Treasure Hunt all over the World

The exploration is still going on, new discoveries are made one after another, and surprises of all sizes keep appearing, which makes everyone a bit overwhelmed.

These discoveries and surprises are varied, and they are either ancient statues and fragments, or wrecks of shipwrecks, or other antique works of art, and rusty ancient weapons, etc., are dazzling.

Because of the appearance of these antique relics, the sensational effect caused by the exploration of the ancient Roman shipwreck treasure is rapidly expanding.

More and more people looked at this sea area, at the treasure of the shipwreck that had been sleeping in the depths of the sea for a thousand or two thousand years, at the two small Aurora submarines that were exploring the treasure, and at Ye Tian.

There is no shortage of coveted eyes, and guys whose eyes are bloodshot with jealousy.

Regarding this, Ye Tian had expected it a long time ago, and he didn't care at all.

At this time, he is focusing on exploring this huge ancient Roman shipwreck treasure, which is the most important thing.

As for other things, let's see what happens. In a word, who the hell don't want to take advantage of me!

While talking, Ye Tian and his small submarine dived about half a meter, suspended 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 lifted it to the front of the transparent cockpit.

Under Ye Tian's signal, Waiters used another mechanical arm to gently scrape off the sand attached to the gold coin, revealing the true colors of the gold coin.

This is an ancient gold coin with an irregular shape. Although it has been sleeping in the depths of the sea for a thousand or two thousand years, it still emits a dazzling light when it is illuminated by the light, which is dazzling.

On the front of this gold coin, there are two superimposed heads of characters, and they are a man and a woman, which can be clearly seen from the facial contours.

To be more precise, this should be the head portrait of a certain king and queen. The crowns on their heads are enough to explain their identities.

Directly above the two superimposed portraits, there is a small line of ancient Greek, or a word, which is clearly legible.

On the back of this gold coin, there are also two superimposed portraits of characters, a man and a woman, and the heads of a king and queen. The two seem to be a little older.

Like the obverse of a gold coin,

On the two superimposed portraits of characters, there is also a small line of ancient Greek, or a word, which is different from the word on the front.

Regardless of the front and back, the manufacturing process of this ancient gold coin is excellent, and the depiction of the characters is extremely fine and lifelike, which can be called a good work of art.

Seeing this ancient gold coin for the first time, Ye Tian's face flashed a look of surprise.

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 end, everyone was pleasantly surprised.

Of course, there are also some guys who know the goods, their eyeballs are even redder, and they are almost crazy with jealousy.

After carefully appreciating the front and back of this ancient gold coin, Ye Tian gave his own appraisal conclusion with a rather excited tone.

"This is an antique gold coin from the Hellenistic era, which was minted between 282 BC and 246 BC, during the reign of one of the three great dynasties of the Hellenistic era, the Ptolemy dynasty.

To be precise, this is a gold coin struck during the reign of Ptolemy II, and it is also one of the famous "Holy Brothers and Sisters" series of gold coins of the Ptolemy dynasty. It is an invaluable treasure in the field of antique coin collection.

This antique gold coin, called the Ptolemy II 8 drachma gold coin, weighs about 27.73 carats. The purity of the gold coin is not bad, and the craftsmanship is very good. It can be called a work of art.

With the advent of this antique gold coin, we can be sure that these ancient shipwrecks sunk in the depths of the sea must have sunk in the Hellenistic era and beyond, not in ancient Greece."

Listening to Ye Tian's analysis, all the experts and scholars in the exploration fleet, as well as many professionals on the live broadcast, all nodded their heads, and no one raised any objections.

The most direct evidence is right in front of everyone, who can question it? Isn't that embarrassing!

After a short pause, Ye Tian continued to say:

"Let's go back to this antique gold coin. On the front of this gold coin, there are superimposed heads of Ptolemy II and Queen Arsinoy II engraved on it. The Greek words on it mean 'brother and sister'.

On the back of this antique gold coin, there are engraved superimposed heads of Ptolemy I and Queen Berenesi I. The ancient Greek word engraved on the head means 'holy'.

