從切爾姆斯福德（Chelmsford）地面出現後，英國最大的古代金幣ho積了一個新家

從切爾姆斯福德（Chelmsford）的土地上崛起五年後，英國最大的古代金幣唱片ho積了新家。

Five years after it was unearthed in the U.K., the largest-recorded hoard of ancient gold coins from the country’s Iron Age has found a new home.

在英國發掘了五年後，該國鐵器時代的古代金幣錄製了最大的ho積，已經找到了新家。

The Great Baddow Hoard—named after the village in Essex, England, where it was discovered—has been acquired by the Museum of Chelmsford, the institution announced this week. The acquisition was supported by a group of funders, including the National Lottery Heritage Fund, which contributed £250,000 ($333,775) toward the purchase. The U.K.’s Treasure Valuation Committee valued the trove at £300,050 ($400,590).

該機構本周宣布，這位偉大的Baddow Hoard被發現在英格蘭埃塞克斯（Essex）的村莊之後被發現。此次收購得到了一群資助者的支持，其中包括國家彩票遺產基金，該基金貢獻了25萬英鎊（333,775美元）。英國的寶藏估值委員會對Trove的評價為300,050英鎊（400,590美元）。

“The Museum of Chelmsford’s curatorial team has worked extremely hard over the last year to secure funding to bring the Great Baddow Hoard back to Chelmsford, where it belongs,” added Chelmsford City Council’s cabinet deputy for cultural services, Jennie Lardge, in a statement. “Not a lot is known about Chelmsford’s Iron Age history and the Great Baddow Hoard helps us fill some of the gaps in the archaeological record of this period.”

切爾姆斯福德市議會內閣文化服務局珍妮·拉爾格（Jennie Lardge）補充說：“去年，切爾姆斯福德博物館的策展人團隊在去年的資金中非常努力，以將偉大的Baddow Hoard帶回了屬於的切爾姆斯福德（Chelmsford）。” “對切爾姆斯福德的鐵器時代歷史並不了解很多，而巨大的bad多ho積可以幫助我們填補這一時期考古記錄中的一些空白。”

The museum has nothing less than a one-of-a-kind collection on its hands. The hoard is composed of 933 gold coins, as well as assorted fragments of glass, leather, and a possible vessel, all dating to 60–20 B.C.E. It was during this time period that Iron Age tribes in Britain—among them the Trinovantes and Catuvellauni—began minting their own currency, after long importing Celtic coins from across the sea.

博物館手上只有一個獨一無二的收藏品。 ho積由933枚金幣以及各種玻璃，皮革和可能的容器組成，所有這些都可以追溯到公元前60 - 20年，在這段時間內，英國的鐵器時代部落在英國（Trinovantes and catuvellauni）中的鐵器時代部落（他們是catuvellauni） - 在整個海中延長了自己的貨幣，在凱爾特（Castelic）造成了自己的貨幣。

Of the coins, 930 are Eastern British staters of the same design and value, though varying slightly in shape and size due to the striking and aging processes. In form, they are similar to the Eastern British coins in the Whaddon Chase hoard, found in 1849, which were produced in the Northern Thames region. The remaining three coins include an uninscribed Eastern British quarter stater, a Continental Gallo-Belgic E uniface stater, and an uninscribed East Anglian “Norfolk Wolf” gold stater.

在硬幣中，有930個是英國的東部代表，具有相同的設計和價值，儘管由於醒目和衰老的過程，形狀和大小略有變化。在形式上，它們類似於1849年在泰晤士河北部地區生產的沃登大戰中的東部英國硬幣。其餘的三枚硬幣包括一個未銘刻的東部英國街區，大陸Gallo-Belgic E Uniface Stater和一個未銘刻的東英吉利“諾福克狼” Gold Stater。

The coin trove could hold clues to a clash between the neighboring Trinovantes and Catuvellauni groups, about which little is known.

