The treasures among these unearthed ancient coins are undoubtedly the "Half Liang" from the Qin Dynasty, the "Five Baht" from the Han Dynasty, the "Cuoquan" from the Xinmang Dynasty, the "Kaiyuan Tongbao" from the Tang Dynasty, the "Tang Guotong Bao" from the Ten Kingdoms and the Southern Tang Dynasty, and each from the Song Dynasty.
The representative year coin is the "Zhenglong Yuanbao" of the Jin Dynasty.
The "banliang" of the Qin Dynasty was cast under the rule of Qin Shihuang, and has no outline inside or outside.
It is lighter and smaller than the "banliang" of the Warring States Period, with slightly lower height characters and smaller seal characters that become more square.
This kind of Qin Banliang has a diameter of 2.5-2.8 cm and a weight of about 3-6 grams.
Due to its moderate size and easy portability, it rapidly developed in circulation and became the main currency of the Qin State.
After Qin Shihuang annexed the six countries, he unified the currency system. "Banliang" became the earliest unified currency in the country, ending the long-term fragmentation situation of "knife", "cloth" and "ring money" mixed together. It is a milestone of great and far-reaching significance in the history of my country's currency.
The "five baht" in the Han Dynasty was the result of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty (118 BC) abolishing the "half liang" and ordering all counties and states to cast it. Therefore, it is also commonly known as the "five baht in counties and states".
It has been in circulation for 739 years and is the "longevity money" in the history of Chinese coins.
"Currency Quan" was minted in the fourth currency reform in the first year of Tianfeng's reign (AD 14) by Wang Mang, who abolished the "treasure goods" large and small coins.
The diameter is generally 2.2-2.4 centimeters, the weight is about 2.8-3.6 grams, and the writing is in hanging needle seal script.
I must have found some precious ancient coins, and I was holding ten or seventy of them in my hand. No matter where I went, I would be out of food. And if I could use those coins, I could make a good living, or even get the capital to make a comeback.
For example, the first cache was found in Bac Ha province, far away from a Christian church.
It's not because that small tomb didn't contain a lot of ancient coins, and the tomb was hidden there, so the ancient coins found from other places were hidden there in the first place.
That kind of coin is made in imitation of the Xiaoguan Ping coins of the Northern Song Dynasty. It has fine texture and beautiful writing. The money text in regular script can be read convolutionally. It has a diameter of 2.5 centimeters and a weight of about 3.4 grams.
I thought that when I traced the flow of those ancient coins, I would also find a small tomb from the Yuan Dynasty.
Among them, the Chinese character "Zhizheng Tongbao" is written on the front of the coin, and on the back are the Chinese characters "Yin", "Mao", "Chen", "Ji", "Wu" and other earthly branches in Siba script, which represent the tenth to seventeenth year of Zhizheng respectively.
Later, Chen Wenzhe bought a small batch of ancient Yuan Dynasty coins in the white market, thinking that they must have come from the Yuan Dynasty hoard.
Compared with stone Buddhas, bronze bells, and even some porcelain, ancient coins are too big.
It's just that the small tomb from the Yuan Dynasty had not been robbed completely after this group of tomb robbers discovered it.
"It's really impressive to see those tomb robbers. Maybe we kept them because we knew those ancient coins and sold them, but because too few ancient coins were found? The price was suddenly lowered when we sold them, so we kept them.
Is it out of hand?"
Zhizhengtongbao was cast during the Zhizheng period of Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty. It is divided into two categories: year-recorded coins and commemorated value coins.
The "Chunhua Yuanbao" of the Song Dynasty was personally written by Zhao Guangyi, Emperor Taizong of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the "Saint Song Yuanbao" was cast during the reign of Emperor Huizong.
The quantity was too small, so the value was naturally low. Besides, it was too heavy and difficult to carry, so it was left in the small tomb.
According to the excavation, it is inferred that when the coins were put into the collection, they were scattered in two inverted porcelain jars and then buried in the earth cellar.
