一款罕见的罗马硬币，据信是在英国发现的第一个硬币，在拍卖会上以近5000英镑的价格出售

据英国广播公司（BBC）称，来自西米德兰兹（West Midlands）金斯温福德（Kingswinford）的76岁男子罗恩·沃尔特斯（Ron Walters）在2024年与他的金属探测器一起在达德利（Dudley）附近的墙壁上发现了硬币。

A rare Roman coin, believed to be the first of its kind discovered in the UK, has been sold for nearly £5,000 at auction.

一款罕见的罗马硬币，据信是在英国发现的第一个硬币，在拍卖会上以近5,000英镑的价格出售。

The coin, which dates back to AD69 and portrays the emperor Aulus Vitellius, was found by Ron Walters, 76, from Kingswinford, West Midlands, in Wall Heath near Dudley with his metal detector.

这枚硬币可以追溯到AD69，并描绘了皇帝Aulus Vitellius，由76岁的Ron Walters从西米德兰兹的金斯温福德（Kingswinford）发现，他的金属探测器在达德利附近的沃尔·希思（Wall Heath）。

Vitellius’s rule was short-lived, lasting only eight months during a civil war known as the ‘Year of the Four Emperors’.

维特里乌斯（Vitellius）的统治是短暂的，在一个被称为“四个皇帝年”的内战中仅持续了八个月。

The coin is thought to be one and only of its kind found in the British Isles.

这枚硬币被认为是在不列颠群岛中发现的同类硬币。

The coin sold for £4,700 to a collector from Scotland at Fieldings Auctioneers in Stourbridge on Friday, March 28.

硬币以4,700英镑的价格卖给了3月28日星期五在斯托布里奇的菲尔德斯拍卖行的一位收藏家。

Mark Hannam, from Fieldings, said: "The coin was found last year by Ron Walters, a regular at our coins and medals auctions.

来自菲尔丁斯的马克·汉纳姆（Mark Hannam）说：“这枚硬币是由我们的硬币和奖牌拍卖的常客罗恩·沃尔特斯（Ron Walters）发现的。

"Even though it's been in the soil for over 1,900 years, he's very pleased to add it to his collection. To find a coin from AD69 is incredibly rare.

“即使它已经在土壤中已经有1,900多年了，但他也很高兴将其添加到他的收藏中。找到Ad69的硬币非常罕见。

"Most coins we find in this country are from the third and fourth centuries, and we are talking about a time when the gold was at its purest level."

“我们在这个国家发现的大多数硬币都是来自第三和第四世纪，我们正在谈论黄金处于最纯粹水平的时代。”

The coin sold for considerably less than the only other similar artefact which was sold in Switzerland last year for around £50,000.

该硬币的售价要比去年在瑞士出售的其他类似物品少得多，价格约为50,000英镑。

It is also noteworthy that the farmer who owns the land where the coin was found will get half of the money while Walters will get the other half.

还值得注意的是，拥有硬币的土地的农民将获得一半的钱，而沃尔特斯将获得另一半。

Talking to BBC Radio WM, Walters said: "Anything's a bonus. Normally the things that you find, you put in your collection because they're not worth selling on.

沃尔特斯（Walters）与BBC Radio Wm交谈时说：“一切都是奖励。通常，您发现的东西，您在收藏中放了很多东西，因为它们不值得出售。

"It's surprising what comes up; not just coins, it can be anything. Belt buckles, buttons, they've all got a story to tell."

“令人惊讶的是，出现的是；不仅是硬币，还可以是任何东西。皮带扣，纽扣，他们都有一个故事要讲。”