,000 at auction.


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« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2010, 10:31:23 am »
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"A metal detector enthusiast in Cumbria has discovered a rare Roman bronze helmet complete with face-mask."
That's one of the nicest finds I've seen in a long time. Sue

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« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2010, 10:44:33 am »
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That's a very good looking helmet....not what I expected when I first opened the link

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« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2010, 10:59:09 am »
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Sadly there's a bit of a row going on about this at the moment.
One "archeologist" has a blog describing detectorists as "looters" and "hoiking stuff from the soil for profit" and accusing the finder of this of "having it restored".
Sour grapes I reckon.................
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« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2010, 08:13:34 am »
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Roman Helmet Appeal
   

<p>A Roman helmet of national significance, found in Crosby Garrett, North Cumbria, will be auctioned on 7th October.</p>

     

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« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2010, 08:37:04 am »
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Hello Sue

It was an amazing discovery. the Helmet is only one of four discovered in Britain.

I saw it on the world news on the TV.

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« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2010, 11:14:21 am »
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nice helmet, if it wasn't for the top ornament ,it may look like a night cap of some sort

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« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2010, 10:01:54 am »
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Rare Roman helmet found in Cumbria auctioned for ?2m

The helmet was unearthed by a metal detector enthusiast in Crosby Garrett, near Kirkby Stephen, in May.

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That's such an awesome find - I stare at the pictures and try to imagine what it must have been like to find it. I'm not sure how much ?2m is, but I know it's far more than the estimated value earlier.

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« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2010, 08:04:13 am »
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Hi Sue,  it fetched just over 2.2million pounds sterling, thats just under $4million. With my luck I would have taken it to the scrap yard and accepted five dollars.  lol
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« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2010, 11:17:28 am »
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I don't think thats a question of luck mate. There are lots of libraries around so when you find an object of such look it up then act.

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