Due to the dryness in the pipe trench, the coins were lightly rusted, and some of the coins' inscriptions were clear.
To supplement history with objects and to prove history with objects, the small amount of ancient Wan'an coins unearthed has provided physical data for the study of your country's ancient politics, economy, and culture.
The "Kaiyuan Tongbao" of the Tang Dynasty was recast in the fourth year of Wude (621) by Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who abolished the "five baht".
Eight small hoards of ancient coins were discovered, and Chen Wenzhe originally thought that was all he could harvest.
The reason why we keep so few ancient coins is because we are knowledgeable and familiar with it, and we are trying to save some funds to run away.
The "Zhenglong Yuanbao" of the Jin Dynasty was first minted in the seventh year of Zhenglong (1157) by Wanyan Liang, King of Jin Hailing. It was the first coin in the 77th year of the founding of the Jin Dynasty.
The "Tang Guotong Bao" of the Ten Kingdoms and the Southern Tang Dynasty was cast in the seventh year of the reign of Emperor Yuanzong of the Ten Kingdoms of the Southern Tang Dynasty (959).
Fortunately, there were too few coins and these tomb robbers also had a lot of knowledge about ancient coins, so a small batch of ancient coins were kept in some secret vaults.
"Huh? It's actually a small tomb from the Yuan Dynasty?"
Therefore, we also made some generalizations.
That is our way forward. After all, after knowing the ancient coins, even in the hands of the most professional tomb robbers, there are only a few who can know everything and have omnipotence.
The quantity of coins minted in the Song Dynasty was huge, their quality was exquisite, their names were numerous, their varieties were few, and their calligraphy was amazing. They reached the pinnacle of ancient coinage technology in your country and even the world.
In Wang Mang's era, the currency system was chaotic and there were many types of currencies. "Currency" was the most common type.
That is the main reason why so few ancient coins are kept in some secret places and have not been brought into the market by these guys.
Lu Yasu's face revealed a smile as she sloppily replied about the situation of this small Yuan Dynasty tomb.
It announced the origin of ten or two ten cents and the process of forming currency with "Tongbao" and the beginning of "baht" and "liang" currencies.
There were no other 658 coins that could be identified. Those ancient coins were all transferred to another small tomb.
"Huh? These guys have really discovered a hoard of coins from the Yuan Dynasty?"
Of course, anyone without any cultural background cannot make complex judgments about the value of these ancient coins that have been preserved in fragments.
The opening of the cellar is 1 meter above the ground, and its shape can be discerned. Only part of the wall remains, which is 1.5 meters low and 0.9 meters narrow.
The size of this small tomb is very small. Before it was robbed, few precious cultural relics were stolen. However, the smallest number of ancient copper coins was left in this small tomb.
I'm sure we know our stuff. Few precious ancient coins may have already flowed into the market or even flowed out of the country.
After preliminary cleaning by this group of tomb robbers, they found 3,393 coins that could be identified by Qian Wen.
It also provides physical data and supporting evidence for the study of local ancient economic trade, currency circulation, and social development.
The art of Qian Wen has reached its peak and is beautifully cast.
Those coins with identifiable currency inscriptions are of course the year number coins, so it is naturally difficult to sort them out.
Unfortunately, small batches of ancient coins have been stolen and sold privately.
Carefully looking at Hui Shuo's scene, Chen Wenzhe had not yet finished understanding the thoughts of these tomb robbers.
Chen Wenzhe looked back and could not see the ancient coins that were rarely sorted out. Of course, they were only sorted out in a complicated way according to the year number.
Those ancient coins belong to seven periods including Han, Sui, Tang, Seven Dynasties, Two Songs, Jin and Yuan.
"Tongbao coins" have been used for nearly 1,300 years and are very influential currencies.
"A small tomb from the Zhengding period? There was also a hoard of ancient coins unearthed during that period, right?"
Each piece weighs one tael, and the writing is in official script, written by Ouyang Xun, a famous calligrapher at that time.
Among them, the latest one is from Yuan Dynasty to Zhenglu Ya.