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A man from Ia condadoi County found a 2,500-year-old warrior’s helmet in the Siret River, which according to specialists would be worth at least 400,000 euros. The Iași man could have received a reward of approximately 100,000 euros, from the state, for discovering the artifact, but instead he woke up with a criminal case.
Radu Z., a 51-year-old farmer from AI Cuza commune, Iași county, told reporters in Ziarul de Iași that he discovered the bronze helmet from an ancient war 3 years ago while bathing in Siret. . The man claims that he accompanied him to the police station and showed it, but the agents did not guide him in any way, so he took the helmet home and stored it in the attic.
“I found the helmet around 2pm, then around 3pm I went to the police station. I showed the postmaster what I found. He said he didn’t know what it was. I gave him the idea that he could take the helmet to the Ruginoasa museum, maybe I’ll get some reward… I knew the state offers you something if you find something valuable, historical. He told me he didn’t know what to say. As a result, I took the helmet home. I put it in the attic“Said the farmer to the cited source.
“I was obliged to declare the goods found within 72 hours. That’s what the law says. The artifact was found after a self-notification from the Neamţ Heritage Police”said Commissioner Vitalie Josanu of the IPJ Neamţ.
Therefore, the man not only did not receive a reward, but now has a criminal record.
The old town was discovered earlier and put up for sale on Facebook.
According to the law, those who find historical objects are entitled to a cash reward of 30% of the value of the treasure, calculated at the time the reward is awarded. In the case of archaeological discoveries of exceptional value, an additional bonus of up to 15% of the value of the goods can be awarded. The value of the assets is established by experts accredited by the Ministry of Culture.
Journalists from Iași learned that the object was indeed discovered in 2014. He actually took it to the commune police station, but, due to the lack of training, the postmaster did not know how to find it. guide the farmer in the delivery of the helmet. He had no way of knowing that the artifact found on Siret is almost unique, only remains, none complete, having been found so far in Europe.
That same year, the farmer contacted a potential buyer, but could not agree on the price. In this context, the helmet was allegedly put up for sale on Facebook, and the post was thereafter distributed by us in 2020, when the Neamț authorities were notified and the police went to search the farmer’s house.
University professor Vasile Cotiugă, a specialist in archeology, estimates that the value of the helmet could reach up to 400,000 euros, twice that of other similar helmets on auction sites around the world. The value is very great, explains the teacher, because the artifact is in an area where it should not normally exist. “Its value increases because it is not in the Corinth area, it is discovered at a great distance and its value is implicitly much higher. If this type of helmets were sold in the antiques market for 200,000 euros, double that of Iasi, because it attests that in the area, here, there was a trade with the Greeks just from that time.“Explained Vasile Cotiugă for Ziarul de Iași.
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