It was minted during the Chongning period of Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty (1102~1106 AD). The coins are made of copper, iron and silver. Chongning Chongbao coins are large copper and iron coins with official scripts. They are many and well made. Chongning Tongbao coins are written in thin gold with Huizong's imperial calligraphy, with iron hooks and silver hooks. They have the charm of graceful bones and clear lines, and the calligraphy is superb. It can be called the pinnacle of regular script.
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People commented that this was the "first spring in the Song Dynasty", and together with Xinmang, it was called the "Two Saints" of Chinese Qianfa. In January 1100 AD, Emperor Zhezong of the Northern Song Dynasty died of illness. His younger brother Zhao Ji succeeded him as the eighth emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty and became Song Huizong. Huizong was "very dexterous and superior to skills". He was obsessed with calligraphy and painting all day long and ignored the imperial court. During his 25 years in office, he successively minted 6 types of coins including Shengsong Tongbao, Chongning Tongbao (Chongbao), Daguan Tongbao, Zhenghe Tongbao (Chongbao), Chonghe Tongbao, Xuanhe Tongbao (Yuanbao) , among which the Qianwen of Chongning Tongbao and Daguan Tongbao are the thin gold scripts of Huizong's personal letters. The most amazing thing is the Chongning Tongbao with a thin gold calligraphy in the shape of ten folds. It is made of refined bronze and the characters are beautiful and clear. Many ancient coin collectors can't help but love it.
Each Chongning Chongbao weighs about 10 grams, which is equivalent to the weight of 3 Chongning Tongbao Xiaoping coins. However, it should be spent as 10 Xiaoping coins. At that time, the people stored the small coins
It may be sold as ten coins, causing a shortage of small coins. So far, it is difficult to find Chongning Tongbao Xiaoping coins, and those in normal condition cost more than one million. There are also small coins in Chongning Chongbao. The coins are light and thin, with a diameter of 26 mm to 27 mm and a weight between 2.5 grams and 3.8 grams. It is said that they can be used as two coins.
1. Look at the quality of copper. Most of the ancient coins in my country were cast in the form of copper alloys. Therefore, the composition of the alloys is different, and the coins also show different colors. The copper quality of coins in different eras is different, and due to different ancient smelting techniques, the ancient coins minted in various regions are also different, and each dynasty has its own characteristics. Generally speaking, coins made of copper-zinc alloy are yellow, and coins made of copper-tin alloy are cyan. During the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, money was cast in Xinjiang, Tibet and other places. Copper was added with a little zinc and lead. After the coin was cast, the body was red.
Coins in the Pre-Qin Dynasty
Coins were mainly made of copper-tin alloy. The copper was bluish-red and hard in texture. Most coins from the Han Dynasty to the Tang and Song Dynasties were made of bronze. Casting, it is characterized by a copper color of bluish white with a hint of reddish. The five-baht coins of the Sui Dynasty were called white coins because they contained a large amount of tin and the copper was white. After the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the transition to brass began. By the Tianqi period, the use of brass coins became custom-made. The color of the coins has changed greatly compared with before. It can be seen that the casting of ancient coins in my country
has regular rules. follow.
2. Observe the rust color There are no more than two types of coins seen today: one is excavated and the other is handed down from ancient times. The excavated objects had been buried underground for many years, and their surfaces were covered with a patina. The handed down products also have a layer of patina on the surface due to oxidation in the air. Available in black or copper color.
Copper is a relatively stable metal and does not rust easily at room temperature. It takes decades, even hundreds of years, to generate copper oxide, basic copper carbonate, etc. Due to the different sizes of the particles formed, copper oxide shows different colors such as yellow, orange-red, bright red, dark brown, etc. It is commonly known as "jujube skin red", "chestnut shell", etc.
The rust color on the surface of the unearthed coins is deeply stained into the inside of the coins. Because of its stable and compact molecular structure, the real rust is very difficult to wipe off. This is not the case with fake rust. Most of the fake rust is on the surface of the coins, which is called "floating rust" or "powdered rust". It is relatively frivolous and easy to fall off. It is often made by boiling it in alkaline water. Fake rust is vulnerable. There are two ways to discover fake rust on products: (1) Put counterfeit coins into acetic acid and bury them in the ground to quickly develop rust
; (2) Put counterfeit coins into salt brine sand (chlorinated Ammonia), tin green (copper sulfate), and vinegar are used to corrode the new copper into the old color, and then use glue to stick rust on the coins. The method of counterfeiting the rust of handed down products is to blacken them with fire
, rub them with oil, and apply wax. The authentic ones passed down from generation to generation are black and smooth, while the fake ones are floating and shiny.
The formation of green rust differs between the north and the south, and the degree of oxidation in acidic geological zones is correspondingly more severe
The north is dry and there is little rain, so the rust color is hard.
The south is rainy and humid, and the oxide layer is loose and mostly blue and green. For example, coins of the Southern Song Dynasty were issued in the south and were mostly unearthed in the south. Due to the influence of the geographical environment, the coins are generally blue-green. If light green rust is found, there is something wrong with the money. If the buried area is hot and dry, the patina will turn reddish-purple, but this rust color will not exist alone on the money body, but will be mixed with green rust, which is called "erythema green rust". If the money is found to be red and rusty, it should be fake money. The counterfeiter put the counterfeit money in a furnace and burned it red. This kind of imitation rust is superficial, and a discerning person can tell it is fake at a glance.
