The Archaeology Thread

[Pat Mustard]

Under Italian law, the finder of any artifact more than 50 years old that has ‘artistic value’ must turn it over to the proper authorities. The finder and the own of the land are entitled to a reward figured as a percentage of what the market price would be. Failure to hand it is makes you subject to hefty finds and prison sentences.

So, yeah, I’d hand it in.

Boru

And what if someone melts it into gold bars or bracelets or golden lumps and sells it like that? Would the authorities be able to catch him?

Why do that. The price of a gold ingot is going to be a lot less than the value of recovered Roman coins.