10-10-2010, 12:09 PM
Of course a valid examination, on site, would avoid the scepticism, or at least lessen it. Actually I believe that it would have been better for the buyer to be overseas, that way the export license could be denied. A British collector could just stick it in a cupboard and nothing could be done. We're always warned not to believe all we read in the papers etc. how true........the finder was NOT an unemployed graduate in his twenties and channel 4 news film footage starting 'this is where it all began' is a load of toffee - they just picked a field they liked the look of, albeit nearby the find site, their quote 'the local community are very proud of their Roman heritage"!!!! What??????
