LONDON – LONDON (AP) — The helmet is topped with a griffin. The face mask features arched eyebrows and an ancient gaze, framed by curls. And it's up for auction. Considered an extraordinary example of ...

A Roman bronze helmet complete with face-mask - thought to be one of only three of its kind to be found in Britain - has been discovered by a metal detector enthusiast in Cumbria. The helmet, with its ...

The helmet is topped with a griffin. The face mask features arched eyebrows and an ancient gaze, framed by curls. And it's up for auction. Considered an extraordinary example of Roman metalwork, the ...

In the early 2000s, amateur archaeologists in the UK dug up a large and extremely rusted metal object somewhere in ...

The "exceptional" bronze cavalry parade helmet dates from the late first century or early second century, and features a well-preserved face mask, locks of curly hair and a griffin atop the cap. It ...

London, England (CNN)-- A detailed and well-preserved Roman parade helmet -- complete with fine facial features on its face mask, tight curly hair, and a griffin-topped cap -- will go up for auction ...

A Roman helmet found in a Cumbrian field by a metal detector enthusiast sold for £2.3 million today - almost eight times the estimated price. The "exceptional" artefact - one of only three such items ...

London, England (CNN)-- A detailed and well-preserved Roman parade helmet -- complete with fine facial features on its face mask, tight curly hair, and a griffin-topped cap -- sold at auction Thursday ...

A rare Roman cavalry helmet found by a man using a metal detector in a northern English field sold for nearly 2.3 million pounds ($3.6 million) at a London auction Thursday. The unusual bronze helmet, ...

Historians have pieced together a 2,000-year-old Roman cavalry helmet 10 years after its discovery in an Iron Age shrine and say it sheds new light on the conquering of Britain. The helmet and its ...