Traveler Collection：由Numismatica Ars Classica（NAC）拍卖的历史悠久的硬币

从2025年5月20日开始，该旅行者收藏的保险费超过1亿美元，并将在三年的拍卖中提供。

Coins from a historic trove known as the Traveller Collection—buried for more than five decades and long hidden from scholars and collectors—are set to be auctioned by Numismatica Ars Classica (NAC) in what's being hailed as the most significant single collection sale in the history of numismatics.

来自历史悠久的Trove的硬币被称为Traveler Collection（已有五十年的时间，并从学者和收藏家中隐藏了长期以来，都将被Noismatica Ars Classica（NAC）拍卖，这是被誉为钱币学史上最重要的单一收藏销售。

According to Numismatica Ars Classica (NAC), the Traveller Collection is insured for more than $100 million and will be offered over a three-year series of auctions, beginning on May 20, 2025. Comprising some 15,000 coins spanning more than 100 regions and dating from antiquity to the modern era, every lot is appearing on the market for the first time in nearly a century.

根据Numismatica Ars Classica（NAC）的说法，旅行者收藏的保险费超过1亿美元，将在2025年5月20日开始进行三年的拍卖中提供。包括100多个地区的15,000个硬币，从古代到现代时代，每个批次都在一个世纪中出现在现代时代的市场上。

"This is the most valuable numismatic collection ever to come to auction in its entirety," said Arturo Russo, director of Numismatica Ars Classica (NAC). "The vast range and superb quality of the coins offered, the sheer number of great rarities, and the fascinating story of the collection's formation will make these sales a landmark in the history of numismatics."A collection buried by war

Numismatica Ars Classica（NAC）总监Arturo Russo说：“这是有史以来最有价值的钱币收藏。” “所提供的硬币的广泛范围和出色的质量，大量的稀有数量以及该系列编队的迷人故事将使这些销售成为货币学史上的里程碑。”

As Numismatica Ars Classica (NAC) describes it, the Traveller Collection was assembled during the 1930s by a European collector who began buying gold coins following the 1929 Wall Street Crash. Together with his wife, he spent much of the next decade travelling across Europe and the Americas, acquiring coins with great historical interest, artistic merit, and rarity. Their purchases were meticulously documented and carefully stored in cigar boxes.

正如Numismatica Ars Classica（NAC）所描述的那样，Traveler Collection是在1930年代由欧洲收藏家组装的，欧洲收藏家在1929年华尔街崩溃后开始购买金币。在接下来的十年中，他与妻子一起在欧洲和美洲旅行，收购了具有极大的历史兴趣，艺术价值和稀有性的硬币。他们的购买是精心记录的，并精心存放在雪茄盒中。

When the threat of Nazi invasion grew, the collector chose to remain in Europe, reportedly due to the difficulty of transporting his growing collection. Instead, he had the coins put into aluminium boxes and buried them on his property. Tragically, he died shortly after the Nazi occupation began, and the collection remained undisturbed underground for more than 50 years. It was only in recent years that his heirs recovered the hoard and placed it in secure storage before presenting it to Numismatica Ars Classica (NAC).

当纳粹入侵的威胁不断增长时，收藏家选择留在欧洲，据报道，由于很难运输他的日益增长的收藏。取而代之的是，他将硬币放入铝制盒中，并将其埋在他的财产上。可悲的是，他在纳粹占领开始后不久就去世了，该藏品在地下持续了50多年。直到近年来，他的继承人才恢复了ho积并将其放在安全存储中，然后才将其呈现给Numismatica Ars Classica（NAC）。

"The catalogues of the Traveller Collection will serve as an important reference for future collectors and scholars," said Arturo Russo.

Arturo Russo说：“旅行者收藏的目录将成为未来收藏家和学者的重要参考。”

Highlights of the collection

集合的亮点

The collection includes a series of previously unrecorded rarities, many in superb condition. Among the standout items from the forthcoming sales:

该系列包括一系列以前未记录的稀有性，许多稀有性处于极好的状态。在即将到来的销售中的杰出项目中：

A 100 ducat gold coin of Ferdinand III of Habsburg, dated 1629, weighs 348.5 grams of fine gold. Unseen at auction since before World War II, the coin is estimated at CHF 1.2 million (approx. £1,048,854 / $1.8 million CAD).

1629年，哈布斯堡的费迪南德三世的100杜卡金硬币重348.5克细黄金。自第二次世界大战之前的拍卖中看不见，硬币估计为120万瑞士法郎（约1,048,854英镑 / 180万美元）。

A 70 ducat coin of Polish King Sigismund III, minted in 1621 and weighs around 243 grams of gold, is estimated at CHF 450,000 (approx. £394,260 / $675,000 CAD).

波兰国王西吉斯蒙德三世（Sigismund III）的70枚DUCAT硬币，于1621年铸造，重约243克黄金，估计为450,000瑞士法郎（约394,260英镑 / $ 675,000 CAD）。

An Australian Port Philip One Ounce coin, a rare pattern piece minted in conjunction with the 1854 Melbourne Exhibition and later shown in Paris in 1855. Estimated at CHF 250,000 (approx. £218,511 / $375,000 CAD), it features an early depiction of a kangaroo and was struck by the Kangaroo Office, one of Australia's earliest mints.

An Australian Port Philip One Ounce coin, a rare pattern piece minted in conjunction with the 1854 Melbourne Exhibition and later shown in Paris in 1855. Estimated at CHF 250,000 (approx. £218,511 / $375,000 CAD), it features an early depiction of a kangaroo and was struck by the Kangaroo Office, one of Australia's earliest mints.

A set of Persian gold Tomans from the Qajar dynasty, including a 50 Toman piece weighing over 400 grams of gold. Only five complete sets are known, and this one is expected to fetch CHF 1.5–2 million (approx. £1.31–1.75 million / $2.25–3 million CAD).

一组来自卡哈尔王朝的波斯金tomans，其中包括50块托马斯饰品，重400克黄金。只有五套完整的套装，预计这一组将获得15-20万瑞士法郎（约1.31-175万英镑 / 22.5万美元 / $ 225-30万加元）。

A gold stater of Athens, struck in 296 BCE by Lachares from the melted gold of the Athena Parthenos statue, is estimated at CHF 125,000 (approx. £109,515 / $188,000 CAD).

雅典的黄金信箱在公元前296年被雅典娜·帕特诺斯（Athena Parthenos）雕像融化的黄金（Lachares）袭击，估计为125,000瑞士法郎（约合109,515英镑 / $ 188,000 cad）。

A George III 1777 Pattern Five Guinea piece, one of only seven known, is estimated at CHF 300,000 (approx. £262,900 / $450,000 CAD).

乔治三世（George III）1777年的图案五几内亚作品，仅有的七个已知之一，估计为300,000瑞士法郎（约合262,900英镑 / $ 450,000 CAD）。

British focus in first sale

英国重点首次销售

The inaugural auction this May will focus on the British machine-struck coins from the Traveller Collection, ranging from Charles II to George VI. Among the most notable is a high-grade 1839 "Una and the Lion" £5 gold coin by William Wyon—widely regarded as one of the most beautiful coins in British numismatics—estimated at CHF 250,000 (approx. £21

该5月份的首次拍卖将重点放在旅行者收藏中的英国机器打击硬币上，从查尔斯二世到乔治六世。最值得注意的是威廉·怀恩（William Wyon）的高级1839年“ una and the Lion”£5金币，被视为英国钱币学中最美丽的硬币之一，以25万瑞士法郎的价格估计（约21英镑）