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A rare gold ring once worn by the wife of an elite Roman soldier has been named in honour of the late daughter of one of the Cumbrian men who found it.

Rare Roman ring found on Cumbrian beach

1 posted on 05/28/2018 11:25:58 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
They should have placed it anonymously for auction at Sotheby's with no mention of its source or history. Showing it to the authorities was dumb, dumb, dumb.
 
3 posted on 05/28/2018 11:32:23 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (MAGA in the mornin', MAGA in the evenin', MAGA at suppertime . . .)
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To: SunkenCiv

Interesting. What a story it could tell!


5 posted on 05/28/2018 11:39:05 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: SunkenCiv

WOW! Nice.

I’ve thought about buying a Roman legionnaire’s ring. There were tons of them made from copper and bronze and other such nonprecious metals. They aren’t very expensive....but it’d be really cool to own/wear something that was over 2000 years old.


8 posted on 05/28/2018 11:44:04 AM PDT by FLT-bird (..)
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To: Bigg Red

mark


11 posted on 05/28/2018 12:21:45 PM PDT by Bigg Red (The USA news industry, the MSM-13, takes a machete to the truth. {h/t TigersEye})
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To: SunkenCiv

So, that’s where I lost my ring.


19 posted on 05/28/2018 2:07:11 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: SunkenCiv

Drink your Ovaltine!


22 posted on 05/28/2018 3:59:24 PM PDT by VRW Conspirator (Enforce the Law. Build the Wall. Deport them All.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Very nice find!


23 posted on 05/28/2018 4:29:34 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: SunkenCiv

That’s where I left it! It’s been driving me crazy all these centuries. You’d think losing something that you cherish gets easier over time, but it doesn’t.


25 posted on 05/31/2018 5:53:02 PM PDT by MrsEmmaPeel (a government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take everything you have)
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