In Odessa, authorities recently stopped an attempt to sell a rare fibula from the 1st-2nd centuries AD, reports Ukrinform. This piece dates back to the Marcomannic Wars during the Roman Empire's time.

Fashioned from Roman fibulas, brooches would have been worn to fasten clothing.. A Roman fibula found in West Cork, near Bantry, dating from the 2nd century supports evidence for early contact ...