Posted on 05/05/2021 10:50:25 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Amateur detectorists James Spark and Mark Didlick will claim half the proceeds. The other half goes to the landowner, as yet unnamed.
Quoted by the Mail, Spark reveals they found the Mars statue first. The history hunters believed it to be Victorian. How wrong they were. Once the bust was unearthed, the scale of the discovery became clear!
Spark says he and Didlick were “proud to find such an important historical artifact.” He talks about Roman road links in the area, speculating on a possible connection to the burial.
After detecting the hoard, the men presented it to the York Museums Trust as per protocol. The Post reports that a coroner’s inquest found the items to be official “treasure.” A record was then made by government reps at the Portable Antiquities Scheme to seal the historical deal.
The hoard was thought to be valuable, but initial assessments had to be revised. A jump in price saw estimates go from £15,000 to nearly £100,000.
Interest is coming from around the world according to Staples. It’s also a package deal — the items will not be split.
The presence of Marcus Aurelius, or at least a bust of him, gives the collection considerable prestige. He was in the habit of co-ruling the Roman Empire and brought son Commodus in to help manage the responsibility.
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A plumb bob?.................
Writer is not a carpenter..............
Surveying? for a “Groma”?
http://legioneromana.altervista.org/content/how-use-roman-groma?language=en
Given the high quality and artistic execution of Italian Roman bronze sculptures, these items, if representative of the entire horde, are probably made by local craftsmen with very limited training.
Interesting!
Interesting story with mention of the movie GLADIATOR. Personally I liked Alec Guinness in FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE(1964) as well, with it’s stunning sets of the Roman Forum! No CGIs in that movie. That really is a huge army in the background!
The chorobates style grade levels were pretty cool too. :)
http://www.surveyhistory.org/roman_surveying1.htm
yeah, this ancient roman plumb bob is the ancestor of ... get this ... the MODERN plumb bob!
https://www.homedepot.com/b/Plumb-Bob/N-5yc1vZ1z112ve
LOL! Beyond Thunderdome is also a great Gladiator movie!
“TWO MEN ENTER, ONE MAN LEAVE!”
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