Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2115: Holy Brothers and Sisters Gold Coin
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The exploration is still going on, new discoveries are being made one after another, and surprises big and small are constantly appearing, leaving everyone a bit overwhelmed.
These discoveries and surprises are diverse, including ancient statues and fragments, shipwrecks, other antique artworks, rusty ancient weapons, etc.
Because of the emergence of these antiques, the sensational effect caused by the exploration of ancient Roman shipwreck treasures is rapidly expanding.
More and more eyes are looking at this sea area, at this sunken treasure that has been sleeping deep under the sea for a thousand or two thousand years, at the two Aurora small submarines that are exploring the treasure, and at Ye Tian.
There are many coveting eyes among them, as well as guys who are so jealous that their eyes are blood red.
Ye Tian had already expected this, and he didn't care at all.
At this time, he is focusing on exploring this huge ancient Roman shipwreck treasure. This is the most important thing.
As for other things, let’s try to find ways to deal with them. In a word, no one wants to take advantage of me!
As he spoke, Ye Tian and his small submarine dived about another half meter and floated above a piece of sand.
Immediately afterwards, a mechanical gripper suddenly protruded from the belly of the submarine, inserted deeply into the sand directly below, grabbed, or dug out, a gold coin from the depths of the sand, and then raised it to the transparent In front of the cockpit.
At Ye Tian's signal, Waiters used another mechanical arm to gently scrape off the sand attached to the gold coins, revealing the true colors of the gold coins.
This is an irregularly round ancient gold coin. Although it has been sleeping deep in the sea for a thousand or two thousand years, it still emits a bright light when illuminated by light, which is dazzling.
On the front of this gold coin, there are two superimposed human heads, one male and one female, which can be clearly seen from the facial contours.
To be more precise, these should be the heads of a certain king and queen. The crowns on their heads are enough to illustrate their identities.
Right above the two superimposed avatars, a small line of ancient Greek text, or a word, is engraved, and the handwriting is clearly legible.
On the back of this gold coin, there are also two superimposed portraits of a man and a woman, and they are the portraits of a king and a queen. The two seem to be a little older.
Like the front of the gold coin, there is also a small line of ancient Greek text, or words, on the two superimposed portraits, which is different from the word on the front.
No matter the front or back, the manufacturing process of this ancient gold coin is excellent, and the depiction of the characters is extremely detailed and realistic, making it a good work of art.
The first time he saw this ancient gold coin, a look of surprise appeared on Ye Tian's face.
Not only him, but also the experts and scholars in the sea exploration fleet, as well as many experts and scholars on the live broadcast side, everyone was pleasantly surprised.
Of course, there are some guys who know the goods, their eyes are even redder, and they are almost going crazy with jealousy.
After carefully appreciating the front and back of this ancient gold coin, Ye Tian gave his own appraisal conclusion in a rather excited tone.
“This is an antique gold coin from the Hellenistic era, minted between 282 BC and 246 BC, which was during the reign of the Ptolemaic dynasty, one of the three major dynasties of the Hellenistic era.
To be precise, this is a gold coin made during the reign of Ptolemy II. It is also one of the famous "Holy Brothers and Sisters" series of gold coins of the Ptolemaic dynasty. It is a priceless treasure in the field of antique coin collection.
This antique gold coin is called the 8 drachma gold coin of Ptolemy II. It weighs approximately 27.73 carats. The purity of the gold coin is quite good, and the production process is excellent. It can be called a work of art.
With the emergence of this antique gold coin, we can be sure that the sinking time of these ancient shipwrecks sunk deep under the sea must have been during the Hellenistic era and beyond, not ancient Greece."
Listening to Ye Tian's analysis, both the experts and scholars in the exploration fleet and the many professionals on the live broadcast side all nodded, and no one raised any objections.
The most direct evidence is right in front of everyone, who can question it? Isn’t that asking for embarrassment!
After a pause, Ye Tian continued:
“Let’s talk about this antique gold coin. On the front of this gold coin, there are superimposed portraits of Ptolemy II and Queen Arsinoe II. The Greek words engraved on it mean ‘brother and sister’.
The back of this antique gold coin is engraved with the superimposed heads of Ptolemy I and Queen Berenesi I. The ancient Greek word engraved on the heads means "holy".
Unlike other antique coins, the front and back of this 8-drachma gold coin of Ptolemy II are engraved with the superimposed portraits of the first two kings and queens of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
Antique gold coins of this shape are very rare, which is one of the reasons why they are extremely precious. Moreover, there is a very important history hidden behind this antique gold coin.
