has appeared in front of around 35 years of stolen, valuable head of an ancient Roman Emperor’s statue at an auction house in New York. The Italian investigators and the Ministry of culture reported in Rome on Friday. The head of the Statue of the Emperor Septimius Severus had been stolen in 1985 for an armed Robbery at the amphitheatre in Santa Maria Capua Vetere near Caserta in Campania.

Septimius Severus had ruled from 193 to Christ about two decades. The work of art is appreciated at the auction house with a value of around 400,000 to $ 600,000 (reached 356,000 to 537.000 euros) and to the auction have been offered, it said.

in Italy, special agents for the protection of cultural heritage have discovered the head there. After the presentation of Evidence for its origin, as American Authorities have seized the plant. Because of Corona limitations of the head could not return immediately to Italy. However, the Release was planned. Like the Emperor head came over the Atlantic in the United States, was not notified.