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.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

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

Probably claimed on his insurance.

 

[JWBooth]

I’m not buying the story. The Romans were gone by 410A.D. This thing is just lying around on the surface? 1500 years of detritus should place it several inches deep.

 

[odanny]

That is why gold is so valuable, it still looks new.

 

[1srelluc]

I’m not buying the story. The Romans were gone by 410A.D. This thing is just lying around on the surface? 1500 years of detritus should place it several inches deep.

Freeze/thaw cycles bring things to at/near the surface.

In my AO civil war relics are usually two-four inches down in undisturbed ground (depending on the soil) yet NA artifacts are often found at/near the surface, and they are much older than a 1st century Roman artifact.

As I was digging a mini ball one morning there was this flat rock next to it....I flipped it out of the way and found that it was a NA "nut stone"......About 3" down.

My uncle (now passed) who was an expert on such things said it was about 8-9K years old and added it to his NA collection. He said it was a rare find to get one unbroken.

 

[JWBooth]

Freeze/thaw cycles bring things to at/near the surface.

In my AO civil war relics are usually two-four inches down in undisturbed ground (depending on the soil) yet NA artifacts are often found at/near the surface, and they are much older than a 1st century Roman artifact.

As I was digging a mini ball one morning there was this flat rock next to it....I flipped it out of the way and found that it was a NA "nut stone"......About 3" down.

My uncle (now passed) who was an expert on such things said it was about 8-9K years old and added it to his NA collection. He said it was a rare find to get one unbroken.

I yield to experience

 

[Concerned American]

I’m not buying the story. The Romans were gone by 410A.D. This thing is just lying around on the surface? 1500 years of detritus should place it several inches deep.

Goes right along with the ancient Roman coin that was found---dated 23 BC

 

[Deadstick]

Friend of mine is a very experienced metal detectorist, you wouldn't believe what he has found in the UK, including Roman gold items, hundreds of Anglo Saxon coins many more coins from the 13th century onwards, most of it on farmland, i believe there is a rally every year called coil to the soil that brings many enthusiasts together, i have a detector but with me it's just messing about on the beach when i feel like it.