伍斯特郡征服宝藏：“奇迹”罗马硬币的发现震惊了专家

去年年底，伍斯特附近的一处建筑工地上挖出了多达 1,368 枚铁器时代和罗马硬币，其历史可以追溯到尼禄皇帝统治时期。

Builders were left stunned after uncovering one of the largest hoards of Roman coins ever found in Britain - and it's worth a staggering £100,000.

建筑商发现了英国有史以来发现的最大的罗马硬币宝库之一，其价值高达 10 万英镑，令建筑商们大吃一惊。

An incredible 1,368 Iron Age and Roman coins, dating back to the reign of Emperor Nero, were dug up on a building site near Worcester late last year.

去年年底，人们在伍斯特附近的一个建筑工地上挖出了令人难以置信的 1,368 枚铁器时代和罗马硬币，其历史可以追溯到尼禄皇帝统治时期。

Experts have hailed the "miraculous" find as one of the most important discoveries for a century.

专家们称赞这一“奇迹”的发现是一个世纪以来最重要的发现之一。

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阅读更多：“我希望有一天这些照片对人们来说很重要并帮助他们记住”

The majority of the coins are silver denarii, minted in Rome and dating from the time of the Roman Republic in 157 BC up to Nero's reign between AD 54–68.

大多数硬币是第纳尔银币，在罗马铸造，生产时间从公元前 157 年的罗马共和国时期到公元 54-68 年尼禄统治时期。

The discovery, dubbed The Worcestershire Conquest Hoard, is one of the largest coin hoards of the Roman Conquest period and the biggest of the reign of Nero, ever found in Britain.

这一发现被称为“伍斯特郡征服宝藏”，是英国发现的罗马征服时期最大的钱币宝藏之一，也是尼禄统治时期最大的钱币宝藏之一。

It is believed the coins belonged to a rich farmer who supplied the Roman army with grain and livestock.

据信这些硬币属于一位富有的农民，他为罗马军队提供谷物和牲畜。

The hoard was discovered in the Leigh and Bransford area, west of Worcester, late last year and is valued at more than £100,000.

该宝藏于去年底在伍斯特以西的利和布兰斯福德地区发现，价值超过 10 万英镑。

Dr Murray Andrews, lecturer in British archaeology at University College London, said: "It's the most miraculous thing I've seen over the last 100 years. It's an important piece of archaeology.

伦敦大学学院英国考古学讲师默里·安德鲁斯博士说：“这是我在过去 100 年来见过的最神奇的事情。它是考古学的重要组成部分。”

"It tells us about what was happening here 2000 years ago, when the Malvern hills were maybe the boundary of the Roman Empire."

“它告诉我们 2000 年前这里发生的事情，当时马尔文丘陵可能是罗马帝国的边界。”

The hoard also includes a single gold coin, which experts have identified as an Iron Age stater. The coin was minted for the local British tribe, the Dobunni, who were in Worcestershire in AD 20–45.

宝藏中还包括一枚金币，专家鉴定为铁器时代的金币。该硬币是为公元 20-45 年居住在伍斯特郡的当地不列颠部落 Dobunni 铸造的。

It is likely that the pot containing the coins was made at one of the pottery kilns based at the foot of the Malvern Hills.

装有硬币的罐子很可能是在莫尔文山脚下的一个陶窑中制作的。

In June the hoard was declared as treasure and now Worcestershire Heritage, Art & Museums is aiming to raise £6,000 so it can go on display.

6 月，这批宝藏被宣布为宝藏，现在伍斯特郡遗产、艺术和博物馆计划筹集 6,000 英镑，以便将其展出。

Chair of Worcestershire County Council's joint museums committee, Karen May, said: “What a fantastic find and so important for anyone wishing to understand more about the county’s heritage.

伍斯特郡议会联合博物馆委员会主席凯伦·梅 (Karen May) 表示：“这是一个非常棒的发现，对于任何希望更多地了解该县遗产的人来说非常重要。

"This is real Worcestershire treasure, and it needs to be seen and enjoyed by Worcestershire residents for generations to come.”

“这是真正的伍斯特郡宝藏，伍斯特郡的子孙后代都需要看到并享受它。”

The hoard is the third to have been found in the area in the past 25 years. In 1999, 434 silver coins and 38 shards of pottery were found near Chaddesley Corbett.

这是过去 25 年来该地区发现的第三个宝藏。 1999 年，在查德斯利·科贝特附近发现了 434 枚银币和 38 块陶器碎片。

In 2011 two metal detectorists from Redditch found a clay pot full of 3,784 coins on Bredon Hill.

2011 年，雷迪奇的两名金属探测器在布雷登山发现了一个装满 3,784 枚硬币的陶罐。