Chapter 90: The Great Qi Tongbao (I) [First Update]
The copper coin in the palm of Wei Hongjun's palm is only about 23 centimeters in diameter, and the thickness is less than one millimeter.
I don't know if it's because of Ye Tian's long-term play, the black lacquer rust on the original surface of this copper coin has been completely worn away, revealing a purple luster in the blue.
And the whole copper coin is clearly written, in good condition, round pulp, in the antique shop, it can be regarded as a full-quality object, and the price is much higher than that of the piggyback.
"Ye Tian, this ...... Is this really a big Qi Tongbao? ”
Playing with this copper coin, Wei Hongjun's eyes showed an unbelievable look.
In order to improve his taste, to put it bluntly, it is a vassal elegance, Wei Hongjun has invested no less than one million in antiques in recent years, but he has received very few good things, many of which are imitations and fakes.
However, after several years of edification, Wei Hongjun's eyesight has been exercised a few points, looking at the copper coin in his palm, he can feel a vicissitudes of life, and his intuition tells him that this copper coin is absolutely real.
Hearing Wei Hongjun's question, Ye Tian said with a smile: "Uncle Wei has good eyesight, and he is indeed a great Qi Tongbao......
"Pat the fart, there are words on it, everyone knows it" Wei Rongrong on the side pursed her lips and rolled her eyes at Ye Tian.
"Girl's attitude is wrong, isn't it? It can't be interesting to this kid, right? ”
Wei Hongjun saw his daughter's appearance, his brows furrowed slightly, he has been a father and a mother for more than ten years, and he can't understand Wei Rongrong's temperament very well.
"Everyone knows the words, but there are not many people who can recognize the authenticity of this copper coin, isn't it, Uncle Wei?"
Ye Tian's words diverted Wei Hongjun's attention, and he said with a smug face: "That's right, whether this copper coin is from the perspective of the standard or the pulp, it should be the genuine product of the "Great Qi Tongbao", which is undoubtedly ......."
Speaking of this, Wei Hongjun showed a trace of doubt on his face, and turned his face to look at Ye Tian, "However, only two of these objects have been found so far, and they are all incomplete, Xiao Ye, how did you get this Great Qi Tongbao?" ”
"Hehe, Uncle Ye, didn't I say it, the family collects waste, and this thing was collected by my father......"
Ye Tian actually didn't tell the truth that this copper coin was given to him by the old Taoist when he asked for divination, there were originally three in total, but Ye Tian was naughty when he was a child, and the other two were lost.
Although the two pieces lost are not Great Qi Tongbao, they are also rare ancient coins, because of this matter, Lao Dao once taught Ye Tian a hard lesson and told Ye Tian the origin of the Great Qi Tongbao.
Even Ye Dongping didn't know that the copper coin that his son often played with was really a big Qi Tongbao, otherwise, I am afraid that he would have robbed it and collected it preciously.
The reason why Ye Tian dared to hold it in his hand for so many years was because he had been playing with this copper coin for a long time, and a trace of spirituality had already been immersed in it, even if he lost it, he could deduce the direction to find it.
"This ...... It's true? ”
Wei Hongjun showed an unbelievable look on his face, he thought Ye Tian was joking, but he didn't expect it to be like this, and his expression was a little trance for a while.
Wei Rongrong grew so big, it was really rare to see her father like this, and she asked with some curiosity at the moment: "Isn't Dad just a copper coin?" I see that the ones you treasure are no worse than it, and there are silver made of them, why make such a fuss? ”
"Ahem, do you know what this copper coin is one of the fifty treasures, if I have such a piece, it will be a celebrity in the domestic coin collecting industry."
Wei Hongjun was a little embarrassed by his daughter's words, although he hid a lot of coins, but in terms of their rarity and value, they were simply far from Ye Tian's.
As early as the Xia Dynasty, China used animal bones and turtle shells as coins to exchange physical objects, and the Shang Dynasty used shells as physical currency until the Chungeng period.
After the Spring Dynasty, a large number of countries used green coins to mint different styles of circulating currency, such as knife coins, shovel coins, round coins, etc., which were unified by Qin Shi Huang and lasted until the end of the Qing Dynasty:
Although each new emperor ascends the throne, the previous copper coins will be melted down to mint new coins, but so many dynasties have changed, and there are countless coins used in funerals alone.
To this day, the number of copper coins is not a few, just like Wei Rongrong said before, in almost every antique market, you can see copper coins piled on the ground.
Therefore, the collection of copper coins, playing is a fine product is a treasure, the general prosperous dynasty has a large circulation of coins, to now is worthless, only some scarce ancient coins, is the collectors are pursuing.
The so-called 50 Zhen is the general name of the Chinese coin collector and rare ancient coins, and the general collector of ancient coins, if they do not get a few 50 Zhen coins in their hands, are embarrassed to say to people that they are collectors who play with coins.
