According to Agence France-Presse, French customs recently handed over a rare Charlemagne gold coin and a 17th-century printed map of the world to the National Library of France.
據介紹，這枚金幣鑄造於８世紀末或９世紀初，目前僅發現了４枚同類型金幣。同時移交的還有一幅１６６０年左右在巴黎印刷的世界地圖。該地圖採用雙半球設計，手工著色，原為懸掛展示所用。法國國家圖書館稱，這是目前已知法國境內現存的唯一一份該版地圖。
這兩件文物都是在非法交易中被海關查獲。金幣於２０１８年出現在藝術品市場，后被舉報可能來自非法挖掘；地圖則於２００７年在德國被查扣，當時它被非法運出了法國。２０２４年４月，里昂上訴法院判決沒收該金幣，並對原持有人處以數百歐元罰款。
In the same period: Cecil Colonna, Director of the Department of Coins, Medals and Antiques at the National Library of France
This Carolingian gold coin
It was the reign of Charlemagne
An ancient coin struck in Uzes (southern France).
Charlemagne from 768 AD
Reigned to 814 AD
This is known to have been issued during his reign
One of the few gold coins
French customs officials said the transfer of the artifacts to the national collection would ensure that the public could appreciate and study these precious historical legacies.
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