Following the principle of "rare things are precious" depends not only on the age and the length of circulation, but also on the amount of the world. Coins in China have a history of nearly 5,000 years, which can be roughly divided into knife coins, cloth coins and ant noses in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. There were tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of coins in the Qin Dynasty, Bao Tong in the Tang Dynasty, Nianhao money in the Song Dynasty and Bao Tong in Xuan Tong in the late Qing Dynasty.

Let's talk about your understanding of "knife coin" today.

Knife coins are the general name of various knife-shaped coins such as needle knives, sharp knives, knives, neat knives and round knives cast in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Named after its shape like a knife, knife coins made the coins at that time have not been found so far.

Needle knife

The earliest knife coins in China were cast in the Western Zhou Dynasty. The head of the knife is thin and short, sharp as a needle, silent, weighing 7 points.

Casting period: Late Spring and Autumn Period to Early Warring States Period.

Casting place: Yan (or northern Shanrong tribe)

Currency: bronze

Features: The head is slender and sharp.

Reference price: Generally, a generic drug costs about 2,000-3,000 yuan, and the back word is less than 10,000 yuan.

A sharp knife

Sharp knife is the earliest currency in the knife currency system in the pre-Qin period. The evolution characteristics of its coin shape generally correspond to the change of circulation space. The sharp knife has a wide circulation area, and there are obvious spatial differences in the area. The formation and evolution of this circulation area is closely related to the geographical distribution pattern of the country during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The precise design and ingenious conception of the sharp knife are the full embodiment of the wisdom of the ancient Han working people.

Casting period: from the end of spring and autumn to the early stage of the war circle.

Foundry: Yan State (said to be a coin in Shanrong tribal area)

Currency: bronze

Features: the head is pointed, and the face is a sign, symbol or word.

Reference price: generally, the average price is 3-4 thousand, but if there are few place names behind, it will be more than 1 10,000, or even more than 65438+110,000.

Ming Dow

Ming Dow is the most important legal tender in Yan State. Ming Dao was cast in the most developed period of commodity economy in Yan State. The general development trend is: the length of the knife gradually becomes shorter, the knife body gradually becomes narrower from width, and the knife body gradually becomes square from round back. Open-cut casting technology is slightly inferior to neat cutting, especially the copper content is only 35? 45%, sometimes lead and tin content as high as 45? 58%, which may be related to the different levels of economic development in Yanqi. In the Xiaxiadu site in Yixian County, Hebei Province, the site of a coin-making workshop was found. In addition to Ming Dow, there are many clay models, which are rectangular, and five are tied for one model. Stone casting models have also been found in Chengde, Hebei Province. It can be seen that there was more than one casting model at that time, and there was more than one casting site in the capital of Xia Yan.

Casting period: the middle and late Warring States period

Casting place: Yan State

Currency: bronze

Features: There are two kinds of circular folding and parallel folding.

Reference price: General products are generally around 200-300 yuan.

All knives (Boshan knives)

During the Warring States Period, Ming-shaped knives were cast by Qi for about five years (284-279 BC), covering more than 70 cities, including Linzi, the capital of Yan Zhanqi. . The shape of Ming Dao is very similar to that of Yan Dao, but the blade is thinner than Yan Dao, with a total length of 13.8 cm and a weight of about 14 g. The word "Ming" is upright and square on the front and the word "Qihua" is common on the back, so it should be cast at the same time as the giant Dao. In addition to "angry words", there are nearly 10 kinds of back words such as "Hua", "Si", "angry words" and "Anyang Times". All knives are rare today.

Casting period: Late Warring States Period

Casting place: within the territory of Qi State (once occupied by Yan)

Currency: bronze

Features: the blade is thin and thin, and the word "Ming" is slender.

Reference price: it is old and expensive, and it is designated as second-class currency.

Round-headed knife (straight knife)

China ancient copper coins. A knife coin. The head of the knife is flat and round, the blade is straight, and the blade is thin and elastic. In the mid-Warring States period, Sun Yat-sen cast it, moved the capital to Zhao (380-296 BC) and died. Mistranslation of the old spectrum to Zhao Dao. However, according to a large number of archaeological excavations since 1979, it was finally proved to be the national sword of Zhongshan. The shape is blunt, the back is slightly convex and high profile, with or without ribs on the handle, and the handle head is a regular ring. The blade is thicker. It is about14cm long and weighs about16g. The styles of inscriptions vary from complex to simple.

Casting period: the middle and late Warring States period

Foundry: Zhao and Zhongshan State

Currency: bronze

Features: round head and straight edge.

Reference price: ordinary products generally cost more than 1000 yuan, but this kind of knife coin is a third-class, second-class and first-class treasure, and the price is tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands.

Qidao

Qi Dao is the currency minted by Qi State, which mainly circulates in Qi State (now Shandong Peninsula). Qi Dao is relatively heavy and is famous for its heavy and exquisite shape. Its basic shape is pointed, curved back and concave edge. There is a ring at the end of the knife, and there are words or decorative patterns on the face and back of the knife.

Casting period: Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period

Throw the ground: Qi

Currency: bronze

Features: large and heavy blades, beautifully cast.

Reference price: the three characters of ordinary products are generally above 10,000 yuan, including four characters, five characters and six characters. The more words, the more expensive it is. Six characters are already first-class coins.

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