Simetra on Nostr: "The helmet was discovered in 1926 on a grassland by a farmer's child named Traian ...

"The helmet was discovered in 1926 on a grassland by a farmer's child named Traian Simion who was herding sheep in the village of Poiana Coțofenești (now part of Vărbilău commune), Prahova County, Romania, at a location called "Vârful Fundăturii"[citation needed]. The child reportedly wore the helmet for two weeks and used it as a toy, causing some parts to become detached from the helmet. According to archeologists analysis, the top part of the helmet was damaged by being hit or pulled on while hanging on a tree. The helmet was also used as a watering trough for chickens, and eventually the farmer placed it on top of his chicken coop.

At some time, a Ploiești merchant by the name of Ion (or Jean) Marinescu-Moreanu bought the helmet, including the detached upper part,[clarification needed] for the sum of 30,000 lei, equivalent to up to 30 years' income for the farmer. Marinescu offered the helmet to head of the Ministry of Arts Ion Marin Sadoveanu. In April 1929, the helmet was purchased by the Ministry of Public Instruction and Cults for the National Museum of Antiquities, now the National History Museum of Romania."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmet_of_Co%C8%9Bofene%C8%99ti

Sometimes I think I understand why Russia has been keeping away from us the national treasure ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_Treasure )