This batch of Buddha-backed gold coins is really special. It was mainly cast by Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty for peace of mind.
Like Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, it is no longer realistic to rely on martial arts and martial arts to clear his name.
In his nightmares night after night, he could almost dream of his brother collecting debts from him.
The same is true for Zhao Guangyi. In order to have peace of mind, he ordered the casting of Tuopu's Chunhua Yuanbao.
He carried the Golden Buddha on his back to give alms to Mount Wutai to repent of his sins.
Therefore, the Chunhua Yuanbao carrying the Golden Buddha is not used for money, nor is it used for palace rewards like Jin Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty.
It is real Buddhist money used to worship Buddha and repent.
The front faces of these Chunhua Yuanbao Golden Buddhas are the same as those of ordinary Chunhua Yuanbao copper coins.
The difference is on the north side. On the left side of the back of these gold coins is a boy with hands clasped slightly to the right, standing on a lotus petal base.
On the right is Guanyin Bodhisattva sitting on a lotus throne, which shows a picture of a boy worshiping Guanyin.
It should be noted that the Chunhua Yuanbao-backed Golden Buddha is a third-level cultural relic and cannot be traded among the public.
There are indeed some gold coins that cannot be used for private transactions, such as Zhenghe Tongbao gold coins.
This is also a gold coin of the Song Dynasty, and it is a reward coin of the Song Dynasty.
You must know that the gold and silver coins in the Song Dynasty were all reward coins. Silver coins were slightly more common, and the number of gold coins was very small!
Zhenghe Tongbao gold coins are official coins minted during the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty and are extremely rare in the world.
There is only one known to Chen Wenzhe in China, and it is now in the Huaxia Numismatic Museum.
This coin weighs 3.3 grams, has a diameter of 2.02 centimeters, is made of pure gold, is a small flat coin, and is of excellent quality.
The two characters "Zhenghe" on the front are in regular official script, which is straight and powerful;
The two characters "Tongbao" are written in seal script and are based on the calligraphy of "Kaiyuan Tongbao", with a plain back.
This money was found in a wooden pagoda in Ying County, Xishan, in 1966.
Gold coins from the two Song Dynasties are rare and few have been found, but taking the two Song Dynasties together, there are quite a lot of varieties.
Therefore, the few here are only relatively speaking, not really small in quantity. After all, they are accumulated over hundreds of years.
In addition to the two types of Song Dynasty gold coins mentioned before, this time Chen Wenzhe also discovered many Song Dynasty gold coins in the secret money cellar.
Needless to say, this is definitely a lot of digging of ancient tombs from the Song Dynasty.
The ancient tomb had been robbed, so Chen Wenzhe naturally didn't care too much, so he still carefully appreciated the gold coins that were traced back.
There were many varieties of gold coins in the Song Dynasty, such as Taiping Tongbao gold coins.
This kind of Taiping Tongbao was not cast during the Northern Song Dynasty, but was generally cast during the Southern Song Dynasty.
There are Taiping Tongbao silver coins, which are the gold coins we are talking about today!
Then there are the Qiandao Yuanbao gold coins, which were coins used by the court for rewards during the Southern Song Dynasty. The diameter of such court reward coins was generally very small, only about 20 mm!
Of course, the most discovered one now should be the Chunhua Yuanbao-backed Golden Buddha.
And this one is very special, because this kind of Chunhua Yuanbao carries a golden Buddha, which is not a reward money from the Song Dynasty, but an offering money from the Song Dynasty! The two Buddhas on the back are perfectly depicted!
Next is the Zhenghe Tongbao gold coin. The diameter of the Zhenghe Tongbao gold coin is also larger than that of the gold coins of the Southern Song Dynasty.
The diameter of this kind of gold coin is about 20 millimeters. You can see a few in Taiping. The gold coins of Zhenghe are so rare!
