Traveler Collection：由Numismatica Ars Classica（NAC）拍賣的歷史悠久的硬幣

從2025年5月20日開始，該旅行者收藏的保險費超過1億美元，並將在三年的拍賣中提供。

Coins from a historic trove known as the Traveller Collection—buried for more than five decades and long hidden from scholars and collectors—are set to be auctioned by Numismatica Ars Classica (NAC) in what's being hailed as the most significant single collection sale in the history of numismatics.

來自歷史悠久的Trove的硬幣被稱為Traveler Collection（已有五十年的時間，並從學者和收藏家中隱藏了長期以來，都將被Noismatica Ars Classica（NAC）拍賣，這是被譽為錢幣學史上最重要的單一收藏銷售。

According to Numismatica Ars Classica (NAC), the Traveller Collection is insured for more than $100 million and will be offered over a three-year series of auctions, beginning on May 20, 2025. Comprising some 15,000 coins spanning more than 100 regions and dating from antiquity to the modern era, every lot is appearing on the market for the first time in nearly a century.

根據Numismatica Ars Classica（NAC）的說法，旅行者收藏的保險費超過1億美元，將在2025年5月20日開始進行三年的拍賣中提供。包括100多個地區的15,000個硬幣，從古代到現代時代，每個批次都在一個世紀中出現在現代時代的市場上。

"This is the most valuable numismatic collection ever to come to auction in its entirety," said Arturo Russo, director of Numismatica Ars Classica (NAC). "The vast range and superb quality of the coins offered, the sheer number of great rarities, and the fascinating story of the collection's formation will make these sales a landmark in the history of numismatics."A collection buried by war

Numismatica Ars Classica（NAC）總監Arturo Russo說：“這是有史以來最有價值的錢幣收藏。” “所提供的硬幣的廣泛範圍和出色的質量，大量的稀有數量以及該系列編隊的迷人故事將使這些銷售成為貨幣學史上的里程碑。”

As Numismatica Ars Classica (NAC) describes it, the Traveller Collection was assembled during the 1930s by a European collector who began buying gold coins following the 1929 Wall Street Crash. Together with his wife, he spent much of the next decade travelling across Europe and the Americas, acquiring coins with great historical interest, artistic merit, and rarity. Their purchases were meticulously documented and carefully stored in cigar boxes.

正如Numismatica Ars Classica（NAC）所描述的那樣，Traveler Collection是在1930年代由歐洲收藏家組裝的，歐洲收藏家在1929年華爾街崩潰後開始購買金幣。在接下來的十年中，他與妻子一起在歐洲和美洲旅行，收購了具有極大的歷史興趣，藝術價值和稀有性的硬幣。他們的購買是精心記錄的，並精心存放在雪茄盒中。

When the threat of Nazi invasion grew, the collector chose to remain in Europe, reportedly due to the difficulty of transporting his growing collection. Instead, he had the coins put into aluminium boxes and buried them on his property. Tragically, he died shortly after the Nazi occupation began, and the collection remained undisturbed underground for more than 50 years. It was only in recent years that his heirs recovered the hoard and placed it in secure storage before presenting it to Numismatica Ars Classica (NAC).

當納粹入侵的威脅不斷增長時，收藏家選擇留在歐洲，據報導，由於很難運輸他的日益增長的收藏。取而代之的是，他將硬幣放入鋁製盒中，並將其埋在他的財產上。可悲的是，他在納粹佔領開始後不久就去世了，該藏品在地下持續了50多年。直到近年來，他的繼承人才恢復了ho積並將其放在安全存儲中，然後才將其呈現給Numismatica Ars Classica（NAC）。

"The catalogues of the Traveller Collection will serve as an important reference for future collectors and scholars," said Arturo Russo.

