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Roman Helmet auction

Postby Silver_Surfer1 » Mon Sep 13, '10, 7:52 pm

A very, very old Roman Helmet that was found in a field in London by someone using a metal detector will go up for auction on October 7th, and is expected to bring a very hefty price tag:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39150821?GT1=43001


Cool!!!!!! I'd like to have that. :yes:
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Re: Roman Helmet auction

Postby Thoul » Tue Sep 14, '10, 9:34 pm

That's a strange looking helmet. The mask part is odd. It seems like something that would be used in an old play, when actors wore masks. They would change their mask to take on the persona of different character, allowing a large play to use only a few actors.
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Re: Roman Helmet auction

Postby Silver_Surfer1 » Mon Oct 11, '10, 6:46 pm

Updating this story.

The Roman Helmet has been sold at auction for $3.6 Million:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39560758
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