Metal detector enthusiast unearths 2,000-year-old Roman ingot worth up to £250,000...

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Jason Baker, 31, found the 2ft mining ingot on a farm in Wells, Somerset
It is inscribed with the name of emperor Marcus Aurelius Armeniacus
Museum worker said it was the 'best thing he'd ever seen'


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Read more: Metal detector enthusiast unearths 2,000-year-old Roman ingot worth up £250,000 on Somerset farm  | Daily Mail Online
 

that's a LOT of LEAD!
Great find!
I usually pass up a large target, too....SIGH!
 

What a find and he can keep it all too. Nice find
 

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