Just DAMN.....
Do these people not know how to keep their dammed mouths SHUT when they find something valuable?!?! Is it THAT HARD to just not say anything?
Now, he’ll be LUCKY if it stops at the government only wanting THEIR piece of the action. I’m SURE there will be a few other associated taxes and fees that go along with such a find, and this isn’t considering all of the people coming out of the woodwork claiming ownership of it, whether right or not, it could get tied up in court for God knows how long, with the legal expenses that go along with it.
If it totally works out the wrong way, rather than being wealthier, he’ll end up with no money in his pocket and a headache.
Maybe Vlad will demand it be repatriated to Russia and everybody except Vlad ends up empty handed. ;>} Russian historical artifact don’t cha know.