The “Five Elements Big Cloth” of Dameiquan on North Wednesday is exquisitely cast.
North Wednesday Dameiquan: Buquan, Five Elements Dabu, Yongtong Wanguo. The “Buquan” money has already been discussed in the previous article, and this article will continue with the “Five Elements” money.
Five Elements Big Cloth
The “Five Elements Big Cloth” was cast by Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwenyong, in the third year of Jiande (574 AD). The face-faced “Five Elements Big Cloth” jade chopsticks seal, the writing and production are extremely exquisite, the coin quality is bronze.
The “Five Elements and Great Cloth” of money in the Northern Zhou Dynasty was directly related to the cultural, economic, and political struggles at that time. At that time, there were as many as 3 million monks controlled by Buddhist forces, which put the country’s land and household registration at risk, and taxation was not guaranteed. In addition to the war, locust plagues, droughts and other factors at the time, the two religions of Buddhism and Taoism were finally dismissed, but they were not hostile to Taoism, which meaningfully made the “five elements” money.
The “Five Elements Big Cloth” has three types: large, medium and small. The diameter of the large sample at the initial stage is about 27mm, and the diameter of the sample for the later weight reduction casting is only about 21mm.
1. The five elements are big cloth rules and the whole page
The common “Five Elements Big Cloth” has eight grades regardless of whether it is large or small. However, according to the size, the market value is different. The larger the coin size, the higher the value. (Small diameter “five elements big cloth” should be less common in the market than large diameter, but the value is still not as high as that of large diameter)
The market value of a small sample of the “Five Elements Big Cloth” of ordinary products is one or two hundred yuan, and if it is a large sample of extremely beautiful appearance, it can be as high as one or two yuan.
Two, five elements big cloth big print
The big print version is not very different, that is, the proportions of the four “five elements and big cloth” on the coin are slightly larger overall, and the text is fuller. The grade is seven. The large print version is finely cast, and most of them are large. , So the market value is higher than that of the common version. A large letter is more than one or two thousand.
Three, five elements big cloth back together
The combination of the back means that the front and back of the coin have the words “Five Elements Big Cloth”. It is a very rare “Five Elements Big Cloth” with a grade of four. A common product has a market value of hundreds of thousands of yuan.
The next article continues the “Yongtong Wanguo” of Dameiquan on North Wednesday.