 | In 2022 authorities paid a farmer 773k euros ($904k) for a bronze horse head dating to Roman times found on his land in 2009. The head, part of a statue of the emperor Augustus, was found in Lahnau in western Germany. |  |
 | The life-sized bronze Roman horse's head was found at the bottom of a well. The cast-bronze head, which weighs 25kg, is among the best-preserved Roman bronzes in the world. It was once covered in gold leaf. A depiction of Mars, the god of war, on the horse's halter make it the mount of an important figure. The state initially paid 48k euros for the priceless relic. |
| The masterfully crafted, gold-plated head was once part of a statue that stood in the marketplace of Waldgirmes, a Roman settlement. The town was destroyed following the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. |
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 Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius in the Capitoline Museum, Rome 176-180 CE |  Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 2 BC-AD 12.  13-14 AD. Laureate head of Augustus. |  Augustus ruled from 16 January 27 BC until his death 19 August AD 14. |
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