努南斯梅費爾 (Noonans Mayfair) 的古代金銀幣寶藏售價是估價的兩倍

9 月18 日，Noonans Mayfair 拍賣行拍賣了超過680 枚古代金幣和銀幣，其歷史可追溯至公元前206 年至公元46/47 年，售價為原估價的兩倍多，即132,865 英鎊（約合225,000 加幣）。

A hoard of 748 ancient gold and silver coins, discovered by a metal detectorist on the grounds of Helmingham Hall near Stowmarket, Suffolk, sold for more than double the original estimate at auction on Sept. 18 at Noonans Mayfair. The hoard, which was initially estimated to fetch £75,000 (CAD $127,000), sold for a total of £132,865 (approximately CAD $225,000).

一名金屬探測器在薩福克郡斯托馬基特附近的海明漢大廳內發現了一批748 枚古代金銀幣，9 月18 日在努南斯·梅費爾(Noonans Mayfair) 拍賣會上，其售價是原估價的兩倍多。這批藏品最初估計售價 75,000 英鎊（127,000 加元），最終售價為 132,865 英鎊（約 225,000 加元）。

Discovered by George Ridgway, 34, of Ashbocking, just a few miles from the historic hall, the hoard was found on Sept. 8, 2019. Ridgway, who works for his family’s butcher shop and has been passionate about history since childhood, said he was inspired by Indiana Jones to start “history hunting” at the age of four.

該寶藏是由來自阿甚博金的34 歲喬治·里奇微(George Ridgway) 於2019 年9 月8 日發現的，距離歷史悠久的大廳僅幾英里。從小就對歷史充滿熱情，他說他受到印第安納瓊斯的啟發，四歲時開始「歷史狩獵」。

“I dreamed of finding a Roman hoard ever since my grandmother bought me a metal detector for my 12th birthday,” he said. “It was an awe-inspiring moment when I realized I had found one!”

「自從祖母給我買了一台金屬探測器作為我 12 歲生日禮物以來，我就夢想著找到羅馬寶藏，」他說。 “當我意識到我找到了一個時，那是一個令人驚嘆的時刻！”

Ridgway, who is also a member of the Suffolk Metal Detecting Club, decided to investigate an unusual crop mark in a recently harvested barley field in Suffolk with his Garrett AT Pro metal detector.

Ridgway 也是薩福克金屬探測俱樂部的成員，他決定使用他的 Garrett AT Pro 金屬探測器來調查薩福克最近收穫的大麥田中不尋常的農作物痕跡。

“I knew a Roman road ran close to the field, but after scouring the area, nothing turned up,” he explained. “I moved 30 yards away and recovered two early Roman bronze Colchester-type brooches from the mid-1st century AD. Another signal revealed a silver denarius issued by Julius Caesar in 46 BC.”

「我知道有一條羅馬道路靠近該場地，但在對該地區進行搜查後，什麼也沒發現，」他解釋道。 「我移動了 30 碼，找到了兩枚公元 1 世紀中葉的早期羅馬科爾切斯特青銅胸針。另一個信號顯示了尤利烏斯·凱撒於公元前 46 年發行的銀幣。

Over the next three hours, Ridgway found 160 more Roman silver coins, some attached to pottery fragments, and realized he had made a significant archaeological discovery. He called his father to guard the site overnight until the archaeological team arrived, and it took three months to fully recover the hoard.

在接下來的三個小時裡，李奇微又發現了 160 枚羅馬銀幣，其中一些附著在陶器碎片上，他意識到自己有了重大的考古發現。他叫父親連夜看守現場，直到考古隊到來，花了三個月的時間才完全恢復了這些寶藏。

The hoard eventually totalled 748 gold and silver coins, ranging in date from 206 B.C. to A.D. 46/47, and included Iron Age coins of Cunobelin and Roman coins of the Republic and early Empire. Among the highlights were an aureus of Claudius and a denarius of Gaius Caesar, better known as Caligula.

該寶藏最終總計 748 枚金幣和銀幣，年代從公元前 206 年到公元 46/47 年，其中包括庫諾柏林的鐵器時代硬幣以及共和國和早期帝國的羅馬硬幣。其中的亮點包括克勞狄烏斯的金幣和蓋烏斯·凱撒（更廣為人知的卡利古拉）的金幣。

The British Museum and Colchester & Ipswich Museum acquired 63 coins from the hoard, including the rare aureus of Claudius, for their collections.

大英博物館和科爾切斯特和伊普斯威奇博物館從寶庫中收購了 63 枚硬幣，其中包括稀有的克勞迪斯金幣作為收藏。

Alice Cullen, a coin specialist at Noonans, said: “This is one of the largest hoards containing both Iron Age and Roman coins found in Britain, with the latest coins of Claudius and those of Cunobelin in near-perfect condition.”

努南斯(Noonans) 的硬幣專家愛麗絲·卡倫(Alice Cullen) 表示：「這是在英國發現的最大的寶庫之一，其中包含鐵器時代和羅馬硬幣，其中克勞迪斯(Claudius) 和庫諾貝林(Cunobelin) 的最新硬幣狀況近乎完美。

“The location and date range suggest the hoard may have been buried by a long-serving legionary soldier from the XX Legion, stationed near Colchester,” she added. “It’s possible the hoard was hidden by a victim of the A.D. 47 Iceni rebellion after the Romans ordered them to disarm, leading to a battle at Stonea Camp.”

「地點和日期範圍表明，這些寶藏可能是由駐紮在科爾切斯特附​​近的 XX 軍團的一名長期服役的軍團士兵埋藏的，」她補充道。 「公元 47 年艾西尼叛亂的一名受害者可能在羅馬人命令他們解除武裝，導致斯托納營地發生戰鬥後，藏匿了這些寶藏。”

The proceeds from the sale will be split between Ridgway and the landowner. When asked about his plans for the proceeds, Ridgway joked: “First, I’d like to buy my dad a pint!”

出售收益將由里奇韋和土地所有者分配。當被問及他的收益計劃時，李奇微開玩笑說：“首先，我想給我爸爸買一品脫！”