金屬探測器發現罕見的羅馬硬幣，預計在拍賣會上拍出 8,000 英鎊的價格

來自溫伯恩的 73 歲邁克克拉克 (Mike Clark) 於 6 月在薩默塞特郡南布魯漢姆的一塊田地裡發現了這枚硬幣。

A metal detectorist has discovered a rare Roman coin that could fetch up to £8,000 at auction.

一位金屬探測器發現了一枚罕見的羅馬硬幣，在拍賣會上售價高達 8,000 英鎊。

Mike Clark, 73, made the discovery on June 9 during an organised dig with around 20 other detectorists in South Brewham, Somerset.

73 歲的 Mike Clark 於 6 月 9 日與大約 20 名其他探測器在薩默塞特郡南布魯漢姆進行的一次有組織的挖掘中發現了這一發現。

Using his XP Deus 1 metal detector, nothing was found in the morning but in the afternoon a first signal was a £1 coin.

使用他的 XP Deus 1 金屬探測器，早上什麼也沒發現，但下午的第一個信號是一枚 1 英鎊的硬幣。

The next signal revealed at a depth of six inches was the silver coin, which Mr Clark recognised immediately as a denarius of the Roman Emperor Carausius.

在六英寸深處發現的下一個信號是銀幣，克拉克先生立即認出這是羅馬皇帝卡勞修斯的第納爾。

He then contacted the local finds liaison officer so that it could be properly recorded.

然後他聯繫了當地的發現聯絡官，以便能夠正確記錄。

The coin is expected to fetch between £6,000 and £8,000 when it is sold at auction at Noonans Mayfair on October 22.

該硬幣將於 10 月 22 日在 Noonans Mayfair 舉行拍賣時預計售價在 6,000 英鎊至 8,000 英鎊之間。

The coin, which was never published, features a laureate bust of the usurper Carausius, who commanded the Roman fleet ‘Classis Britannica’, based in the English Channel.

這枚從未出版過的硬幣上刻有篡位者卡勞修斯的半身像，他指揮著駐紮在英吉利海峽的羅馬艦隊「Classis Britannica」。

In AD 286 the emperor Maximian ordered his execution after Carausius was suspected of concealing treasure captured from pirates.

西元286年，馬克西米安皇帝因懷疑卡勞修斯藏匿從海盜手中奪取的財寶而下令處死他。

Carausius then declared himself Emperor of Britain and northern Gaul making Britain an independent state.

卡勞修斯隨後宣布自己為不列顛和北高盧皇帝，使不列顛成為一個獨立國家。

For this he is sometimes regarded as the first ‘Brexiteer’.

為此，他有時被視為第一個「脫歐派」。

The coin features a radiate Lion holding a thunderbolt. The letters RSR appear before the Lion which are the abbreviation for “Rodeunt Saturnia Regna’ from the poet Virgil’s ‘Eclogues’ meaning the kingdom of Saturn returns.

硬幣上有一隻手持雷霆的輻射獅子。獅子前面出現的字母 RSR 是詩人維吉爾《牧歌》中「Rodeunt Saturnia Regna」的縮寫，意思是土星王國的回歸。

Carausius is hinting at a return to a Golden Age through his leadership. Carausius was murdered seven years later by his finance minister Allectus.

卡勞修斯暗示將透過他的領導重返黃金時代。七年後，卡勞修斯被財政部長阿勒克圖斯謀殺。

Mr Clark, a retired commercial fisherman who has been metal detecting for 52 years, will share the proceeds of the auction with the landowner.

克拉克先生是一位退休商業漁民，從事金屬探測工作已有 52 年，他將與土地所有者分享拍賣收益。