Treasure Hunt all over the World

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Chapter 3203 Underrated Artifacts

After introducing the two ancient bronze statues and admiring them for a while, Ye Tian wrapped the two top-level antique cultural relics again and put them into two metal suitcases sent by his subordinates.

As for the Tennett and Zhanma 1 standard amber gold coins, Jason and a Moroccan expedition team member wiped and counted them to determine the exact number.

Just when Jason and the others were busy, Ye Haiya came to Ye Tian and asked in a low voice:

"Steven, you haven't given an accurate estimate for the Tennett and Zhanma 1 standard amber gold coins these days, as well as these two Carthaginian bronze sculptures, I'd love to hear their estimates. "

Ye Tian looked at the old friend, then smiled and said:

"These days, the Tennett and Zhanma 1 standard amber gold coins are difficult to estimate accurately now. Once there are so many gold coins that are well-preserved, their prices will definitely be greatly impacted.

In other words, the market price of such top antique coins will definitely drop significantly, so it is difficult to give an accurate valuation, which depends on the market's reaction, and can only be accurately estimated when the price stabilizes.

As for the two Carthaginian bronze sculptures, their market value is similar in terms of their preservation and historical and cultural research value, and I value them at $3.5 million.”

Before he finished speaking, there was an exclamation from the scene.

"At $3.5 million per sculpture, that's an astonishing estimate!"

"It's incredible that two bronze sculptures in such poor condition are of such high value."

Everyone exclaimed and was excited.

However, Yahya is not very satisfied with this valuation.

"Steven, is this valuation a bit low? Ancient Roman sculptures and ancient Greek sculptures of the same period and the same theme seem to be much more valuable than this. Why?"

Ye Tian smiled softly, and then explained:

"You are right, Yahya, if these are two ancient Greek sculptures or ancient Roman sculptures, even if the state of preservation is poor, the value will be even higher based on their long historical age.

What's more, these two bronze sculptures are so exquisite, and the gods carved are so important, they are unique, and logically, their valuations should be better."

Hearing this, Ye Haiya nodded immediately.

The others at the scene were the same, all nodded.

However, everyone heard the turning point in these words, but it was a little unclear.

The next moment, they understood why Ye Tian gave this valuation.

"What is certain is that these two bronze sculptures are well-deserved top antique cultural relics in terms of artistry and historical and cultural research value.

It's just because they are relics of the Carthaginian civilization, so the market value does not go up. If they are sculptures of the same period in ancient Rome or ancient Greece, it is another matter.

The reason is actually very simple. It is the European and American antique art collection market that determines the market price of such antiques, and Western civilization is derived from ancient Greek and ancient Roman civilization.

Because the Carthaginian civilization is located in North Africa and the west coast of the Mediterranean Sea, although it has a very close relationship with the ancient Greek and ancient Roman civilizations, it has always been considered a marginal civilization in the West.

Because of this, the market value of antique cultural relics and works of art from the Carthaginian civilization, even if they are of high artistic and historical and cultural research value, has not been able to rise.

Just like those antique cultural relics and works of art from the ancient Egyptian civilization and the two rivers civilization, they are also facing the same experience, and this is the reality of the Western antique art collection market.”

Hearing this, Ye Haiya suddenly fell silent.

The others did the same, and nodded slightly.

We are still relatively familiar with the current situation of the Western antique art collection market.

Antique artifacts and works of art from ancient Greece and Rome are often unattainable and staggering.

Antique cultural relics and works of art from other ancient civilizations will be much lower in price.

The only exception is Chinese antiques and works of art, because there are a large number of Chinese collectors supporting this market, and it is still in the ascendant!

After a while, Ye Haiya said unwillingly:

"Steven, how do you plan to distribute this Carthaginian treasure? Tell me what you think, so I can report it."

"First of all, make sure that this is a treasure of the Carthaginian civilization, an unexpected surprise, not the Atlantis we are looking for.

Then I will talk about how to distribute this treasure. I have two distribution methods, which are very fair. You can listen to it and consider it before making a choice.”

Ye Tian said with a smile.

"Two distribution methods? Let's talk about it, I'd love to hear it."

Yahya nodded.

Later, Ye Tian said these two distribution methods.

"The first method is very simple. Let's first divide the Tianhou Tennett and Zhanma 1 standard amber gold coins in half. If the number of those Carthage Fund coins is an odd number, the extra one will belong to you Morocco.

