British boy takes dog for a walk and finds a 1st century AD Roman-era gold military bracelet

[1srelluc]

Boy finds Roman-era gold military bracelet while walking dog in UK

The newfound bracelet was likely awarded for a feat of valor carried out during Rome's conquest of Britain.

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The newfound bracelet was likely awarded for a feat of valor carried out during Rome's conquest of Britain.

While walking his dog with his mom, a 12-year-old boy in the U.K. made an unexpected discovery in a field — not a stick for his dog or an interesting rock, but a first-century gold bracelet from Roman Britain.

Unlike most other jewelry from the Roman era, the lustrous bracelet probably wasn't worn by a woman, researchers later surmised. Instead, it likely belonged to a man who had received the accessory as a military honor, likely an "award for bravery," according to a statement from the local Chichester District Council.

The cuff bracelet has been described as "exceptional" and "relatively rare in Roman Britain," especially because it's crafted from gold, according to the statement.

The boy and his mom, Rowan and Amanda Brannan, were walking the family's dog in Pagham, a coastal village in West Sussex, England, in 2022 when Rowan noticed the bracelet. They took it to a local officer affiliated with the Portable Antiquities Scheme, a project managed by the British Museum that catalogs archaeological finds discovered by the public in the U.K.

A newly announced analysis of the bracelet revealed that it was made from sheet gold with raised moldings, and it dates to the first century A.D., not too long after Roman emperor Claudius invaded Britain in A.D. 43.

In Britain they put you under the jail for not reporting antiquities.

The finder does get a percentage of the assessed value of the find.

The best you can do around in my AO are NA artifacts, mini balls and such.

It just goes to show how young our country is.

 

[rampart]

Boy finds Roman-era gold military bracelet while walking dog in UK

The newfound bracelet was likely awarded for a feat of valor carried out during Rome's conquest of Britain.

www.livescience.com

The newfound bracelet was likely awarded for a feat of valor carried out during Rome's conquest of Britain.

While walking his dog with his mom, a 12-year-old boy in the U.K. made an unexpected discovery in a field — not a stick for his dog or an interesting rock, but a first-century gold bracelet from Roman Britain.

Unlike most other jewelry from the Roman era, the lustrous bracelet probably wasn't worn by a woman, researchers later surmised. Instead, it likely belonged to a man who had received the accessory as a military honor, likely an "award for bravery," according to a statement from the local Chichester District Council.

The cuff bracelet has been described as "exceptional" and "relatively rare in Roman Britain," especially because it's crafted from gold, according to the statement.

The boy and his mom, Rowan and Amanda Brannan, were walking the family's dog in Pagham, a coastal village in West Sussex, England, in 2022 when Rowan noticed the bracelet. They took it to a local officer affiliated with the Portable Antiquities Scheme, a project managed by the British Museum that catalogs archaeological finds discovered by the public in the U.K.

A newly announced analysis of the bracelet revealed that it was made from sheet gold with raised moldings, and it dates to the first century A.D., not too long after Roman emperor Claudius invaded Britain in A.D. 43.

In Britain they put you under the jail for not reporting antiquities.

The finder does get a percentage of the assessed value of the find.

The best you can do around in my AO are NA artifacts, mini balls and such.

It just goes to show how young our country is.

just laying there for 2000 years? what a find!

 

[1srelluc]

I bet the Roman who lost it trekked back and forth everyday looking for it.