Arturo Russo說：“旅行者收藏的目錄將成為未來收藏家和學者的重要參考。”

Highlights of the collection

集合的亮點

The collection includes a series of previously unrecorded rarities, many in superb condition. Among the standout items from the forthcoming sales:

該系列包括一系列以前未記錄的稀有性，許多稀有性處於極好的狀態。在即將到來的銷售中的傑出項目中：

A 100 ducat gold coin of Ferdinand III of Habsburg, dated 1629, weighs 348.5 grams of fine gold. Unseen at auction since before World War II, the coin is estimated at CHF 1.2 million (approx. £1,048,854 / $1.8 million CAD).

1629年，哈布斯堡的費迪南德三世的100杜卡金硬幣重348.5克細黃金。自第二次世界大戰之前的拍賣中看不見，硬幣估計為120萬瑞士法郎（約1,048,854英鎊 / 180萬美元）。

A 70 ducat coin of Polish King Sigismund III, minted in 1621 and weighs around 243 grams of gold, is estimated at CHF 450,000 (approx. £394,260 / $675,000 CAD).

波蘭國王西吉斯蒙德三世（Sigismund III）的70枚DUCAT硬幣，於1621年鑄造，重約243克黃金，估計為450,000瑞士法郎（約394,260英鎊 / $ 675,000 CAD）。

An Australian Port Philip One Ounce coin, a rare pattern piece minted in conjunction with the 1854 Melbourne Exhibition and later shown in Paris in 1855. Estimated at CHF 250,000 (approx. £218,511 / $375,000 CAD), it features an early depiction of a kangaroo and was struck by the Kangaroo Office, one of Australia's earliest mints.

An Australian Port Philip One Ounce coin, a rare pattern piece minted in conjunction with the 1854 Melbourne Exhibition and later shown in Paris in 1855. Estimated at CHF 250,000 (approx. £218,511 / $375,000 CAD), it features an early depiction of a kangaroo and was struck by the Kangaroo Office, one of Australia's earliest mints.

A set of Persian gold Tomans from the Qajar dynasty, including a 50 Toman piece weighing over 400 grams of gold. Only five complete sets are known, and this one is expected to fetch CHF 1.5–2 million (approx. £1.31–1.75 million / $2.25–3 million CAD).

一組來自卡哈爾王朝的波斯金tomans，其中包括50塊托馬斯飾品，重400克黃金。只有五套完整的套裝，預計這一組將獲得15-20萬瑞士法郎（約1.31-175萬英鎊 / 22.5萬美元 / $ 225-30萬加元）。

A gold stater of Athens, struck in 296 BCE by Lachares from the melted gold of the Athena Parthenos statue, is estimated at CHF 125,000 (approx. £109,515 / $188,000 CAD).

雅典的黃金信箱在公元前296年被雅典娜·帕特諾斯（Athena Parthenos）雕像融化的黃金（Lachares）襲擊，估計為125,000瑞士法郎（約合109,515英鎊 / $ 188,000 cad）。

A George III 1777 Pattern Five Guinea piece, one of only seven known, is estimated at CHF 300,000 (approx. £262,900 / $450,000 CAD).

喬治三世（George III）1777年的圖案五幾內亞作品，僅有的七個已知之一，估計為300,000瑞士法郎（約合262,900英鎊 / $ 450,000 CAD）。

British focus in first sale

英國重點首次銷售

The inaugural auction this May will focus on the British machine-struck coins from the Traveller Collection, ranging from Charles II to George VI. Among the most notable is a high-grade 1839 "Una and the Lion" £5 gold coin by William Wyon—widely regarded as one of the most beautiful coins in British numismatics—estimated at CHF 250,000 (approx. £21

該5月份的首次拍賣將重點放在旅行者收藏中的英國機器打擊硬幣上，從查爾斯二世到喬治六世。最值得注意的是威廉·懷恩（William Wyon）的高級1839年“ una and the Lion”£5金幣，被視為英國錢幣學中最美麗的硬幣之一，以25萬瑞士法郎的價格估計（約21英鎊）