一款罕见的古罗马硬币被认为是英国有史以来第一个在达德利（Dudley）附近的农民田地发现的同类硬币，在拍卖会上以超过4,000英镑的价格出售。

这枚硬币被认为是第一批被英岛皇帝奥卢斯·维特里乌斯（Aulus Vitellius

A RARE ancient Roman coin believed to be the first of its kind ever found in Britain that was found in a farmer’s field near Dudley has been sold for over £4,000 at auction.

一款罕见的古罗马硬币被认为是英国有史以来第一个在达德利（Dudley）附近的农民田地发现的同类硬币，在拍卖会上以超过4,000英镑的价格出售。

The coin, believed to be the first gold aureus of Emperor Aulus Vitellius to be recorded as a find in the British Isles, was unearthed by Kingswinford great grandad, Ron Walters, when he set about a farmer’s field in Wall Heath with a metal detector.

这枚硬币被认为是第一批皇帝奥鲁斯·维特里乌斯（Aulus Vitellius）在不列颠群岛（Ron）曾在罗恩·沃尔特斯（Ron Walters）的金斯温福德（Kingswinford）曾曾曾在不列颠群岛（Ron Walters）出土的金黄色金银（Aulus Vitellius），当时他用金属探测器（金属探测器）在墙壁的壁式田野里开发了一个农民。

The 76-year-old from Kingswinford said he stumbled across the rare Roman coin, which dates back to 69 AD, after being told by his wife to get out of the house "for a bit".

这位来自金斯温福德（Kingswinford）的76岁的老人说，他偶然发现了稀有的罗马硬币，该硬币可以追溯到公元69年，因为他的妻子告诉他“有点”出门。

The coin was found by Kingswinford great grandad, Ron Walters (Image: Black Country History Hunters / SWNS) After being returned to Mr Walters from the British Museum, the coin went to auction at Fieldings Auctioneers in Stourbridge today (March 27), being sold for a respectable £4,700.

硬币是由金斯温福德曾祖父罗恩·沃尔特斯（Ron Walters）（图片：黑人乡村历史猎人 / SWN）发现的，在大英博物馆返回沃尔特斯先生后，硬币是在今天（3月27日）（3月27日）的菲尔德斯拍卖行拍卖，以4,700英镑的价格出售。

A similar coin fetched around £50,000 when it was auctioned in Switzerland last year, however, Mark Hannam, Senior Coin Specialist and Auctioneer at Fieldings, said he was pleased with the outcome of the sale nonetheless.

去年在瑞士拍卖时，类似的硬币在瑞士拍卖时也获得了大约50,000英镑的收入，但是，高级硬币专家兼菲尔德斯拍卖师马克·汉纳姆（Mark Hannam）表示，他仍然对销售的结果感到满意。

Mr Hannam 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.

汉纳姆先生说：“我对结果感到非常满意，因为土壤和石头动作的状况略有损失，而硬币的地面已经超过1900年。

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

“有很多预售的兴趣，竞标很快，迅速达到了水平。

The gold Roman coin is believed to be the first of its kind ever found in Britain (Image: Black Country History Hunters / SWNS) “The coin has gone to its new home with a collector in Scotland and I am pleased that it has remained in the UK.”

据信，黄金罗马硬币是英国有史以来第一个此类硬币（图片：黑色乡村历史猎人 / SWNS）：“硬币已经与苏格兰的收藏家一起去了新家，我很高兴它仍然留在英国。”

Upon finding the coin, Mr Walters said: "It was really interesting to find something of such historical importance.

沃尔特斯先生说，找到硬币后说：“找到如此历史的重要性真的很有趣。

“I'm looking forward to seeing how it does at auction."

“我期待看到它在拍卖会上的表现。”

Mr Walters said he will split the proceeds from the sale with the field’s landowner.

沃尔特斯先生说，他将与田野的土地所有者分开收益。