Roman plate smuggling trial is latest twist in Corsica's sunken treasure saga

Félix Biancamaria is accused of trying to sell a national treasure from hoard discovered almost 40 years ago The trial is under way in Marseille of a man accused of smuggling a national treasure after being caught with a Roman plate that is believed to be part of a mysterious hoard of sunken gold. The hearing is the latest twist in what is known as the "Lava treasure saga", which began almost 40 years ago when three men went fishing for sea urchins in the Mediterranean off the west coast of Cor...