一款罕見的羅馬硬幣，據信是在英國發現的第一個硬幣，在拍賣會上以近5000英鎊的價格出售

據英國廣播公司（BBC）稱，來自西米德蘭茲（West Midlands）金斯溫福德（Kingswinford）的76歲男子羅恩·沃爾特斯（Ron Walters）在2024年與他的金屬探測器一起在達德利（Dudley）附近的牆壁上發現了硬幣。

A rare Roman coin, believed to be the first of its kind discovered in the UK, has been sold for nearly £5,000 at auction.

一款罕見的羅馬硬幣，據信是在英國發現的第一個硬幣，在拍賣會上以近5,000英鎊的價格出售。

The coin, which dates back to AD69 and portrays the emperor Aulus Vitellius, was found by Ron Walters, 76, from Kingswinford, West Midlands, in Wall Heath near Dudley with his metal detector.

這枚硬幣可以追溯到AD69，並描繪了皇帝Aulus Vitellius，由76歲的Ron Walters從西米德蘭茲的金斯溫福德（Kingswinford）發現，他的金屬探測器在達德利附近的沃爾·希思（Wall Heath）。

Vitellius’s rule was short-lived, lasting only eight months during a civil war known as the ‘Year of the Four Emperors’.

維特里烏斯（Vitellius）的統治是短暫的，在一個被稱為“四個皇帝年”的內戰中僅持續了八個月。

The coin is thought to be one and only of its kind found in the British Isles.

這枚硬幣被認為是在不列顛群島中發現的同類硬幣。

The coin sold for £4,700 to a collector from Scotland at Fieldings Auctioneers in Stourbridge on Friday, March 28.

硬幣以4,700英鎊的價格賣給了3月28日星期五在斯托布里奇的菲爾德斯拍賣行的一位收藏家。

Mark Hannam, from Fieldings, said: "The coin was found last year by Ron Walters, a regular at our coins and medals auctions.

來自菲爾丁斯的馬克·漢納姆（Mark Hannam）說：“這枚硬幣是由我們的硬幣和獎牌拍賣的常客羅恩·沃爾特斯（Ron Walters）發現的。

"Even though it's been in the soil for over 1,900 years, he's very pleased to add it to his collection. To find a coin from AD69 is incredibly rare.

“即使它已經在土壤中已經有1,900多年了，但他也很高興將其添加到他的收藏中。找到Ad69的硬幣非常罕見。

"Most coins we find in this country are from the third and fourth centuries, and we are talking about a time when the gold was at its purest level."

“我們在這個國家發現的大多數硬幣都是來自第三和第四世紀，我們正在談論黃金處於最純粹水平的時代。”

The coin sold for considerably less than the only other similar artefact which was sold in Switzerland last year for around £50,000.

該硬幣的售價要比去年在瑞士出售的其他類似物品少得多，價格約為50,000英鎊。

It is also noteworthy that the farmer who owns the land where the coin was found will get half of the money while Walters will get the other half.

還值得注意的是，擁有硬幣的土地的農民將獲得一半的錢，而沃爾特斯將獲得另一半。

Talking to BBC Radio WM, Walters said: "Anything's a bonus. Normally the things that you find, you put in your collection because they're not worth selling on.

沃爾特斯（Walters）與BBC Radio Wm交談時說：“一切都是獎勵。通常，您發現的東西，您在收藏中放了很多東西，因為它們不值得出售。

"It's surprising what comes up; not just coins, it can be anything. Belt buckles, buttons, they've all got a story to tell."

“令人驚訝的是，出現的是；不僅是硬幣，還可以是任何東西。皮帶扣，鈕扣，他們都有一個故事要講。”