一位农民在拍卖会上以4,700英镑的价格出售的罕见的2,000年历史的罗马硬币

一位76岁农民发现的罕见的2,000年历史的罗马硬币已在拍卖中以4700英镑的价格出售。

A rare 2,000-year-old Roman coin discovered by a 76-year-old farmer has been sold at auction for £4,700.

一位76岁农民发现的罕见的2,000年历史的罗马硬币已在拍卖中以4,700英镑的价格出售。

Ron Walters, from Kingswinford, unearthed the gold coin depicting Emperor Aulus Vitellius while metal detecting near Wall Heath, Dudley, last year. The coin was purchased by a collector from Scotland at Fieldings Auctioneers in Stourbridge.

来自金斯温福德（Kingswinford）的罗恩·沃尔特斯（Ron Walters）去年发掘了描绘的金币，描绘了皇帝奥鲁斯·维特里乌斯（Aulus Vitellius），而金属在去年达德利（Dudley）附近发现了墙壁。硬币是由苏格兰的一位收藏家购买的，位于苏格兰的斯托布里奇的菲尔德斯拍卖行。

The coin, dated to 69 CE, is considered by historians to be the first aureus of Vitellius found in England and is the only one of its kind in the British Isles. Experts have described the find as “a discovery one might encounter once in a lifetime.”

历史学家认为这款硬币是公元69年，这是在英格兰发现的第一位Vitellius的巨像，也是不列颠群岛中唯一同类的巨像。专家们将发现是“一生可能曾经遇到的发现”。

Emperor Aulus Vitellius, known for his luxurious and extravagant lifestyle, ruled for just eight months during a turbulent period of civil war known as the “Year of the Four Emperors.”

皇帝奥卢斯·维特利乌斯（Aulus Vitellius）以其豪华而奢侈的生活方式而闻名，在动荡的内战时期统治了八个月，即“四个皇帝的年份”。

During his brief reign, which saw instability and unrest, Aulus Vitellius's administration was marked by extravagance and lavish spending.

在他的短暂统治时期，阿卢斯·维特利乌斯（Aulus Vitellius）的政府以奢侈和奢侈的支出为标志。

However, his rule was short-lived as he was brutally murdered by soldiers loyal to the new emperor, Aulus Plaudius, in December of 69.

然而，他的统治是短暂的，因为他在69年12月被忠于新皇帝奥鲁斯·普劳迪乌斯（Aulus Plaudius）残酷地谋杀。

Sharing details of the discovery, Walters said: "My detector gave a signal; I started digging but lost the signal. Then I got a signal again on a piece of soil about 60 cm away. When I broke the ground, the coin fell into my palm.

沃尔特斯分享了这一发现的细节：“我的探测器发出了一个信号；我开始挖掘但丢失了信号。然后我在约60厘米远的一块土壤上再次发出信号。当我摔断地面时，硬币掉进了我的手掌。

"My heart was about to jump out; I immediately put it in my pocket and went home."

“我的心即将跳出去；我立即把它放在口袋里回家。”

Further adding that he hadn't initially planned to go out that day, the 76-year-old said: "Actually, I was thinking of not going out that day, but my wife said, 'Come on, just go a little bit,' and kicked me out of the house. I'm glad I went."

进一步补充说，他最初没有计划那天外出，这位76岁的老人说：“实际上，我当天没有出去，但是我的妻子说：'来吧，吧，走一点，''，''''，然后把我踢出了家。我很高兴我去了。”

Before the coin was put up for auction, the British Museum examined its authenticity and eventually allowed it to be sold. The proceeds from the sale will be shared with the landowner.

在将硬币拍卖之前，大英博物馆检查了其真实性，并最终允许其出售。出售的收益将与土地所有者分享。

The coin has attracted interest from historians and collectors, who described the find as "a historical discovery."

硬币吸引了历史学家和收藏家的兴趣，他们将发现是“历史发现”。

Discussing the significance of the find, a coin expert said: "Finding a coin from this era is incredibly rare. Most coins we find in this country date to the third and fourth centuries, and we are talking about a time when gold was of the purest quality."

一位硬币专家在讨论该发现的重要性时说：“从这个时代找到一枚硬币非常罕见。我们在这个国家发现的大多数硬币都可以追溯到第三和第四世纪，我们正在谈论黄金质量最纯净的时代。”

"It was a wonderful thing to be part of a historical discovery," said Walters.

沃尔特斯说：“成为历史发现的一部分是一件很棒的事情。”

"I'll keep searching for treasures with my metal detector and plan to use the proceeds from my recent find to repair my motorhome and continue my hobby."

“我将继续使用金属探测器来寻找宝藏，并计划利用我最近发现的收益来修复我的房车并继续我的爱好。”

Despite the coin selling for less than a similar artifact which was auctioned in Switzerland last year for about £50,000, Walters said he is satisfied with the price it fetched at the auction.

尽管沃尔特斯说，尽管硬币的售价不到类似的人工制品，该工具于去年在瑞士拍卖，但沃尔特斯表示，他对拍卖会上的价格感到满意。