Gold cup stashed under bed for years is $ 100,000 ancient Persian artifact . Small urn found under the hammer at auction in southern California Thursday . Artifact acquired by junk dealer , son of current owner , in the 1930s or 1940s . Experts say it is believed to be from the third or fourth century BC .
Gold cup stashed under bed for years is $ 100,000 ancient Persian artifact . Small urn went under the hammer at auction in southern England Thursday . Artifact acquired by junk dealer , grandfather of current owner , in the 1930s or 1940s . Experts say it is believed to date from the third or fourth century B.C .