3. Look at the coin inscriptions
A major feature of my country's metal coins is the inscriptions. It can be said that each coin has its own font. Characteristics, coin inscriptions from different eras have different writing styles. Based on these characteristics, it can be tested whether it is a coin of the same era. In addition, while paying attention to the characteristics of various inscriptions, we can also find out the evolution process and changes of the inscriptions. These rules and characteristics can be used as the basis for identifying the authenticity of ancient coins.
Previous
In the Qin Dynasty, the characters on metal coins such as knives, cloth, and round coins were written in large seal scripts. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the style of inscriptions fell into the category of small seal scripts, such as Ban Liang and Wu Baht, but it already had the Han Li style, among which Mang Qian was a hanging needle seal script. Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern dynasties
The style of calligraphy is complex. The coins of the Tang Dynasty were written in eight-point official script. Official script became popular after the Tang Dynasty. In the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, there were mainly three types: Zhen, Zhuan and Li. The coins of the Northern Song Dynasty were divided into seal script, Li script, Zhen script, Xing script and Cao script. From Guangzong Shaoxi of the Southern Song Dynasty to the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, inscriptions were mainly in regular script (real script), with occasional seal script and official script styles. Because our country is a multi-ethnic country, the coin inscriptions include Mongolian, Manchu, Hui, Dangxiang (Xixia) and other minority languages.
Identification
To determine whether a coin's calligraphy is correct or not, we must first see whether it conforms to the characteristics of the time; the second step is to see whether it conforms to the characteristics of this variety. For example: Although the "Yihua" round coin is a pre-Qin seal script, it also has the characteristics of the Qi script, which is different from the round coin characters of other countries at the same period; there are also round coins from the Eastern Zhou and Western Zhou Dynasties. , if the money is written in small seal script, it is obviously a fake; Qin Banliang is quite famous among ancient coins. The money is thick and the copper is fine. The word "人" in the word "Liang" is towering. If you find a coin with flat writing, you will know it is a fake at a glance; if you see errors in the Manchu writing on Baoyuan or Baoquan Bureau coins of the Qing Dynasty, you should consider Go to Baoquan and Baoyuan No. 2
It is the most formal money-minting bureau at the national level in the Qing Dynasty. There will never be any errors in Manchu writing, so the coins you see must be fakes.
4. Listen to the sound. Due to the
texture of ancient coins, the older they are, the more they lose their fire and oxidation, and the more mute they sound when thrown on the cement floor. Generally speaking, the knives, cloth, and round coins of the pre-Qin period are all mute. Coins made after the Ming Dynasty are relatively recent and have not yet been deeply oxidized, so the sound is crisp and loud. If we throw a pre-Qin coin on the ground and hear a crisp sound, then the coin is not reliable; conversely, if a Ming and Qing coin makes a mute sound when thrown on the ground, we will be suspicious.
5. Understand the casting methods. The casting of ancient Chinese coins probably went through several development stages such as sub-fan (earth, stone, copper), mother-fan (brick, copper), and foundry.
< p>paragraph. Whether it is real money or counterfeit, various casting methods will leave corresponding traces on the coins. These traces are a strong basis for us to identify the authenticity of coins today. 6. Smell this method is the simplest method of ancient coin identification. Because counterfeit coins are mostly forged and decorated with chemical substances, they often emit an unpleasant and pungent chemical smell, while genuine coins do not have this smell.
Twelve pieces of Chongning Chongbao were auctioned within one year.
Chongning Chongbao is a large copper and iron coin with official script. It is made in many quantities and is fine, and there are many in existence. In addition, the coin text of Chongning Tongbao is a thin gold body of Huizong's royal script, with iron hooks and silver hooks. It has a profound charm of elegant bones and clear style. The calligraphy is superb and can be called the pinnacle of coin text regular script. People comment on this as "the first spring in the Song Dynasty", and together with Xinmang, it is called the "Two Saints" of Chinese money. Chongning Tongbao has various layouts, and there are also iron coins.
The background of the casting of Chongning Chongbao
Chongning Chongbao
In January 1100 AD, Emperor Zhezong of the Northern Song Dynasty died of illness, and his younger brother Zhao Ji succeeded him as the eighth emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty. He was appointed emperor as Huizong of Song Dynasty.
Huizong was "very clever in nature and superior to skills". He was obsessed with calligraphy and painting all day long and ignored the imperial court. During his 25 years in office, he successively minted 6 types of coins, including Shengsong Tongbao, Chongning Tongbao (Chongbao), Daguan Tongbao (Chongbao), Chonghe Tongbao, Xuanhe Tongbao (Yuanbao), among which the coins of Chongning Tongbao and Daguan Tongbao were minted. The text is a thin gold script of Huizong's personal letter. Amazing...
According to the auction statistics of Chongning Chongbao series from 2009 to 2010, within one year, Chongning Chongbao sold a*** 12 lots were put up for auction, with a total of 23,302 views, a total of 36 participants, and 81 bids. Among them, the Chongning Chongbao (Long Foot Treasure) with the highest price was the Chongning Chongbao (Long Foot Treasure) that collectors paid the most attention to. Ning Chongbao is as follows: Chongning Chongbao carries ten pieces, good appearance Chongning Chongbao folds fourteen pieces, Chongning Chongbao iron model.
The Chongning Chongbao folding three-iron model with the most fierce competition was priced at RMB 400,000, with a price increase of RMB 50,000. After 12 bids, it was finally sold at a price of RMB 1.1 million!
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