Rare Roman Finds

John Winter · Post by **John Winter** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:37 am

Leicestershire Museums Service has received funding to restore a remarkable Roman helmet and display a hoard of Iron Age coins both found in the county. The silver and gold cavalry helmet, the finest of its kind to be found in this country, was unearthed along with the hoard of 5,000 silver and gold coins in a field in Hallaton in 2002 . . .

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Hagar · Post by **Hagar** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 6:09 pm

Fantastic find.

could it be Boudica's army's last camp site before the big battle she lost, its in the right area ,and that was about the period. shame no mention of the finder ?

Biggun · Post by **Biggun** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 1:01 am

was it a detectorist that made the find