15,000枚歷史硬幣（稱為Traveler Collection）的集合將由Numismatica Ars Classica（NAC）拍賣。

15,000枚歷史硬幣（稱為Traveler Collection）的集合將由Numismatica Ars Classica（NAC）拍賣，專家估計其價值超過1億美元

A collection of 15,000 historical coins, known as the Traveller Collection, is set to be auctioned by Numismatica Ars Classica (NAC), with experts estimating its value at over $100 million, according to The Economic Times.

根據《經濟時報》的報導，15,000個歷史硬幣被稱為旅行者收藏，將由Numismatica Ars Classica（NAC）拍賣，專家估計其價值超過1億美元。

The collection features coins from more than 100 territories around the world, spanning centuries and including extremely rare coins in exceptional preservation condition, with some traceable to the greatest collections of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as reported by CNN.

該系列具有來自世界各地100多個領土的硬幣，跨越了幾個世紀，並且包括在特殊保存條件下的極稀有硬幣，有些可追溯到19世紀末和20世紀初的最大收藏，如CNN所報導。

The original collector, whose identity remains undisclosed, began amassing coins in the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash of 1929. By the late 1930s, he and his wife had traveled extensively across Europe and the Americas, acquiring coins and meticulously documenting their origins. Fearing a Nazi invasion during Hitler's rise to power, he buried his coin collection, a decision made in the face of growing unrest on the continent. He carefully packed his acquisitions into cigar boxes, sealed them in aluminum wrappers, and buried them deep underground, where they remained for over five decades. Not long after the Nazis occupied parts of Europe, he died of a stroke. Only he and his wife knew the location of the buried coins, which included more than 10,000 coins hidden in their garden.

最初的收藏家的身份仍然沒有公開，在1929年華爾街墜機事件發生後開始積累硬幣。到1930年代後期，他和他的妻子已經在歐洲和美洲廣泛旅行，收購了硬幣，並精心記錄了他們的起源。他擔心希特勒在掌權期間的納粹入侵時，他埋葬了他的硬幣收藏，這是面對大陸上動蕩的決定。他小心翼翼地將自己的收購包裝到雪茄盒中，用鋁製包裝紙將它們密封，然後將它們埋在地下深處，在那裡他們呆了五年以上。納粹佔領歐洲部分地區不久，他死於中風。只有他和他的妻子知道埋藏的硬幣的位置，其中包括藏在花園裡的10,000多枚硬幣。

In the mid-1990s, the collector's widow, now elderly, decided to retrieve the buried treasure, realizing it was time to unearth the collection. She enlisted the expertise of Numismatica Ars Classica (NAC) to oversee the sale and produce an inventory and evaluation.

在1990年代中期，收藏家的遺ow（現為老年人）決定取回埋藏的寶藏，意識到是時候發掘收藏品了。她招募了Numismatica Ars Classica（NAC）的專業知識來監督銷售並產生庫存和評估。

What NAC uncovered was extraordinary, and it took more than a year to catalog the coins. "It was like being in a candy store every day," said Arturo Russo, NAC's director, according to Terra.

NAC發現的是非凡的，並且花了一年多的時間來分類硬幣。 Terra表示：“這就像每天在一家糖果店裡。”

"The vast range and superb quality of the coins offered, the sheer number of great rarities, and the fascinating story of the collection's formation will make these sales a landmark in the history of numismatics," Russo said.

Russo說：“提供的硬幣的廣泛範圍和出色的質量，大量的稀有數量以及該系列編隊的迷人故事將使這些銷售成為錢幣學史上的里程碑。”

Numismatic expert David Guest described some British coins from the Traveller Collection as "completely unrecorded" in modern auctions. "When it came to cataloguing the British coins from the Traveller Collection, I had to keep pinching myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming," Guest said. "Not only was the quality exceptional, but many of the coins before me had not been offered for sale in over 80 years."

錢幣專家戴維·嘉賓（David Guest）將旅行者收藏中的一些英國硬幣描述為現代拍賣中的“完全未錄製”。嘉賓說：“當涉及到旅行者收藏中的英國硬幣時，我必須繼續捏自己以確保自己沒有做夢。” “不僅質量出色，而且在我80多年來沒有出售我之前的許多硬幣。”

The collection will be sold over the next four years with approximately 15 separate sales, the first of which is scheduled for May 20 and will include the finest British machine-struck coins and medallions.

該系列將在接下來的四年中以大約15個單獨的銷售方式出售，第一個銷售額定於5月20日，其中包括最優質的英國手動打擊硬幣和獎章。

Among the notable pieces in the Traveller Collection is a 100 ducat gold coin of Ferdinand III of Habsburg, minted in 1629 when he was Archduke of Austria, King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia. The coin consists of 348.5 grams of pure gold and is one of the largest denominations of European gold coins ever minted, The Economic Times noted. "It is a mythical coin," Russo said.

在旅行者係列中著名的作品中，有100個杜卡特金幣的費迪南德三世（Ferdinand III），於1629年鑄造，當時他是奧地利的大公，匈牙利國王，克羅地亞和波西米亞。 《經濟時報》指出，該硬幣由348.5克純金組成，是歐洲黃金硬幣的最大面額之一。魯索說：“這是一種神話般的硬幣。”

Also in the collection is a rare set of five Tomans, minted in Tehran and Isfahan during the late 18th and early 19th centuries under Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar. Only five such sets are known to exist, with one housed in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, The Economic Times stated.

在該系列中，在18世紀末和19世紀初，在阿格哈·穆罕默德·汗·卡哈爾（Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar）的下，在該系列中是一組罕見的五個tomans，在德黑蘭和伊斯法罕鑄造。 《經濟時報》說，只有五個這樣的集合存在，其中一套被安置在牛津的阿什莫萊亞博物館。

Experts predicted individual pieces from the collection could fetch record-breaking sums, according to The Economic Times. The rarity of the coins and the unique history of the Traveller Collection make it a once-in-a-lifetime event for collectors and historians.

根據《經濟時報》的報導，專家預測該系列的個人作品可能會獲得破紀錄的款項。硬幣的稀有性和旅行者收藏的獨特歷史使其成為收藏家和歷史學家的千載難逢的活動。

"Coins were the mediation between leaders and their subjects, a projection of image and power," Guest explained, according to The Economic Times. "They were a way to celebrate peace or war. They were the social media of their day."

“硬幣是領導者與主體之間的調解，這是對形象和力量的投影，”嘉賓解釋說。 “這是慶祝和平或戰爭的一種方式。他們是當時的社交媒體。”

The article was written with the assistance of a news analysis system.

本文是在新聞分析系統的幫助下撰寫的。