罗马皇帝卡劳修斯的稀有银币预计拍卖价高达 8,000 英镑

这枚硬币是 73 岁的迈克·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的。

A VERY RARE silver coin discovered by a metal detectorist in a Somerset field is expected to fetch up to £8,000 when it is sold at auction.

金属探测器在萨默塞特郡发现了一枚非常罕见的银币，预计在拍卖会上售价高达 8,000 英镑。

The Roman denarius was found by Mike Clark, 73, in June during an organised dig in South Brewham.

6 月，73 岁的迈克·克拉克 (Mike Clark) 在南布鲁汉姆 (South Brewham) 有组织的挖掘过程中发现了这枚罗马第纳尔。

Mr Clark, who is from Wimborne, Dorset, said: “It was on June 9, that I attended an organised dig with around 20 detectorists on some pasture fields at South Brewham.

来自多塞特郡温伯恩的克拉克先生说：“6月9日，我和大约20名探测器在南布鲁姆的一些牧场参加了一次有组织的挖掘活动。

“Using my XP Deus 1 metal detector, which I have had for many years, nothing was found in the morning but in the afternoon on another field my first signal was a £1 coin.

“使用我使用多年的 XP Deus 1 金属探测器，早上什么也没发现，但下午在另一个场地上，我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 a silver coin.

“下一个信号在六英寸深的地方发现了一枚银币。

“I recognised it immediately as a denarius of the Roman Emperor Carausius. I then contacted the local finds liaison officer so that it could be properly recorded.”

“我立即认出这是罗马皇帝卡劳修斯的一枚第纳尔。然后我联系了当地的发现联络官，以便能够正确记录。”

The coin is set to be sold at Noonans Mayfair on October 22, with an estimated selling price of £6,000 to £8,000.

该硬币定于 10 月 22 日在 Noonans Mayfair 出售，预计售价为 6,000 至 8,000 英镑。

Nigel Mills, coins and artefacts specialist at Noonans, said: “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.

努南斯的硬币和文物专家奈杰尔·米尔斯 (Nigel Mills) 表示：“这枚硬币从未出版过，上面有篡夺者卡劳修斯 (Carausius) 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’.

“因此，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.

“这枚硬币上有一只手握霹雳的辐射狮子。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, has been metal detecting for 52 years and 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。