金屬探測器發現了近 1,700 年前鑄造的稀有羅馬硬幣

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 metal detectorist has made an "absolute stunner" of a discovery in a County Durham field.

一名金屬探測器在達勒姆郡的一處礦場中發現了「絕對令人震驚」的發現。

Mark McMullan, who has permission from farmers and landowners across the county and North Yorkshire to search their fields, regularly shares his finds on his Facebook page The History Hunter.

馬克·麥克穆蘭 (Mark McMullan) 獲得了全縣和北約克郡農民和土地所有者的許可，可以搜索他們的田地，他定期在他的 Facebook 頁面“歷史獵人”上分享他的發現。

And on his latest outing, he found a bronze Roman coin which was minted nearly 1,700 years ago.

在他最近一次外出時，他發現了一枚鑄造於近 1700 年前的羅馬銅幣。

Posting pictures of the coin on Facebook, Mark 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! 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.

馬克在Facebook 上發布了這枚硬幣的照片，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，這一最新發現絕對令人驚嘆！在享受了挖掘它的興奮之後，我現在在周末將其歸還給地主之前，我有幾天的時間來驚嘆它的美麗 - 我迫不及待地想看看她的臉。

"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, who reigned from 306 to 337 AD, was the first Roman Emperor to profess Christianity.

君士坦丁大帝於西元 306 年至 337 年在位，是第一位信奉基督教的羅馬皇帝。

He also played a key role in consolidating a fragmented Roman Empire which culminated in him relocating the empire's capital from Rome to Byzantium - now modern-day Istanbul.

他還在鞏固支離破碎的羅馬帝國方面發揮了關鍵作用，最終將帝國首都從羅馬遷至拜占庭（現在的伊斯坦堡）。

On May 11, 330 AD 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。

And 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。

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。

The city was the capital of Turkey until 1923, when the capital was moved to Ankara.

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。