I shared the Gaoyou pit iron coin in the ancient coin classic pit before. Who made the Gaoyou pit iron coin at that time? The iron coins of Gaoyou Pit are the largest and most famous in the Southern Song Dynasty. At that time, the Gaoyou area was a dividing line between the confrontation and military competition between Song and Jin.
Through research on the reign of the unearthed Gaoyou iron coins, the Gaoyou pit iron coins were first cast in the Shaoxing period during the Song and Jin struggles. After the end of the Jin Dynasty in the first year of Duanping, the fighting moved north, and there were no near Gaoyou areas. As a special area for iron coins, according to the evidence of archaeologists and some historical materials.
We can guess that the mastermind of casting Gaoyou iron money was the Southern Song garrison in Gaoyou. At that time, because the Southern Song Dynasty and Jin had been confronting this area, it was necessary to cast a large amount of coins for circulation, and because the vicinity of Gaoyou was rich in iron, lead and other coins. Raw materials, a large amount of iron and lead raw materials were also unearthed when iron coins were later discovered.
Therefore, this part of the iron coins minted by the Gaoyou garrison at that time was circulated during the confrontation between the alloys. This is just a very simple casting background and history of Gaoyou iron coins. In fact, many numismatics and even historians of Gaoyou iron coins , All have in-depth research on it, if you are interested, you can learn and inquire relevant information.