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Roman hoard holds unique dog statue

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A Roman hoard dating to c.AD 318-450 and holding several hundred bronze objects has been found in Gloucestershire. Discovered by metal-detectorists in September, its contents included pieces of a large bronze statue, jewellery fragments, and a coin of ‘Crispus globe on altar’ type, dated to AD 321-324 and minted in Trier, Germany..............

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Re: Roman hoard holds unique dog statue

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Thank you Phil, if my memory serves me right, this was in the Searcher, and/or Treasure Hunting mags at the time.
Fabulous find.
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