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Title: Roman pendant unearthed near Alton fetches £30,000 Post by: Neil on March 19, 2010, 10:34:51 PM Courtesy of BBC Online 19th March 2010
A solid gold Roman pendant unearthed in Hampshire about 10 years ago has been auctioned off for £30,000 in London. Inscribed with the letters TI CAESAR, the artefact is cast as a bust of the Roman emperor wearing a laurel wreath and dates back to the first Century AD. Peter Beasley, 68, from Portsmouth, used a metal detector to uncover the thumb-size piece of jewellery in a field near Alton, in December 1999. It was bought by an anonymous telephone bidder, Timeline Auctions said. Mr Beasley also helped to uncover 250 Roman coins in 1996, in an area close to where the pendant was found. The haul was purchased by the British Museum for £100,000. Title: Re: Roman pendant unearthed near Alton fetches £30,000 Post by: Roman (Ray) on March 19, 2010, 10:50:35 PM that is nice neil.
cracking find got to give it to him.lol. id have a heart attack if i see something like that in one of my hole.s.lol. Title: Re: Roman pendant unearthed near Alton fetches £30,000 Post by: Terry on March 20, 2010, 09:34:07 AM it would also be sore Ray, :D, very nice find,
Terry Title: Re: Roman pendant unearthed near Alton fetches £30,000 Post by: Jonola (Jon) on March 20, 2010, 11:41:30 AM Absolute cracker. I wonder why no museum wanted it after the treasure process had run its course? I expect the experts would have given a far lower valuation than £30 000.
Title: Re: Roman pendant unearthed near Alton fetches £30,000 Post by: PHIL YNYSBOETH on March 20, 2010, 02:36:22 PM Something at Beautiful and Roman has be No1 on my Detecting wish list ever since i can remember
Jammy Bugger lol Title: Re: Roman pendant unearthed near Alton fetches £30,000 Post by: PHIL YNYSBOETH on March 20, 2010, 02:40:21 PM Who has £30,000 pound in there back pocket to pay for something they,ll probabley never sell on ???? (if they are a collector)
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