And the "Great Qi Tongbao" is among the fifty treasures, which is also extremely rare, because so far, a total of two have been found, and they are all mutilated.
"Great Qi Tongbao" is the first kind of Southern Tang Dynasty coin minted by Li Ben, the founding emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the reason why it is called "Great Qi Tongbao" is because the Emperor of Wu has named him the king of Qi before he abdicated the throne to him.
Because the "Great Qi" dynasty existed for a short time, and at the same time, the amount of this coin was small and fine, and it has been handed down to a handful so far, so it is particularly precious and rare.
There are only two Daqi Tongbao in existence, and one of them is missing a corner in the upper right corner, which is called "missing corner Daqi" in the numismatic world.
"Missing Horn Daqi" by the Qing Dynasty Jiangnan celebrity Dai Xi hidden, at that time there were people willing to buy at a high price, Dai could not bear to cut love, the Taiping army invaded Hangzhou, Dai committed suicide out of prejudice by throwing himself into the water, before his death will be the Great Qi Tongbao and other things buried deep in the ground.
In order to get this rare and genuine rod, the descendants rushed to buy the Dai house, dug the ground several times, and finally found nothing.
Another big Qi Tongbao coin has 4 small holes drilled into it, which is called "Four Eyes Daqi".
"Four-eyed Daqi" is the Republic of China period coin collection Han Dai Baoting and Zhu Kezhuang in the countryside of Poyang, Jiangxi, accidentally found from the shuttlecock kicked by children, although this Daqi Tongbao is not lacking in horns, but because of the shuttlecock, was drilled out of four small holes.
Later, this copper coin was purchased by the famous collector Uncle Zhang, and the secret room was never shown, and thus called itself "Qi Zhai", and its cherishment of "Great Qi Tongbao" can be seen.
However, during the Anti-Japanese War, Zhang Shutao brought all the collections to the United States, but unfortunately, after his death, all the collections were sold by his widow.
Therefore, for numismatic collectors, this complete "Great Qi Tongbao" is simply like "He's Bi" occupies an important position in the minds of emperors of previous dynasties.
Wei Hongjun is a person in the business field, although he has a lot of high opinion of this coin, but he still doesn't know enough, if he is a person in the antique shop, I am afraid that this will make money and kill the mind.
"Ye Tian, you...... I don't know if I want to transfer this copper coin? ”
Playing with this Great Qi Tongbao without his hands, Wei Hongjun even forgot the purpose of inviting Ye Tian to his house.
You must know that although Wei Hongjun's wife has passed away for a few years, in order to take into account his daughter's feelings, he has not renewed the string, and he has not maintained Xiaomi, so he has always been relatively low-key in the circle, or there is nothing to show off.
However, with such a copper coin, it is different, and when you take out this big Qi Tongbao at a party, at least you can raise your eyebrows in the antique circle of the capital, which is definitely a face-saving thing.
"Hehe, Uncle Wei, I plan to keep this object for myself"
Ye Tian shook his head, and directly rejected Wei Hongjun's temptation, the old compass has not been passed on to him yet, and the calligraphy and painting are inconvenient to carry, the reason why Ye Tian carries this copper coin with him is also to have the mind of seeing things and thinking about people.
"Xiao Ye, you don't ask for the price?" Wei Hongjun did not give up, and his address to Ye Tian became affectionate.
"Don't ask, it's better not ......to know if you don't feel uncomfortable than to ask," Ye Tian said half-jokingly and half-seriously.
Wei Rongrong was a little unaccustomed to Ye Tian's attitude, and interjected: "What are you showing, isn't it just a copper coin?" Is it worth 1000 bucks? Ye Tian, I'll give you 2000, sell it to my dad......"
“2000?”
Ye Tian and Wei Hongjun shouted out in unison, with a strange look on their faces.
"Ahem, Xiaoye, Rong Rong doesn't understand this, you ...... Don't be surprised......"
Wei Hongjun coughed, looked at his daughter, and said, "Don't talk nonsense, if it weren't for Xiao Ye's exquisiteness...... You can't even look at 2,000 yuan......"
Wei Hongjun's words are not untargeted, when Zhang Shutao collected the "Four Eyes of the Great Qi", many people were willing to pay a lot of money to see it but failed to get it, if it is put in modern times, I am afraid it will be more than 2000 yuan.
"So expensive? Really? Wei Rongrong and Yu Qingya, who had not spoken, were taken aback, and their eyes were fixed on the copper coin in Wei Hongjun's palm.
Although Wei Rongrong and Yu Qingya are both rich people, they don't know much about antiques, and they really can't imagine that there are things that can't be seen for money, there are many good things in the Palace Museum, and a ticket is only 50 yuan.
"I don't know the exact price, but this copper coin is enough for our house......"
Wei Hongjun's next words made Wei Rongrong even more speechless, but she knew that her father spent a total of **100,000 yuan to buy this house and decorate it.
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