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Rare Roman Legionary Helmet Looted from Serbia Appears in U.S. Auction
Arkeonews ^
| 3 October 2025
| Leman Altuntaş
Posted on 10/25/2025 9:02:41 AM PDT by fidelis
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posted on
10/25/2025 9:02:41 AM PDT
by
fidelis
To: fidelis
Whoa. That’s an amazing helmet.
To: fidelis
That’s a nice helmet/ work of art
To: fidelis
That is the type of rarity that stirs my interest.
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posted on
10/25/2025 9:06:07 AM PDT
by
ansel12
((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
To: SunkenCiv; Red Badger
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posted on
10/25/2025 9:07:54 AM PDT
by
kiryandil
(No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
To: fidelis
“Because it was once in Serbia 1900 years ago, means its ours forever” seems to be the basis of the statist’s argument.
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posted on
10/25/2025 9:08:21 AM PDT
by
PGR88
To: fidelis
First questions first.
Is it even authentic? If it’s a fake, then all those other issues are moot.
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posted on
10/25/2025 9:11:30 AM PDT
by
larrytown
(A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
To: fidelis
Good grief, can no one in Europe hold in to their valuable artifacts anymore?!....sheesh.
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posted on
10/25/2025 9:13:07 AM PDT
by
V_TWIN
(RIP Charlie Kirk)
To: irishjuggler
IT SHOULD BE IN A MUSEUM====
JUST NOT ONE WHERE THE SECURITY IS RUN BY WOMEN-—LIKE THE LOUVRE.
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posted on
10/25/2025 9:14:39 AM PDT
by
ridesthemiles
(not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
To: larrytown
Is it even authentic? If it’s a fake, then all those other issues are moot. That's one of the main points of the article. If treasure hunters simply pull artifacts out of the ground without careful recording of the exact location and other conditions of the area it was found in and put them on the market, it makes it extremely difficult to determine the authenticity of these artifacts.
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posted on
10/25/2025 9:17:29 AM PDT
by
fidelis
(Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
To: fidelis
No - I'm talking about a flat out fake.
Someone made it in the US, aged it, buried it in the manure pile for a few years.
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posted on
10/25/2025 9:20:38 AM PDT
by
larrytown
(A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
To: fidelis
It’s Value Rises ...
.
Going Once,
Going Twice!
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posted on
10/25/2025 9:20:47 AM PDT
by
Big Red Badger
(ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
To: larrytown
Exactly.
Its condition makes it suspect imho.
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posted on
10/25/2025 9:30:20 AM PDT
by
logi_cal869
(-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 "/!i!! &@$%&*(@ -')
To: fidelis
A little Brasso would go a long way.
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posted on
10/25/2025 9:37:01 AM PDT
by
central_va
( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
To: fidelis
Fascinating. If authentic, must be worth a fortune because of its extraordinary condition.
To: kiryandil; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks kiryandil for the ping!
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posted on
10/25/2025 9:39:04 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(CNN is a funny way to spell [redacted], particularly the lack of the plural.)
To: fidelis
"It belongs in a museum!"
To: fidelis
Will the UK and France disgorge their looted foreign antiquities to restore the cultural DNA of the countries they were stolen from?
To: fidelis
—> Treasure Trove Auctions states that the helmet was a “metal detector ground find near Sirmium,
Detectorists for the win!
To: fidelis
Imagine how much they’d pay for the helmet of Biggus Dickus?
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posted on
10/25/2025 10:06:42 AM PDT
by
Sirius Lee
("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”)
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