達靈頓男子發現君士坦丁大帝統治時期 1700 年前的硬幣

經驗豐富的金屬探測器專家馬克·麥克穆蘭 (Mark McMullan) 描述了這一發現的“轟動”，以及它如何從他發現的所有其他硬幣中脫穎而出。

A Darlington man has found a 1700-year-old coin from the reign of Constantine the Great.

達靈頓的一名男子發現了一枚 1700 年歷史的君士坦丁大帝統治時期的硬幣。

Mark McMullan, an experienced metal detectorist, has described the "buzz" of the discovery and how it stands out from all the other coins he has found.

經驗豐富的金屬探測器專家馬克·麥克穆蘭 (Mark McMullan) 描述了這一發現的“轟動”，以及它如何從他發現的所有其他硬幣中脫穎而出。

He has permission from farmers and landowners across the county and North Yorkshire to search their fields and this time he got lucky.

他獲得了全縣和北約克郡農民和土地所有者的許可，可以搜查他們的田地，這次他很幸運。

Mark described the find as an "absolute stunner" and explained the history of the coin on his Facebook page The History Hunter.

馬克將這一發現描述為“絕對令人震驚”，並在他的 Facebook 頁面“歷史獵人”上解釋了這枚硬幣的歷史。

He said: "I've found some great coins over the years in the fields of County Durham & North Yorkshire and this latest find is an absolute stunner!

他說：「多年來，我在達勒姆郡和北約克郡的田野裡發現了一些很棒的硬幣，這項最新發現絕對令人驚嘆！

"After enjoying the buzz of unearthing it, I now have a few days to marvel at its beauty before returning it to the Landowner at the weekend - and I can't wait to see her face.

「在享受了發掘它的興奮之後，我現在有幾天的時間來驚嘆它的美麗，然後在周末將它歸還給地主 - 我迫不及待地想看到她的臉。

"Made of bronze and with an incredible patina, this coin was minted in Lugdunum (modern-day Lyon) in AD 330, nearly 1700 years ago during the reign of Constantine the Great - one of the most important emperors in Roman history."

「這枚硬幣由青銅製成，具有令人難以置信的銅綠，於公元330 年在盧格杜努姆（今里昂）鑄造，距今約1700 年前，君士坦丁大帝統治時期，他是羅馬歷史上最重要的皇帝之一。

Constantine the Great reigned from AD 306 to AD 337. Not only was he the first Roman Emperor to profess Christianity, initiating the evolution of the empire into a Christian state, he also consolidated a fragmented Empire culminating in relocating the empire's capital from Rome to Byzantium - now modern-day Istanbul.

君士坦丁大帝在位時間為公元306 年至公元337 年。從羅馬遷往拜占庭- 現在的伊斯坦堡。

On May 11 AD 330 Byzantium was renamed 'Constantinople' in honour of the emperor.

西元 330 年 5 月 11 日，拜占庭更名為「君士坦丁堡」以紀念皇帝。

To commemorate this event, two distinct coin types were minted: one celebrating the new capital of Constantinople and the other celebrating old Rome.

為了紀念這一事件，鑄造了兩種不同的硬幣：一種慶祝新首都君士坦丁堡，另一種慶祝舊羅馬。

This commemorative coin is an example of the former and features a Helmeted bust of Constantinopolis (the personification of Constantinople) on the obverse and a winged Victory standing on the prow of a boat on the reverse.

這枚紀念幣是前者的一個例子，正面是君士坦丁堡的頭盔半身像（君士坦丁堡的化身），背面是長著翅膀的勝利女神站在船頭。

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This major shift of the Roman Empire toward the east is used by historians as the divide between the "Roman" and "Byzantine" empires and Constantinople would remain the capital of the Byzantine Empire and then the Ottoman Empire for nearly 1100 years until it's fall in 1453.

羅馬帝國向東方的這一重大轉變被歷史學家用作「羅馬」帝國和「拜占庭」帝國之間的分界線，君士坦丁堡將在近1100年的時間裡一直是拜占庭帝國和奧斯曼帝國的首都，直到它的滅亡。

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該市一直是土耳其的首都，直到 1923 年遷都安卡拉。

Constantine passed away on May 22, 337 AD, aged 65 but his legacy lives on through this stunning little coin.

康斯坦丁於公元 337 年 5 月 22 日去世，享年 65 歲，但他的遺產透過這枚令人驚嘆的小硬幣得以延續。