A 12-year-old boy from England made an incredible discovery of a rare Roman gold bracelet while walking his dog in a field in Pagham, England.
Rowan Brannan was with his mother, Amanda, 44, at the time he found the 2,000-year-old bracelet.
Amanda told SWNS: “Rowan has always enjoyed searching for little things; he loves adventure and is always picking things up from the ground.”
Rowan Brannan discovered something valuable while walking his dog.
Amanda Brannan reveals that the jewelry is a first-century Roman bracelet.
She continued: “I always tell him, ‘Put it down, it’s too dirty,’ but this time, he kept this piece of metal and believed it was actually real gold. I thought it was just a strap from a fence or something – it looked very dirty.”
Rowan took the bracelet home to their residence in Bognor, Sussex, and researched how to determine if it was real gold. It met all the criteria on the checklist – but neither mother nor son realized that Rowan’s lucky discovery was much more significant until a hairdresser came to their home.
The hairdresser told the Brannan family that she had spent the entire day metal detecting, so Rowan revealed everything about the item he had found. Curious, the hairdresser took a picture and showed it to the head of the metal detecting group. He told her that the item looked old and suggested that the Brannans contact the Finds Liaison Officer.
It is known that the British Museum manages a program that records archaeological finds made by the public, and the liaison officer would assist in identification.
Amanda shared: “The Finds Liaison Officer was very interested in the gold. It was exciting every time we read an email. We were updated throughout the entire process.” Amanda revealed that the jewelry was a first-century Roman bracelet.
After the valuation process, Rowan was informed that this was “an extremely rare find” for someone who was merely out walking a dog like him.
