Medals & Militaria

'Cruellest' Roman Emperor's £250k bust to auction
For sale: a sculpture of one of the worst rulers in the history of the Roman Empire

1940s weapons discovered in Israel
The four rusty Egyptian machine guns may have been used in the Civil War against Palestine

Thief of nine VC medals is sentenced to six years
His NZ$6m haul included the double Victoria Cross awarded to Charles Upham

Canada's 'Purple Heart' will be given to more soldiers
The Canadian Sacrifice Medal hasn't been awarded due to its strict criteria, but this is about to change

Bronze Star and 11 medals awarded to WW2 veteran
An ex-soldier, whose fluent German was a valuable weapon against the Nazis, is finally honoured

Unemployed man could get £1m for largest ever Anglo Saxon haul
He scanned the Staffordshire countryside with his metal detector for 18 years - and it finally paid off

Chinese Emperor's personal seal to sell for £100k-150k
'This object of unique Imperial Chinese importance causes one to catch one's breath' says Bohnam's

Legion of Honour awarded to New York veterans
Two WW2 soldiers who survived D-Day and machine gun fire have finally been honoured

Scotsman who guarded Hitler's Deputy is awarded service medal
John Romanes watched over notorious Nazi war criminal Rudolph Hess during his final years

Civil War Gatling gun sells for $173k
$1.1m memorabilia and militaria auction features vintage muskets, revolvers, rifles and cannons

State of New Hampshire bans sales of human remains
A new law has been cast after the attempted illegal sale of a Civil War soldier's skeleton

WW2 prisoner receives Legion of Honour
The remarkable story of how a POW was captured by Germans - and later helped by one