Md day..Find of the month..

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  1. galba68

    galba68 Well-Known Member

    Bust of Minerva/Mars?, 5 cm..Uncleaned..

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    galba68, Sep 7, 2020
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  3. Orfew

    Orfew Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus

    Wow great find
     
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  4. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    Superb artifact there.
     
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  5. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

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  6. Exodus_gear

    Exodus_gear Well-Known Member

    Awesome find! Congrats!
     
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  7. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Very cool!
     
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  8. Numisnewbiest

    Numisnewbiest Well-Known Member

    Nice find! Are you going to try to clean it up at all?
     
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  9. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Wow. Nice!
     
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  10. Mr.Q

    Mr.Q Well-Known Member

    Lucky devil...
     
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  11. Stevearino

    Stevearino Well-Known Member

    Impressive!

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  12. galba68

    galba68 Well-Known Member

    Hi Numisnewbiest, my friend will buy from me and he will also clean this lovely bust..
     
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  13. rrdenarius

    rrdenarius non omnibus dormio Supporter

    Great find @galba68 !
    My guess is you found small bronze decorative Athena or votive piece. I have a larger one, 9.5", that is a steelyard weight: Athena (Greek or Byzantine) / Minerva (Roman). She wears a tall crested Corinthian helmet and an Aegis with a Gorgon head and four snakes.
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  14. Spaniard

    Spaniard Well-Known Member

    @galba68......:jawdrop:..................What a lovely find....That must've given you a buzzz!
     
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  15. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    WOW just WOW
     
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