金属探测器发现了近 1,700 年前铸造的稀有罗马硬币

经验丰富的金属探测器专家马克·麦克穆兰 (Mark McMullan) 描述了这一发现的“轰动”，以及它如何从他发现的所有其他硬币中脱颖而出。

A metal detectorist has made an "absolute stunner" of a discovery in a County Durham field.

一名金属探测器在达勒姆郡的一处矿场中发现了“绝对令人震惊”的发现。

Mark McMullan, who has permission from farmers and landowners across the county and North Yorkshire to search their fields, regularly shares his finds on his Facebook page The History Hunter.

马克·麦克穆兰 (Mark McMullan) 获得了全县和北约克郡农民和土地所有者的许可，可以搜索他们的田地，他定期在他的 Facebook 页面“历史猎人”上分享他的发现。

And on his latest outing, he found a bronze Roman coin which was minted nearly 1,700 years ago.

在他最近一次外出时，他发现了一枚铸造于近 1700 年前的罗马铜币。

Posting pictures of the coin on Facebook, Mark said: "I've found some great coins over the years in the fields of County Durham & North Yorkshire and this latest find is an absolute stunner! After enjoying the buzz of unearthing it, I now have a few days to marvel at its beauty before returning it to the Landowner at the weekend - and I can't wait to see her face.

马克在 Facebook 上发布了这枚硬币的照片，他说：“多年来，我在达勒姆郡和北约克郡的田野里发现了一些很棒的硬币，这一最新发现绝对令人惊叹！在享受了挖掘它的兴奋之后，我现在在周末将其归还给土地所有者之前，我有几天的时间来惊叹它的美丽 - 我迫不及待地想看看她的脸。

"Made of bronze and with an incredible patina, this coin was minted in Lugdunum (modern-day Lyon) in AD 330, nearly 1700 years ago during the reign of Constantine the Great - one of the most important emperors in Roman history."

“这枚硬币由青铜制成，具有令人难以置信的铜绿，于公元 330 年在卢格杜努姆（今里昂）铸造，距今约 1700 年前，君士坦丁大帝统治时期，他是罗马历史上最重要的皇帝之一。”

Constantine the Great, who reigned from 306 to 337 AD, was the first Roman Emperor to profess Christianity.

君士坦丁大帝于公元 306 年至 337 年在位，是第一位信奉基督教的罗马皇帝。

He also played a key role in consolidating a fragmented Roman Empire which culminated in him relocating the empire's capital from Rome to Byzantium - now modern-day Istanbul.

他还在巩固支离破碎的罗马帝国方面发挥了关键作用，最终将帝国首都从罗马迁至拜占庭（现在的伊斯坦布尔）。

On May 11, 330 AD Byzantium was renamed 'Constantinople' in honour of the emperor.

公元 330 年 5 月 11 日，拜占庭更名为“君士坦丁堡”以纪念皇帝。

And to commemorate this event, two distinct coin types were minted: one celebrating the new capital of Constantinople and the other celebrating old Rome.

为了纪念这一事件，铸造了两种不同的硬币：一种庆祝新首都君士坦丁堡，另一种庆祝旧罗马。

This commemorative coin is an example of the former and features a Helmeted bust of Constantinopolis (the personification of Constantinople) on the obverse and a winged Victory standing on the prow of a boat on the reverse.

这枚纪念币是前者的一个例子，正面是君士坦丁堡的头盔半身像（君士坦丁堡的化身），背面是长着翅膀的胜利女神站在船头。

This major shift of the Roman Empire toward the east is used by historians as the divide between the "Roman" and "Byzantine" empires and Constantinople would remain the capital of the Byzantine Empire and then the Ottoman Empire for nearly 1100 years until it's fall in 1453.

罗马帝国向东方的这一重大转变被历史学家用作“罗马”帝国和“拜占庭”帝国之间的分界线，君士坦丁堡将在近1100年的时间里一直是拜占庭帝国和奥斯曼帝国的首都，直到它的灭亡。 1453.

The city was the capital of Turkey until 1923, when the capital was moved to Ankara.

该市一直是土耳其的首都，直到 1923 年迁都安卡拉。

Constantine passed away on May 22, 337 AD, aged 65 but his legacy lives on through this stunning little coin.

康斯坦丁于公元 337 年 5 月 22 日去世，享年 65 岁，但他的遗产通过这枚令人惊叹的小硬币得以延续。