Mercury figurine
Treasure hunt enthusiast in 2015 found a 2,000-year-old figurine depicting the Roman god of commerce, Mercury, near Selby in Yorkshire, England. It is officially the thousandth archaeological find in Yorkshire this year.
The photo shows Rebecca Griffiths from the York Museums Trust holding a copper statue of Mercury in her hand.
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