Everyone has seen that the front and back of this antique gold coin are engraved with the ancient Greek words "brother and sister" and "holy" respectively, so this antique gold coin is also called the "holy brother and sister" gold coin.
The 'Holy Brothers and Sisters' series of gold coins are unique to the Ptolemaic Dynasty. They are unique to this family and have no semicolon. This name faithfully reflects the special relationship between the figures on the gold coins.
To put it simply, Ptolemy I and Ptolemy II were closely related to their respective queens, and they were very close cousins, so they were called holy siblings.
This kind of incestuous marriage, or even incest, brought a very famous genetic disease to the Ptolemaic royal family, protruding eyes and thick necks.
If you carefully observe this antique gold coin and other gold coins in the Ptolemaic Dynasty's "Holy Brothers and Sisters" series, you can see some clues. This is a true reflection of Greek history.
Because of this, the "Holy Brothers and Sisters" antique gold coins of the Ptolemaic Dynasty are extremely precious and hard to find. It can be said that we are very lucky to find this antique gold coin today."
While Ye Tian was explaining, Waiters manipulated the mechanical gripper to present every angle of the 'Holy Brother and Sister' antique gold coin in front of the high-definition underwater camera lens and in front of everyone's eyes.
Listening to this professional and wonderful explanation and looking at this dazzling antique gold coin, everyone felt dazzled and secretly admired it.
"Wow! This guy Steven is so exaggerated. It seems that there is nothing he doesn't know about, and there is no antique art that he doesn't recognize. No wonder this guy can find so many treasures! It's really not for nothing. ?"
“If it weren’t for Steven’s professional explanation, even if I were to place this antique gold coin in front of me, I would never have believed that such a beautiful gold coin came from the Hellenistic era more than 2,200 years ago. ! ”
After the explanation, Ye Tian asked Vitus to put away the 8 drachma gold coin of Ptolemy II and put it into a storage box outside the submarine.
Immediately afterwards, the small submarine slowly sailed forward and continued its exploration.
Only about one meter forward, the sound of the metal detector sounded again in the cockpit. Although it was a bit harsh, it was extremely moving and like the sound of nature to everyone's ears.
Ye Tian looked at the signal displayed on the LCD screen in front of him and the three-dimensional scanning image, then chuckled and said:
"Guys, it seems that we have discovered another batch of antique gold and silver coins, deep in the sand just below the submarine, and there are a lot of them. There must be some priceless top-notch items among them.
However, we don’t need to capture it this time, just mark it. After exploring the general situation of the sunken treasure and starting the salvage operation, we will clean up these antique gold coins."
"Got it, Steven"
Charlie and Waiters responded in unison and quickly made their marks.
Immediately afterwards, the seven-seater Aurora mini-submarine was ready to move forward again and continue to explore this huge sunken treasure.
At this moment, Matisse's excited voice suddenly came from the intercom system.
"Steven, we have discovered another shipwreck, and many ancient weapons were scanned near this shipwreck, some of which look like Roman short swords.
This is slightly different from the hull wreckage discovered before. Although I can’t see what the difference between the two means, I believe you will be able to find something."
After hearing the announcement, Ye Tian immediately smiled and said:
"Well done, Matisse, send me all the three-dimensional images you scanned and let me analyze them and see if I can find anything different"
The next moment, Matisse sent over the scanned wreckage of the ship and many images of ancient weapons.
Ye Tian looked at these images carefully, pondered for a moment, and then gave the answer.
“I can say with certainty that this is a very important discovery. Matisse, the shipwrecks and ancient weapons you discovered may explain the origin of this sunken treasure.
You have discovered that this hull wreckage should be a battleship from the Roman Empire. The metal ramming horn on the bow and the distinctive Roman daggers are the most direct evidence.
In the Hellenistic era, Roman daggers were the standard equipment of Roman Empire soldiers, and the metal ram on the bow, judging from its shape, was also the most commonly used metal ram on Roman Empire warships.
The hull wreckage discovered before looks more like a Greek warship from the Hellenistic era. The ancient Greek war dolphin you first discovered is the most powerful proof.
Although these two ancient warships are very similar, they are still different in some local details. From this, it can be inferred that an epic sea battle has appeared before my eyes! ”
Hearing this, everyone's eyes suddenly became brighter, and everyone's eyes were full of anticipation and excitement.
Next, through Ye Tian’s words, a shocking battle that took place on the Ionian Sea more than two thousand years ago slowly began!