Wine and more: 10 artifacts of the past that exist in a single copy (10 photos)

This is their special value.





A huge number of artifacts that archaeologists find, allow you to learn more about the past. But sometimes scientists manage to find truly unique things that have come down to us in a single instance. It is this fact that increases their value at times. We are offering to you look at such things.

One of two coins depicting the ancient Roman emperor Silbannak, 3rd century AD.

The coin was found in the 1930s, until that moment historians had no idea that such an emperor existed.



Cestuses are the only pair of surviving fighting gloves used by gladiators.

These gloves are well known for their antique pieces of art.



Bottle of wine from ancient Rome



One of a kind bronze lantern of ancient Rome and its reproduction on the right



The Lycurgus Cup of the 4th century is a vessel that can change color due to gold nanoparticles in its composition.

His secret was solved only in the 1990s with the help of a powerful microscope. We talked about this vessel in more detail here.



Fragment of a document with the handwriting of Theodosius II

He became the only Roman emperor whose handwriting can be seen by a modern person.



The cult shield of the ancient Roman legionnaires "Scutum", preserved in a single copy

It was found on the territory of modern Syria, and is now kept at Yale University.



Warriors of the Terracotta Army, which retained the original color



Pirate flag "Jolly Roger": only two such flags have survived to this day