伍斯特郡征服寶庫：「奇蹟」羅馬硬幣的發現震驚了專家

去年年底，伍斯特附近的一處建築工地上挖出了多達 1,368 枚鐵器時代和羅馬硬幣，其歷史可追溯至尼祿皇帝統治時期。

Builders were left stunned after uncovering one of the largest hoards of Roman coins ever found in Britain - and it's worth a staggering £100,000.

建築商發現了英國有史以來發現的最大的羅馬硬幣寶庫之一，價值高達 10 萬英鎊，令建築商大吃一驚。

An incredible 1,368 Iron Age and Roman coins, dating back to the reign of Emperor Nero, were dug up on a building site near Worcester late last year.

去年年底，人們在伍斯特附近的一個建築工地上挖出了令人難以置信的 1,368 枚鐵器時代和羅馬硬幣，其歷史可以追溯到尼祿皇帝統治時期。

Experts have hailed the "miraculous" find as one of the most important discoveries for a century.

專家們稱讚這項「奇蹟」的發現是一個世紀以來最重要的發現之一。

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閱讀更多：“我希望有一天這些照片對人們來說很重要並幫助他們記住”

The majority of the coins are silver denarii, minted in Rome and dating from the time of the Roman Republic in 157 BC up to Nero's reign between AD 54–68.

大多數硬幣是第納爾銀幣，在羅馬鑄造，生產時間從公元前 157 年的羅馬共和國時期到公元 54-68 年尼祿統治時期。

The discovery, dubbed The Worcestershire Conquest Hoard, is one of the largest coin hoards of the Roman Conquest period and the biggest of the reign of Nero, ever found in Britain.

這項發現被稱為“伍斯特郡征服寶藏”，是英國發現的羅馬征服時期最大的錢幣寶藏之一，也是尼祿統治時期最大的錢幣寶藏之一。

It is believed the coins belonged to a rich farmer who supplied the Roman army with grain and livestock.

據信這些硬幣屬於一位富有的農民，他為羅馬軍隊提供穀物和牲畜。

The hoard was discovered in the Leigh and Bransford area, west of Worcester, late last year and is valued at more than £100,000.

該寶藏於去年底在伍斯特以西的利和布蘭斯福德地區發現，價值超過 10 萬英鎊。

Dr Murray Andrews, lecturer in British archaeology at University College London, said: "It's the most miraculous thing I've seen over the last 100 years. It's an important piece of archaeology.

倫敦大學學院英國考古學講師默里·安德魯斯博士說：“這是我在過去 100 年來見過的最神奇的事情。它是考古學的重要組成部分。”

"It tells us about what was happening here 2000 years ago, when the Malvern hills were maybe the boundary of the Roman Empire."

“它告訴我們 2000 年前這裡發生的事情，當時馬爾文丘陵可能是羅馬帝國的邊界。”

The hoard also includes a single gold coin, which experts have identified as an Iron Age stater. The coin was minted for the local British tribe, the Dobunni, who were in Worcestershire in AD 20–45.

寶藏中還包括一枚金幣，專家鑑定為鐵器時代的金幣。該硬幣是為公元 20-45 年居住在伍斯特郡的當地不列顛部落 Dobunni 鑄造的。

It is likely that the pot containing the coins was made at one of the pottery kilns based at the foot of the Malvern Hills.

裝有硬幣的罐子很可能是在莫爾文山腳下的一個陶窯中製作的。

In June the hoard was declared as treasure and now Worcestershire Heritage, Art & Museums is aiming to raise £6,000 so it can go on display.

6 月，這批寶藏被宣佈為寶藏，現在伍斯特郡遺產、藝術和博物館計劃籌集 6,000 英鎊，以便將其展出。

Chair of Worcestershire County Council's joint museums committee, Karen May, said: “What a fantastic find and so important for anyone wishing to understand more about the county’s heritage.

伍斯特郡議會聯合博物館委員會主席凱倫梅 (Karen May) 表示：「這是一個非常棒的發現，對於任何希望更多地了解該縣遺產的人來說非常重要。

"This is real Worcestershire treasure, and it needs to be seen and enjoyed by Worcestershire residents for generations to come.”

“這是真正的伍斯特郡寶藏，伍斯特郡的子孫後代都需要看到並享受它。”

The hoard is the third to have been found in the area in the past 25 years. In 1999, 434 silver coins and 38 shards of pottery were found near Chaddesley Corbett.

這是過去 25 年來該地區發現的第三個寶藏。 1999 年，在查德斯利·科貝特附近發現了 434 枚銀幣和 38 塊陶器碎片。

In 2011 two metal detectorists from Redditch found a clay pot full of 3,784 coins on Bredon Hill.

2011 年，雷迪奇的兩名金屬探測器在布雷登山發現了一個裝滿 3,784 枚硬幣的陶罐。