that Pheidon was the first man--

斐登可能是历史上第一个
I want to put it very carefully and literally,

我尽量保持谨慎的说法
because it's all part of the argument.

因为现在争论甚多
He was the first man to strike silver coins on the island of Aegina.

他是第一个在爱琴海地区流通银币的君王
Coins have not been present in Greece prior to this time and

在这之前古希腊是没有硬币流通的
the most well-informed and professionally skilled and capable people,

但是其他专业研究者该领域的专家
and almost everybody who studies the subject says, this is false.

几乎所有研究这段历史的人都会否认这一说法
There were no coins in the Greek world yet

他们认为那时古希腊还没有出现硬币
and there aren't going to be any for a very long time afterwards.

并且要过很长时间才会出现
So, this is merely a myth.

所以这几乎就是个传说
I'm sorry to say that in spite of the fact

我虽然不是这方面的专家
that I am not an expert, or a numismatist,

也不是古币研究家