Play treasure master

Chapter 119
As soon as the brocade box was opened, Yu Yao didn't show any politeness, and directly took out the things from inside.

"The National Treasure, the Golden Chamber, is ten thousand?"

Teng Kunwu nodded, "It's a rare thing. However, I'm not really interested in it, and it's the fastest one I can do."

The national treasure, the Golden Chamber, is generally regarded as an ancient coin.However, Teng Kunwu said that the use is controversial, which is a rigorous statement.Because at that time whether it was used as currency or not, it was really not yet fully conclusive.

In other words, even if it is used as currency, it must have other special uses.

The shape of the national treasure Jinkui Naoman is also very special.

It is a product of Wang Mang's new dynasty.Originally, since Qin Shihuang unified the currency and adopted "half two", round coins with square holes have become the mainstream, and there are few strange-shaped currencies such as knife coins and shell coins; the "five baht" of the Western Han Dynasty is also round coins with square holes.

However, the national treasure, the Golden Chamber, is mainly composed of two parts.The upper part is a round square hole, similar to ordinary copper coins; the lower part is a square with two vertical edges.What connects the circle and the square is a "short neck".

In the round square hole, like ordinary copper coins, it is surrounded by four-character seal script: National Treasure Golden Chamber.

On the square, there is a vertical two-character seal script: Zhiwan.

If you look at it as an ancient coin, these seal characters can be explained simply and directly.The above "National Treasure Golden Chamber" is the same as XX Tongbao and XX Yuanbao, which is the name of this currency; and "Zhiwan", the value of Zhitong, means that one coin can be worth [-] coins.

The collection of ancient coins is generally not included in the collection of bronzes, because it is quite special.To be honest, the artistic value is relatively low.

However, the coins of the Wang Mang period of the new dynasty are very distinctive, with excellent casting, beautiful fonts, and many special shapes.

For example, the famous "Golden Wrong Knife", that is, "one knife equals five thousand", looks like a key as a whole, with the word "one knife" cast in gold on the round "key head". "Golden Cuo Dao" is also a treasure among ancient coins, and has sold for a high price of more than one million.

"During Wang Mang's period, the pattern of coinage was refurbished, such as "Daquan Fifty", "One knife equals five thousand", and so on. The artistry of the coins has indeed been enhanced, but the common people are out of luck." Yu Yao looked at this national treasure. emotion.

"That's right. In the short ten years of the new dynasty, there have been four currency system reforms. Each time, the small ones were replaced with big ones. Inflation and public grievances are chaotic." Teng Kunwu clicked on this national treasure, the Golden Chamber. , "However, this one is still relatively mysterious. It is said that only sixty pieces were made."

"As you said, there are only sixty coins, so it's hard to say whether it's just a currency."

Yu Yao recalled the historical materials he had read, "The reform of the currency system during Wang Mang's period, there was a "gold goods and one product" money system, a catty of gold was worth [-] yuan; this "gold goods and one product" money, equal to a catty of gold, also It is worth [-] yuan. However, this 'gold item' money has never been discovered."

"Do you suspect that 'Jinhuo Yipin' is actually 'National Treasure Jinkui Zhiwan'? But the former is another name, and the latter is the characters on the coin face?" Although Teng Kunwu is a master of bronze wares, he is not very familiar with ancient coins. I don't care, I haven't thought about it in detail.

Yu Yao nodded, "It's not impossible. For example, 'one knife equals five thousand' is the inscription on the coin, isn't it also called 'Jin Cuo Dao' in the collector circle now? It is possible to have two names for the national treasure Golden Chamber; and there are only six Ten pieces, that may be a sample coin for trial casting. But the face value is too high! It may lead to no promotion and distribution after the trial casting, and it will be stranded. "Golden Goods" has no name, and "National Treasure Golden Chamber" is also It's a mystery; in fact, it's two versions of the same thing."

"You like to ponder!"

"I just thought about it a little bit more. There are too many sayings about the 'National Treasure, the Golden Chamber'. Some say it was used in the treasury; some say that the government collected gold at that time, and this is the certificate for exchanging gold. , and so on, all kinds of things."

"I've heard of all these, so I said that the use is controversial." Teng Kunwu thought for a while, "However, your statement that it is linked to 'Golden Goods' seems to be the most reliable."

"Actually, I can't really study this one. However, it is indeed a rare thing! Otherwise, I wouldn't have received it in the secret treasure!"

According to the saying that only 2000 pieces were cast at that time, even [-] years ago, it was a rare thing, let alone now.However, what appears on the market today, even if it is sold at an auction, is actually more likely to be an imitation of later generations, and it is difficult to be recognized as a genuine product.

Today, the one that is determined as a cultural relic in the collection in China is one from the Huaxia History Museum; this one must be recognized.

Associated with it, there is another one.

It is said that at the end of the Qing Dynasty, a farmer near Chang'an dug the land and dug out two national treasures, Jin Kui Zhi Wan, which he later sold.One of these two pieces, after twists and turns, finally landed and blossomed in the Huaxia History Museum; while the whereabouts of the other one is unknown, and there are different opinions, one of which is that it was bought by a European.

Thinking of this level, Yu Yao couldn't help blurting out, "Old man, the one hidden in the Ghost Eye Gate is not the one that disappeared during the Republic of China, right?"

But Teng Kunwu shook his head, "This, my uncle didn't explain it. At that time, time was tight, so he picked the key points."

Speaking of this, Teng Kunwu seemed to suddenly think of something, "By the way, my uncle said two words to me at the end, but I haven't figured out what it means; I asked at that time, but after he finished speaking, I have closed my eyes and passed out, so I can't answer. There is no turning point for the day, so I will just drive the crane."

"Oh? What did the old man say?"

"Let's go out and talk! This place is too cramped, don't you feel uncomfortable?"

The two then returned to the living room of the main room in the second courtyard, and Teng Kunwu ordered tea to be served.

Originally, Yu Yao wanted to talk about He Wenguang after seeing these four heavy weapons.The knot between the Weng and the son-in-law is indeed not easy to unravel; but people cannot be resurrected after death, and He Wenguang’s remorse and filial piety are also true; for Teng Kunwu, if the resentment has been puzzled and finally carried into the coffin, it is actually not true good thing.

But at this time, Teng Kunwu suddenly mentioned the situation again, and it was inconvenient for Yu Yao to interrupt abruptly for a while.

Yu Yao took a sip of his tea, only to see Teng Kunwu open his mouth while holding the teacup, "He grabbed my hand and said two sentences, the first sentence was: 'Five elements wear gold, ghost eyes wear gold', two 'Gold' is different."

Yu Yao thought, the first sentence is easy to understand, the "gold" that the five elements penetrate gold refers to copper coins; Same.

"What about the second sentence?"

(End of this chapter)