精品推荐 —— 开元通宝

Boutique Recommendations -- Kai Yuan Tong Pao coin

*本次藏品 开元通宝

典藏尺寸：重量3.8g 直径12.5mm

开元通宝是唐代铸造的一种铜质货币，钱币在唐代始有“通宝”。唐初沿用隋五铢，轻小淆杂。唐高祖武德四年（公元621年），为整治混乱的币制，废隋钱，效仿西汉五铢的严格规范，开铸“开元通宝”，取代社会上遗存的五铢。唐代以前的钱币，多以形制或重量为名称，如刀币、五铢钱等，而自开元钱后，改称“宝”、“通宝”、“元宝”等。开元通宝是唐朝统治290年中的主要流通货币，而且影响了中国1000多年钱币的形制、钱文模式和十进位衡法；另外，日本、越南、朝鲜钱制也受到开元通宝的影响，而通宝的称谓一直延用至近代。

开元通宝的命名，与南北朝时期以至隋唐之际盛行的道教文化有很大干系。先说“开元”二字。南北朝时期成书的道教经典有《太上老君开天经》。按照道教教义，远古创世纪经历了诸劫，凡五个劫号，其中便有“开皇”。开者，开劫度人之意。北朝道教经典又有《度人经》，专讲道教诸位尊神开劫度人之理。元者，道经讲“洪元”，为道教创世纪的第一大世纪，洪元经万劫又有混元。《云笈七签》卷三说：“寻道家经诰，起自三元”。即“混动太无元，赤混太无元，冥寂玄通元”。“开元”二字合释则有开劫创始超度众生的寓意。“通宝”二字，道藏有洞真诸经，通、洞在道藏中互用，洞即通，真即宝。“洞真”谓通向真仙之道，此亦通宝一语暗含影射之意。故“开元通宝”制词，除显性意义外，尚有隐性意义层面存在。不管是哪种解释，其用意不外是为了迎合高祖心理，既能借此让其崇道盛举，沟通与道教诸神君的感应，得以长生久视，长治久安。

Kaiyuan tongbao is a copper currency minted in the tang dynasty, coins in the tang dynasty began to have “tongbao”. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the five baht was used in Sui Dynasty, which was light and small. Tang Gaozu Wude four years (621 AD), in order to rectify the confusion of the coinage system, the abolition of the Sui money, following the strict norms of the Western Han five baht, the opening of the casting of the “Kaiyuan Tongbao”, to replace the five baht surviving in society. Before the Tang Dynasty, most coins were named by their shape or weight, such as sword coins, five baht coins, etc., but since the Kaiyuan money, it was renamed as “Bao”, “Tongbao”, “Yuanbao”, etc. The Kaiyuan Tongbao was the first coin of the Tang Dynasty to be minted by the ruler. The Kaiyuan Tongbao was the main currency in circulation during the 290 years of the Tang Dynasty, and influenced the form of Chinese coins for more than 1,000 years, the pattern of writing and the decimal system; in addition, the money system of Japan, Vietnam, and Korea was also influenced by the Kaiyuan Tongbao, and the name Tongbao has been used until the modern times.

The name of the Kaiyuan Tongbao, and the North and South Dynasties period to the Sui and Tang dynasties prevailing Taoist culture has a lot to do. First of all, “kaiyuan” two words. North and south dynasty period of Taoist classics written “Taishang Laojun open sky scripture”. According to Taoist teachings, the ancient creation of the century went through all the robberies, all five robberies, among which there is “Kai Huang”. The meaning of “open” is to open up the world for people. The Taoist classics of the Northern Dynasties also have the “Taoist Scriptures”, which specializes in the Taoist gods to open up the reasoning of the robbery to eliminate people. Yuan, Taoist scriptures, “Hongyuan”, the first century for the creation of Taoism, Hongyuan by ten thousand and mixed yuan. The Cloud Book Seven Signs, Volume 3, said: “Looking for the Taoist scriptures, from the three elements”. That is to say, “the mixed movement of Taiwuyuan, the red mixed Taiwuyuan, and the quiet Xuantongyuan”. The two words “Kaiyuan” together have the symbolism of the opening of the world's first and foremost. “Tong Bao” two words, the Taoist collection has a hole in the real scriptures, through, hole in the Taoist collection of mutual use, hole that is through, real that is the treasure. “Dongzhen” means the way to the true immortal, this also Tongbao language implies the meaning of insinuation. Therefore, the “Kaiyuan Tongbao” system of words, in addition to the explicit meaning, there is a hidden meaning level exists. Regardless of which interpretation, its intention is to cater to the high ancestors of the psychological, not only can be used to make its high Taoism, communication with the Taoist gods and goddesses of the induction, to be able to live a long time to see the long term, long rule.

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近期我公司征集到一枚光背寄郭大字版开元通宝，典藏重量3.8g，直径12.5mm 。钱文笔划疏朗，纤细清秀，面文“开元通宝”四字自上及右回环读之，“开”字较宽，内部的“井”部与内廓相连。“元”字首横加长，次划左挑，“通”字的“辶”前三笔为似连非连的顿折状。“甬”部上笔开口较扁，“寳”字之“贝”部内中间两横与左右两竖笔近乎相衔接。“宀”下的“尔”为三个竖道。开元通宝钱币的铸造是我国古代制币史上的一大进步，它创立了通宝钱体制，规定了货币的法定重量，对我国古代衡法制度产生了重要影响；还规定了铜钱的成色以及配料的比列，甚至在丝绸之路上发挥过国际货币的功能，可以被视为我国货币发展进程中的第三个里程碑。开元通宝不仅在我国古代货币发展中占据了重要的意义，且在整个东亚地区也曾经产生了重要影响。很多国家不但流通使用开元通宝钱，还直接模仿开元通宝钱，其影响超越了国界。

Recently, our company has collected a light backed version of the Kaiyuan Tongbao, with a collection weight of 3.8g and a diameter of 12.5mm. The writing of the money is sparse, slender and clean, with the four characters of “Kaiyuan Tongbao” on the face read from the top and the right, the character for “Kai” is wider, and the inner part of the character for “井” is connected to the inner contour. “Yuan” character first horizontal lengthened, the second stroke left pick, ‘Tong’ character ‘walk’ the first three strokes for seemingly even non-connected Dun folded. The opening of the upper strokes of the character “甬 ‘is flatter, and the two horizontal strokes in the middle of the character ’寳 ‘in the character ’贝 ”are almost connected with the two vertical strokes. The “宀” under the “尔” for three vertical path. Kaiyuan Tongbao coinage minting is a great progress in the history of China's ancient coinage, it created the system of Tongbao money, the legal weight of the currency, China's ancient system of weights and measures has had an important impact; but also provides for the color of the copper money as well as the ratio of the ingredients, and even played a role in the Silk Road in the function of the international currency can be regarded as China's currency in the process of the third milestone in the development of the milestone. The Kaiyuan Tongbao not only occupied an important significance in the development of China's ancient currency, but also had an important impact in the entire East Asia region. Many countries not only circulated and used the Kaiyuan Tongbao money, but also directly imitated the Kaiyuan Tongbao money, and its influence transcended national boundaries.

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