Finder Set for Windfall As Helmet Is Sold for Pounds 2.3m
Evening Gazette › October 08, 2010
Linked as:
Summary
A ROMAN helmet unearthed in a Cumbrian field by a metal detector enthusiast sold for pounds 2.3m yesterday - almost eight times the estimated price.
But the colossal price caused disappointment for a Carlisle museum which had spent weeks trying to raise funds to ensure the "exceptional" artefact remains in the UK for public display.See the full content of this document
Extract
Finder Set for Windfall As Helmet Is Sold for Pounds 2.3m
The Crosby Garrett Helmet, named after the vill...
See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