Next, let's allocate two bronze sculptures, you can choose Morocco first, and the remaining bronze sculpture belongs to me, the market value of the two bronze sculptures is basically the same, so the distribution is very fair"

Hearing this, everyone nodded, and no one raised any objections.

Yahya, like other Moroccans, finds no excuse for objection.

"What about the second distribution method?"

"The second method of distribution is equally simple and clear. You Morocco took most of the Tianhou Tennett and Zanma 1 standard amber gold coins, and the two bronze sculptures belong to me.

I only need two Carthage Fund coins, which will be displayed in my private museum later. If the market value alone is concerned, the overall value of these Carthage Fund coins is higher.

If you adopt this method of distributing treasures, in terms of market value alone, you Morocco get more, I am the one who suffers, and it is obviously better for you.”

Ye Tian smiled and said the second method of distributing treasures.

Before he finished speaking, a Moroccan antiques appraisal expert raised an objection.

"Isn't that appropriate? What if we also want those two bronze sculptures? After all, they are two top-level antique cultural relics with high historical and cultural research value!"

Ye Tian looked at the Moroccan, then smiled and shook his head.

"I understand your idea very well, but have you ever thought about it, Baal is the biggest enemy of Jehovah and the number one devil, but Morocco is an Islamic country.

There is also a statue of Tikha, the goddess of fate and wealth, almost naked. Will these two bronze statues be publicly exhibited in Morocco? Will it be accepted by people? "

"what!"

The expert on the identification of antiques and cultural relics exclaimed and was stunned.

Including Yahya, the rest of the Moroccans at the scene were the same, all stunned in place.

Although Morocco is a relatively civilized Islamic country, it is impossible to accept such two bronze sculptures, let alone publicly display them.

The rest of the people at the scene also nodded, obviously agreeing with Ye Tian's analysis.

The voice fell, and the scene fell silent.

After a long time, Ye Haiya said:

"Steven, I already know the two methods of distributing your treasures, but I can't decide this matter. I need to report to His Majesty the King before I can give you the answer."

"No problem, I can wait, plenty of time"

Ye Tian smiled and nodded.

After a few more chats, everyone turned to look at Jason and the others.

After a while, Jason and the others have finished counting the Carthage Fund coins.

They wiped the valuable gold coins one by one, and counted the number, and put them all into transparent plastic bags, marked with the serial number.

Next, Ye Tian and Ye Haiya stepped forward to check the quantity.

After confirming the number, Ye Tian asked Jason to put those Carthage funds into a portable safe.

The two company employees who cleaned the underground secret room also returned to the ground at this time.

As soon as they took off their protective clothing, they began to report the situation in the underground secret room.

"Steven, in this underground secret room, we did not find any missing gold coins and other antique artifacts and artworks, and everything hidden in the secret room was cleaned up.

As you said, this is a simple treasure room, and there are no other secret passages connected to it. There are only a few gaps on the ground and in the corners of the walls, and no other entrances and exits have been found.

We scanned every corner of the secret room with a pulse metal detector, and found no other hidden metal objects. As for other cases, you need to go down and explore.

On the walls and floor of the secret room, we found some ancient writings and patterns, which looked like Semitic writings, but were different from the Semitic writings we had found before.”

Before he finished speaking, Professor Paul and the others cheered in surprise.

"Ah! There are ancient characters and patterns engraved on the walls and floor of the secret room. It's amazing. I don't know what characters are these, and what information is recorded?"

"There is no doubt that this is another major and surprising discovery. I just don't know if these ancient texts and patterns are related to Atlantis!"

Having said that, these experts and scholars are about to step out and enter the underground secret room to explore.

Ye Tian immediately reached out to stop them.

"Gentlemen, you can't just go on like this, it's too dangerous, you want to explore that underground chamber no problem, but you must wear protective clothing and **** a safety rope.

That underground secret room has been closed for more than 2,000 years. Although there are no traps, there are many molds, which may cause fatal injuries, so be careful! "

Professor Paul and the others were stunned for a moment, then nodded.

"You're right, Steven, we were impulsive, and we really should take precautions before going on to explore, otherwise there might be danger!"

"We immediately change into protective clothing, and then go down to explore, hoping to find surprising discoveries"

Having said that, these experts and scholars got busy and put on a full set of protective equipment.

Ye Tian did the same, and asked his subordinates to take out a set of protective clothing and put it on.

After they were dressed neatly, several of them went down to the bottom of the pit one after another and entered the underground secret room.

At this time, the roots of the shrubs that were cut out in the underground secret room were cleaned out, and the secret room was empty.

