Experts in Denmark initially overlooked the “unusual” Roman item because it was buried with “enough weapons for a small army.

An ancient chieftain gathered the community and gave them instructions: bury dozens and dozens of weapons as a sacrificial ... of two highly distinctive bronze neck rings,” the museum said.

Historians have argued that similar helmets were worn by ancient warriors of many Greek city-states. The artifact going to auction is “a rare and exceptionally well-preserved bronze Greek helmet ...

Although not certain, it is generally thought that the new bronze tools and weapons identified with this age were brought over from continental Europe. The skulls recovered from burial sites from ...