硬幣的trove可以將線索持有相鄰的三位一體和貓透明群組之間的衝突，這一點鮮為人知。

As most of the gold coins were struck in a region linked to the Catuvellauni, they were most likely being paid as tribute to the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar following his conquest of Eastern Britain, the museum explained. But the fact that they were unearthed in what is considered Trinovantian land to the east “may indicate movement or influence from western tribal groups into the east, potentially aligning with accounts of upheaval during Caesar’s second invasion of Britain in 54 B.C.E.,” said Claire Willetts, curator at the Museum of Chelmsford.

博物館解釋說，由於大多數金幣都在與Catuvellauni相關的地區被擊中，因此在他征服了東部英國後，他們很可能會向羅馬皇帝朱利葉斯·凱撒（Julius Caesar）致敬。但是，他們在被認為是東方的特里凡尼亞土地上發掘出來的事實“可能表明西方部落群體向東方的運動或影響，可能與公元前54年凱撒第二次入侵英國時對動蕩的說法保持一致。”

“While these events were recorded in Roman sources, until now there has been little archaeological evidence to support them, making the Great Baddow Hoard a significant find for our understanding of eastern Britain in the late Iron Age.”

“儘管這些事件是在羅馬消息來源記錄的，但到目前為止，幾乎沒有考古證據可以支持它們，這使得巨大的Baddow Hoard成為我們對鐵器時代後期英國的理解的重要發現。”

In 2020, more than 2,000 years after it was buried, the hoard was discovered by metal detectorist Shane Wood on private land in Grand Baddow. He did not have permission to detect on those grounds and also failed to report the discovery under the U.K.’s Treasure Act 1996. (Wood and his partner, Kim Holman, were later found guilty and fined by magistrates for failing to declare treasure and keeping 23 coins worth up to £12,350, or $16,480.)

在2020年，在被埋葬的2，000多年後，金屬偵探主義者Shane Wood在Grand Baddow的私人土地上發現了ho積。他沒有允許根據這些理由進行檢測，也沒有根據1996年的《英國寶藏法》報告這一發現。

After notifying the landowner about the discovery, as required by law, Wood presented the hoard to the Essex Finds Liaison Officer. It was then catalogued at the British Museum, where it was confirmed to be treasure. A reward of £180,030 ($240,290) for the find was paid to the landowner rather than to Wood due to his actions, the museum said over email.

根據法律要求，在通知土地所有者有關該發現的信息之後，伍德向埃塞克斯（Essex）提出了ho​​積後，發現了聯絡官。然後在大英博物館（大英博物館）進行了分類，並被確認為寶藏。博物館通過電子郵件說，該發現的獎勵是180,030英鎊（240,290美元）的獎勵是向土地所有者支付的，而不是由於他的行動而不是木材。

The new acquisition will be the subject of further research by the museum, which is also planning programs to connect local visitors with the city’s ancient past. The collection will go on display at the museum in the spring of 2026.

新的收購將是博物館進一步研究的主題，該博物館還計劃將當地遊客與城市的古老過去聯繫起來。該系列將於2026年春季在博物館展出。

“By displaying the hoard in its entirety at a local museum, local audiences have a valuable opportunity to engage with part of their history,” said Lori Rogerson, Finds Liaison Officer for Essex. “Visitors seeing the hoard at the Museum of Chelmsford will be in awe at its size and gold content and they’ll be led to ask questions such as ‘who owned such a large stash of precious coins?’ and ‘why was it put in the ground, never to be returned to?'”

埃塞克斯（Essex）的聯絡官洛里·羅格森（Lori Rogerson）說：“通過在當地的博物館中完整展示ho積，當地觀眾有一個寶貴的機會與他們的一部分歷史互動。” “遊客在切爾姆斯福德博物館看到ho積會以其大小和金色的內容感到敬畏，他們會提出諸如“誰擁有如此龐大的珍貴硬幣？ ”之類的問題嗎？和“為什麼它放在地面上，永遠不要返回？ ”