An ancient myth – the money of the green ants
In ancient China, numismatic culture was rich and colorful. With the widespread use of coins in people's daily lives, there are also many myths and legends related to numismatic culture. For example, Liu An in the "Huainan Zi Wanbi Shu" "Green ants pay back the money" note: "With its sons and mothers, placed in the urn, buried under the eastward yin wall, three days to reopen, that is, from the mother's blood to coat eighty-one dollars, but also with the blood of the child to paint eighty-one money, with its money more mutual market, put the child with the mother, put the mother with the child, the money is returned by itself." Therefore, there is a saying that "the green ants pay back". Because the name of "green ants" is called money, this is equivalent to saying that whoever has money coated with the blood of the mother and child of the green ants has money that can never be spent, how tempting it is! Probably this myth is too tempting, people call this ancient Chinese myth and legend "green ants fly back and forth", and the legendary green ants flying in the legend are called "god money".
The period from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty was also a period of prosperity in the development of religion in Chinese history. Thus, after the Eastern Han Dynasty, a class of non-circulating coins was derived, which was later called folk money, which was usually minted with auspicious words or words expressing wishes. The rise of religious thought is also reflected in coins, which is the emergence of "hate money". The so-called "disgusted victory" means to exorcise demons and ward off evil spirits. The money is dedicated to exorcising demons and evil spirits, and some of the money is cast with patterns, which has opened the precedent for spending money in future generations. Among them, you can see the figure of the green ants. The following figure shows the author of this copper coin.
The next first product, "Baoguo Temple Treasure Back Fortune And Many Ants" money, this money is old and rusty, peeling off the hard rust can see the yellow and bright gilded spots; the size of the money is peculiar, the upper character, the lower round hole round money, the square hole round money stands on top of a boy, the boy's dynamics, wonderful; the lower square hole round money front center "Baoguo Temple Treasure" Four Chinese characters, handsome, flowing, the upper edge of the boy stepped on two bats carrying money from the sky, the lower edge rust spots are faintly visible inside the auspicious cloud pattern, so that the mascot is vivid, decent, and full of three-dimensional sense On the back, there are four characters of "Fortune and Many Ants", and on the wide rim there are frogs flying with wings outstretched and the Temple's Falun ornamentation. Because there are too many temples and Buddhist halls named Baoguo Temple in China, such as Beijing Dabaoguo Temple and Emeishan Baoguo Temple, it is difficult to determine which Baoguo Temple this money comes from. As for the age, from the boy's hair bun face shape, it is the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
The body of the coin is 80 mm high, the lower round hole round coin diameter is 32.5 mm, the thickness is 3 mm, and the weight is 43.5 grams.
Eternal anticipation - auspicious celebration
The next product "Jiqing Youyu" money, is one of the common types of money in the mainland, the product money gilded, cast in the official furnace, cast in a peculiar appearance, the above characters have a plump face, a festive face, holding a big fish with a happy smile and stepping on the edge of the money, one foot coiled on the other knee dangerously. Judging from the character form and clothing, it is in line with the fashion of the Tang Dynasty. The numismatic text below is thick and powerful, the pattern is exquisite, and the pulp is simple and natural. On the front line is "Jiqing Youyu", the side of the guo is distributed "swastika" and "bat pattern" which means long and continuous, double happiness and longevity, and on the back is the "two carp" ornament, which means more than 78 mm in height, the lower round hole round coin diameter is 31.5 mm, thick 2.6 mm, weigh 33·5 grams.
Perseverance in the pursuit of a million profits
The next product "a wanli" money, is also one of the common varieties of mainland gold, the product of money gilding, casting strange, human object Tang Dynasty characteristics, fatter, crouched on the edge of the money, holding the yuanbao in the hand, the meaning is naturally the source of wealth rolling in; the coin part of the front "a wanli", the side of the guo has water patterns, bat patterns, the back is "double fish ornaments", which means a million profits, more than a year. The body of the coin is 72 mm high, the lower round hole round coin diameter is 34 mm, the thickness is 2.7 mm, and the weight is 39.1 grams.
Looking at these several pieces of gold, also known as Jiyu money, it reflects the social style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty and the people living and working in peace and contentment, and is the embodiment of ancient Chinese folk culture in coins. Because of the exquisite material of these products, they are all gilded; the shape of the instrument is peculiar, the age is long, and the existence is rare and rare. Therefore, it has a high collection value.