Maths teacher unearths 2000-year-old Roman gold ring in his front garden after his wife gave him a metal detector for Christmas

[garryson]

• Mike Burke, 54, from St Just, Cornwall, found what may be a Roman intaglio ring
• The metal detectorist dug up the ancient gold in his front garden after Christmas
• It shows Ceres, Roman goddess of farming, engraved on a chalcedony gemstone
• If confirmed, the treasure could challenge our knowledge of Romans in Britain
• The treasure is with the finds liaison officer from the Museum of Cornish Life

Read more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...man-ring-garden-wife-gave-metal-detector.html

 

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• Mike Burke, 54, from St Just, Cornwall, found what may be a Roman intaglio ring
• The metal detectorist dug up the ancient gold in his front garden after Christmas
• It shows Ceres, Roman goddess of farming, engraved on a chalcedony gemstone
• If confirmed, the treasure could challenge our knowledge of Romans in Britain
• The treasure is with the finds liaison officer from the Museum of Cornish Life

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Read more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...man-ring-garden-wife-gave-metal-detector.html

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