稀有的羅馬黃金硬幣是在農民田裡發現的金屬探測者在拍賣會上拿出4700英鎊的

一枚金屬探測者在農民領域發現的金幣在拍賣會上拿到了4700英鎊，因為它被發現是稀有的羅馬寶藏。

A gold coin discovered by a metal detectorist in a farmer's field has fetched £4,700 at auction after it was revealed to be a rare Roman treasure.

一枚金屬探測者在農民領域發現的金幣在拍賣會上拍賣了4,700英鎊，因為它被發現是罕見的羅馬寶藏。

Ron Walters, 76, unearthed the nearly 2,000 year old coin on land he had been scouring for six years in Wall Heath, near Dudley, last May.

現年76歲的羅恩·沃爾特斯（Ron Walters）去年5月在達德利（Dudley）附近的沃爾·希思（Wall Heath）搜尋了六年的土地上發掘了近2,000年的硬幣。

The artefact from 69AD is thought to be the first aureus of emperor Aulus Vitellius ever recorded as a find in England.

從69AD的人工製品被認為是曾經被記錄為英格蘭發現的第一批Aureus。

The coin was sent to the British Museum, which disclaimed it and returned it to Ron before it went under the hammer this week at Fieldings Auctioneers in Stourbridge.

硬幣被送往大英博物館，該博物館否認了它，並在本週在斯托布里奇的菲爾德斯拍賣行的錘子上摔倒之前將其送回了羅恩。

The proceeds will now be split with the landowner.

現在的收益將與土地所有者分配。

Ron commented: "I thought it might go for a bit more but it's been amazing to be part of a historic discovery and it's certainly something to tell the grandkids."

羅恩（Ron）評論說：“我認為這可能會再多一點，但是成為一個歷史性發現的一部分真是太神奇了，當然可以告訴孫子孫女。”

He added: "I'll keep on searching for more treasures with my metal detector but they did tell me this was a once in a lifetime find, so I doubt I'll find anything like this ever again."

他補充說：“我將繼續用我的金屬探測器尋找更多的寶藏，但他們確實告訴我這是一生一次的發現，所以我懷疑我會再發現這樣的東西。”

Great-grandfather-of-seven Ron, of Kingswinford, West Mids. , explained how he found the coin after his wife ordered him to "get out the house for a bit."

西部金斯溫福德的七大羅恩（Ron）曾曾祖父。 ，解釋說，在妻子命令他“拿出一段房子”之後，他如何找到硬幣。

He said: "I was going to go one Thursday and decided against it and it was my wife who basically told me bugger off and get out the house for a bit.

他說：“我要去一個星期四決定反對，是我的妻子基本上告訴我bugger，然後出門了一會兒。

"And I was glad I did. I was out for a couple of hours and I picked a signal up. I started digging a bit but then I lost the signal.

“我很高興自己做到了。我出去了幾個小時，然後撿起了一個信號。我開始挖了一點，但後來丟失了信號。

"I managed to get this reading again from a clod of earth about 2ft away from me, I broke it open and then this coin dropped into my hand.

“我設法從距離我約2英尺的地球塊中再次獲得了讀物，我打開了它，然後把硬幣掉進了手中。

"My heart was racing, I just popped it in my pocket and went straight back home.

“我的心在賽車，我只是把它彈出在口袋裡，直接回到家。

"In metal detecting circles a Roman coin is probably among the best things you can find."

“在金屬探測圈子中，羅馬硬幣可能是您能找到的最好的東西之一。”

Mark Hannam, senior coin specialist and auctioneer at Fieldings, described the discovery as "a genuinely amazing find" and "a unique piece of brief in history."

高級硬幣專家兼拍賣師馬克·漢納姆（Mark Hannam）將這一發現描述為“真正令人驚奇的發現”和“歷史上獨特的簡短作品”。

He said: "I am very pleased with the result, as the condition of soil and stone action had taken its toll a little, with the coin being in the ground for over 1,900 years.

他說：“我對結果感到非常滿意，因為土壤和石頭動作的狀況略有損失，而硬幣的地面已超過1,900年。

"There was lots of pre-sale interest and bidding was brisk, quickly reaching estimate level.

“在銷售前有很多興趣，競標很快，很快達到了估計水平。

"The coin has gone to its new home with a collector in Scotland and I am pleased that it has remained in the UK.

“硬幣已與蘇格蘭的一位收藏家一起去了新家，我很高興它留在英國。

"To find a coin from AD69 is incredibly rare, as 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."

“從AD69中找到一枚硬幣是非常罕見的，因為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的，我們正在談論黃金處於最純淨水平的時代。”

Vitellius was a brief emperor during the tumultuous "Year of the Four Emperors." in 69 AD, after taking power post-Emperor Otho’s defeat in a civil war that battled over the imperial succession.

在動蕩的“四個皇帝年”中，維特利烏斯是一個短暫的皇帝。在公元69年，在佔領皇帝后奧索（Otho）在內戰中擊敗了帝國繼承的內戰中。

His reign was marked by a penchant for luxury, lavish banquets, and an extravagant lifestyle, which starkly contrasted with the escalating instability within the empire.

他的統治以豪華，豪華宴會和奢侈的生活方式的偏愛標記，這與帝國內部不穩定的不穩定形成鮮明對比。

Vitellius made little attempt to restore the moral and administrative order of the state, leading to widespread disapproval among many Romans.

維特里烏斯（Vitellius）幾乎沒有嘗試恢復國家的道德和行政秩序，從而導致許多羅馬人普遍反對。