Different from various other antique coins, the front and back of this Ptolemy II 8 drachma gold coin are engraved with superimposed heads of the first two kings and queens of the Ptolemaic dynasty.

Antique gold coins of this shape are very rare, and this is one of the reasons why they are so precious, and 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 "sacred", so this antique gold coin is also called the "sacred brother and sister" gold coin.

The "Holy Brothers and Sisters" series of gold coins are unique to the Ptolemaic dynasty. They are unique and have no semicolon. The name faithfully reflects the special relationship between the heads of the characters on the gold coins.

To put it simply, Ptolemy I and Ptolemy II are close relatives with their respective queens, and they are very close cousins, so they are called holy brothers and sisters.

This kind of inbreeding, even promiscuity, brought a very famous genetic disease to the Ptolemaic royal family, protruding eyes and thick necks.

If you look carefully at this antique gold coin and other gold coins in the Ptolemaic "Holy Brothers and Sisters" series, you can see some clues, which are a true reflection of Greek history.

Because of this, the antique gold coin of the "Holy Brothers and Sisters" of the Ptolemaic dynasty is so precious and hard to find, it can be said that it is 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 Brothers and Sisters' 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 everyone secretly admired it.

"Wow! This guy Steven is too exaggerated. It seems that there is nothing he doesn't know, and there is no antique artwork that he doesn't know. No wonder this guy can find so many treasures! Is it really free?"

"If it weren't for Steven's professional explanation, even if I put this antique gold coin in front of me, I would never believe that such an exquisite gold coin came from the Hellenistic era more than 2,200 years ago!"

After the explanation, Ye Tian asked Waiters to put away the Ptolemy II 8 drachma gold coin and put it into a storage box outside the submarine.

Immediately afterwards, the small submarine slowly moved forward and continued to explore.

Only about one meter ahead, the sound of the metal detector sounded again in the cockpit. Although it was a little harsh, it was very moving and heavenly to everyone's ears.

Ye Tian looked at the signal displayed on the LCD screen in front of him, as well as the three-dimensional scanning image, and then said with a chuckle:

"Guys, it seems that we have found another batch of antique gold and silver coins, deep in the sand right below the submarine, and there are a lot of them, and there must be some top-notch items that are invaluable.

However, we don’t need to grab it this time, just make a mark, and after exploring the general situation of this shipwreck treasure and starting salvage operations, we will clean up these antique gold coins.”

"Understood, Steven"

Charlie and Waiters responded in unison and quickly made a mark.

Immediately afterwards, the seven-seat Aurora mini-submarine was ready to move forward again and continue to explore this huge treasure of sunken ships.

At this moment, Matisse's excited voice suddenly came from the intercom system.

"Steven, we found another hull wreck, and scanned a lot of ancient weapons near this hull wreck, some of which looked like Roman daggers.

This is slightly different from the wreckage of the ship that was discovered before, although I can’t see what the difference between the two means, but I believe that you will be able to find something.”

Hearing the announcement, Ye Tian immediately smiled and said:

"Good job, Mattis, send me all the 3D images you scanned, let me analyze them and see if I can find anything different"

The next moment, Matisse sent over the scanned images of the wreckage of the ship and many ancient weapons.

Ye Tian looked at these images carefully, pondered for a while, and then gave the answer.

"I can say with certainty that this is a very important discovery, Matisse, the wreckage and ancient weapons you found may explain the origin of this shipwreck treasure.

You found that this hull wreck should be a warship from the Roman Empire period. The metal ram on the bow and the distinctive Roman daggers are the most direct evidence.

In the Hellenistic era, Roman daggers were standard equipment for soldiers of the Roman Empire, and the metal ram at the bow, judging from its shape, was also the metal ram most commonly used by Roman warships.

The wreck of the hull that was 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 already appeared before my eyes! "

Hearing this, everyone's eyes suddenly became brighter, and everyone's eyes were full of expectation and excitement.

Next, through Ye Tian's mouth, more than 2,000 years ago, a shocking battle that took place on the Ionian Sea slowly kicked off!