Article 5Z1B2 Texas woman’s Goodwill find turns out to be 2,000-year-old Roman relic

Texas woman’s Goodwill find turns out to be 2,000-year-old Roman relic

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Maya Yang
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A $34.99 marble bust from a thrift store likely belonged to Roman military leader - and it's unknown how it ended up in Austin

A Texas woman got a bang for her buck when her purchase of a $34.99 marble bust from a Goodwill thrift store turned out to be a relic from ancient Rome.

Laura Young, who has been reselling antiques for 11 years, came across a 52lb marble bust in an Austin Goodwill in 2018.

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