That's all Chen Wenzhe knows. In real terms, even compared to the gold coins of the Chu State, the gold coins of the Song Dynasty are very rare. They are either used as offerings or used as rewards within the palace!
A gold coin with such special significance can be sold for one or two hundred thousand yuan at random.
In addition to these relatively rare gold coins in the Song Dynasty, if there is another currency made of gold that is more precious, it must be the Southern Song Dynasty gold ingots.
Gold and silver ingots are often used for large payments such as imperial rewards, military expenditures, disaster relief, etc. However, silver taels are often the most important, so there are very few large gold ingots like this!
These are several rare gold coins in ancient my country. Gold is a very precious and rare metal, both in the past and now.
Therefore, no matter what type of gold coin it is, its value is very high!
Even now, many collectors still like this kind of golden and shiny little things, and Chen Wenzhe is no exception.
Especially festive treasures like Southern Song Dynasty gold ingots, who doesn’t like them?
The gold ingots Chen Wenzhe saw should be officially minted gold ingots.
Because there is no messy writing on it, only the words "Chunyou seven years, 20 taels of red gold".
Chen Wenzhe knew quite a lot of gold ingots from the Southern Song Dynasty.
For example, the Southern Song Dynasty's "Su Zhai Han Wulang" gold ingot, the Southern Song Dynasty's "Shijinxiang Wulang Chong Er Shi Wu Liang" gold ingot, the Southern Song Dynasty Chen Erlang's gold ingot, etc.
In fact, if you look at the inscriptions on them, you will know that these should be privately minted gold ingots.
If there is an officially minted and handed down product, it is probably from Ma Dudu's collection.
Mr. Ma’s collection throughout his life is dazzling, covering various categories.
Recently, Mr. Ma took out a gold ingot, which was very heavy. It was engraved with the seven years of Chunyou and 20 taels of red gold.
These twenty taels are Xiaoliang, Chunyou is the reign name of the Southern Song Dynasty, and this gold ingot is the currency of the Southern Song Dynasty.
In fact, it is difficult to preserve treasures such as gold ingots, because this thing is money and has been valuable in all dynasties.
If this gold ingot reached the Yuan Dynasty and was caught, it might have been cut into pieces and used.
When the economy developed in the Ming Dynasty, the need for money might disappear.
The Qing Dynasty could also convert it, and even the Republic of China did not regard it as a cultural relic.
In people's eyes, its value is the value of gold.
These twenty taels are equivalent to twenty pieces of the "little yellow croaker" that Dahai people loved to call one or two in the past, which shows its value.
The back of this gold ingot is honeycomb-shaped, which is a trace left by the casting of gold ingots at that time.
At that time, casting was not as rigorous as it is now, and was more casual, because it could be used at any time, as long as the quantity was sufficient and the quality was good.
Speaking of Mr. Ma's gold ingots, let's not mention the piece of money he took out at the same time.
We ordinary people always talk about money, but who has ever seen money?
This piece of money is relatively light and made of pure gold, with the four words "Western Guide" written on it.
What do you mean? I went to the West and was received by someone. This is the money spent there.
Unlike today's people who are unreliable, the money given to ancestors during the Qingming Festival was in large denominations, with a long list of numbers and U.S. dollars written on the back. It was actually just a piece of tattered paper worthless.
The money made by people in the past for their ancestors was all made of pure gold. Through this money, you can also see the high status of this person at that time.
The gold ingots used by a living person and the money used by ancestors show that money is very important while a person is alive and in the future.
Currency can promote social development. Everyone should use normal methods and channels to obtain money, and should not seek ill-gotten gains or engage in behaviors that are shameful to humans.
Therefore, after Chen Wenzhe discovered so much ill-gotten wealth, he didn't even think about coming out quietly on his own, so he hid it secretly!
Because he is really not short of money now, there is no need to do such a thing.
If he has a strong conscience, he can still do it.
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Please remember the domain name of this book:.The Moral Record of the Mortician