金属探测器发现罕见的罗马硬币，预计在拍卖会上拍出 8,000 英镑的价格

来自温伯恩的 73 岁迈克·克拉克 (Mike Clark) 于 6 月在萨默塞特郡南布鲁汉姆的一块田地里发现了这枚硬币。

A metal detectorist has discovered a rare Roman coin that could fetch up to £8,000 at auction.

一位金属探测器发现了一枚罕见的罗马硬币，在拍卖会上售价高达 8,000 英镑。

Mike Clark, 73, made the discovery on June 9 during an organised dig with around 20 other detectorists in South Brewham, Somerset.

73 岁的迈克·克拉克 (Mike Clark) 于 6 月 9 日与大约 20 名其他探测器在萨默塞特郡南布鲁汉姆进行的一次有组织的挖掘中发现了这一发现。

Using his XP Deus 1 metal detector, nothing was found in the morning but in the afternoon a first signal was a £1 coin.

使用他的 XP Deus 1 金属探测器，早上什么也没发现，但下午的第一个信号是一枚 1 英镑的硬币。

The next signal revealed at a depth of six inches was the silver coin, which Mr Clark recognised immediately as a denarius of the Roman Emperor Carausius.

在六英寸深处发现的下一个信号是银币，克拉克先生立即认出这是罗马皇帝卡劳修斯的第纳尔。

He then contacted the local finds liaison officer so that it could be properly recorded.

然后他联系了当地的发现联络官，以便能够正确记录。

The coin is expected to fetch between £6,000 and £8,000 when it is sold at auction at Noonans Mayfair on October 22.

该硬币将于 10 月 22 日在 Noonans Mayfair 举行拍卖时预计售价在 6,000 英镑至 8,000 英镑之间。

The coin, which was never published, features a laureate bust of the usurper Carausius, who commanded the Roman fleet ‘Classis Britannica’, based in the English Channel.

这枚从未出版过的硬币上刻有篡位者卡劳修斯的半身像，他指挥着驻扎在英吉利海峡的罗马舰队“Classis Britannica”。

In AD 286 the emperor Maximian ordered his execution after Carausius was suspected of concealing treasure captured from pirates.

公元286年，马克西米安皇帝因怀疑卡劳修斯藏匿从海盗手中夺取的财宝而下令处决他。

Carausius then declared himself Emperor of Britain and northern Gaul making Britain an independent state.

卡劳修斯随后宣布自己为不列颠和北高卢皇帝，使不列颠成为一个独立国家。

For this he is sometimes regarded as the first ‘Brexiteer’.

为此，他有时被视为第一个“脱欧派”。

The coin features a radiate Lion holding a thunderbolt. The letters RSR appear before the Lion which are the abbreviation for “Rodeunt Saturnia Regna’ from the poet Virgil’s ‘Eclogues’ meaning the kingdom of Saturn returns.

硬币上有一只手持雷霆的辐射狮子。狮子前面出现的字母 RSR 是诗人维吉尔《牧歌》中“Rodeunt Saturnia Regna”的缩写，意思是土星王国的回归。

Carausius is hinting at a return to a Golden Age through his leadership. Carausius was murdered seven years later by his finance minister Allectus.

卡劳修斯暗示将通过他的领导重返黄金时代。七年后，卡劳修斯被财政部长阿勒克图斯谋杀。

Mr Clark, a retired commercial fisherman who has been metal detecting for 52 years, will share the proceeds of the auction with the landowner.

克拉克先生是一位退休商业渔民，从事金属探测工作已有 52 年，他将与土地所有者分享拍卖收益。