Antique bought for £10 at car boot sale fetches almost £4k at auction
The rare Celtic horse harness mount went under the hammer today
Late Iron Age horse harness mount bought at a car boot sale (Image: Hansons / SWNS)
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A rare Celtic horse harness mount bought for just £10 at a car boot sale has fetched £3,800 at auction.
Roman treasures found by metal detectorists sell for £185k
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Antique bought for £10 at car boot sale fetches almost £4k at auction
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This is the face of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the subject of today s Object of the Week. TODAY’S object is a fine bronze Roman bust, one of a unique collection of 2,000-year-old artefacts discovered in North Yorkshire. The bust of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius is part of a collection known as the Ryedale Ritual Bronzes, a group of religious finds discovered last year by metal detectorists James Spark, 40, and Mark Didlick, 44, in a field in Ryedale The hoard is shortly to be sold, but there will be an opportunity to see them on display – perhaps the one and only chance to see them in the region – before they go under the hammer.