The walls of the secret room and some parts of the ground were also wiped by the two expedition team members, revealing the walls and ground below.

Under the illumination of two strong lights, the situation in the secret room was at a glance, and it was very real.

As the two expedition team members said, some ancient characters and patterns were indeed engraved on the walls and ground of the secret room.

It can be seen from the structure of those ancient scripts that they are Semitic scripts.

To be precise, it was the Phoenician script.

After seeing those Phoenician writings, Professor Paul immediately went to the places that had been cleared out and began to study those ancient writings.

Ye Tian walked around the secret room, pretending to seriously check the situation here.

In just a moment, Paul taught them to have discovered something.

"Steven, these ancient writings carved on the walls are all Phoenician writings, and the Phoenician writings were developed by the Phoenicians on the basis of Egyptian biblical hieroglyphics and were the earliest alphabetic writings.

Most of the existing alphabetic characters can basically be traced back to Phoenician characters, such as Hebrew, Latin, ancient Greek, etc. The discovery of these Phoenician characters can be said to be very important.

On these Phoenician writings, I saw the words of castles and soldiers. It seems that your guess is correct. There may have been a castle here, and this underground secret room is just an annex of the castle,…”

Professor Paul introduced the origins of those Phoenician characters, and his excitement was about to fly.

The rest of the experts and scholars were the same, staring at those ancient words and patterns with their eyes shining brightly.

While analyzing and studying those ancient characters and patterns, they discussed enthusiastically, and they were very devoted.

Ye Tian stepped forward to check the ancient texts, and then said:

"These ancient Phoenician words and patterns seem to be the biggest treasures and the most valuable things here. I hope these ancient words and patterns can bring us a huge surprise.

You are here to slowly study these ancient Phoenician characters and patterns. I will go up first. The exploration work outside is still going on. I still have things to do, so I will not study with you.

Let me stress again, everyone's research is for research, you must pay attention to safety, and don't take off your protective clothing. There are no traps here. You can rest assured about this! "

"Understood, Steven, we'll be safe, don't worry"

Professor Paul and the others responded in unison, but they didn't even look back.

Afterwards, Ye Tian and Ye Haiya left the underground secret room and returned to the top of the mountain.

At this time, other areas on the top of the hill have been scanned, but unfortunately no other metal objects hidden underground have been found.

Not only that, Jason and the others also scanned the ground on the top of the mountain with a portable deep ground penetrating radar.

As a result, only a small karst cave was found deep in the belly of the mountain. According to the ground on the top of the mountain, it is about 30 meters.

But they did not find the secret passage connected to it, and the cave had no exit to the outside world.

Ye Tian stepped forward to check the situation and quickly made a judgment.

It is a naturally formed cave, not man-made, and it is a Jedi, and naturally there is no treasure hidden in it.

Apart from this natural cave, nothing else has been discovered.

The various exploration groups exploring on several hillsides, although they scanned some metal objects buried in the ground, were either buried goods or damaged agricultural tools, etc., which were not related to the treasure at all.

After one or two hours of exploration, the top of this hill and the slopes on all sides have basically been explored.

Although everyone did not find any clues related to Atlantis, they found a Carthaginian treasure, which was quite rewarding, and it was not a waste of time.

Now all that remains is the fishing village on the west side of the hillside, which has not yet been fully explored.

Seeing that the time was approaching noon, Ye Tian went straight to Ye Haiya and whispered to him:

"Yahiya, if we don't find anything in the fishing village below, we will go to the bottom of the sea to explore, these Carthaginian coins and antiques can no longer be placed here.

It is unrealistic to carry them out for exploration~www.readwn.com~ It is likely to cause irreparable heavy losses, I suggest transporting them to the Dreadnought for storage.

The Dreadnought is all my people, and the security is very strict. We will also board the ship later and start sea exploration operations. You can rest assured about safety issues! "

Hearing this, Ye Haiya couldn't help being silent.

Then he whispered a few words with the other two Moroccans before making a decision.

"Okay, Steven, we agree to transfer these Carthage funds and antiques to the Dreadnought. The ship is indeed safer, and we can also avoid worries and start the next exploration!"

"That's great, I'll arrange the rest."

Ye Tian nodded.

Afterwards, he picked up the walkie-talkie and notified the captain of the Brave Dreadnought to send a helicopter over to transport these Carthage funds and antiques away.

After a while, the Dreadnought, which was moored on the sea in the distance, released the medium-sized helicopter that came with the ship and flew straight to the top of this hill.