According to the antique market price on December 11, 2019, the price of authentic Taiping Tongbao is more than 1,000 yuan. The picture is as follows:
Taiping Tongbao square hole coin, Chinese dynasty There are many castings. According to its purpose, it can be divided into two categories: money for business and money for winning (commonly known as spending money). Taiping Tongbao was cast during the Taiping and Xingguo reign of Emperor Taizong of the Northern Song Dynasty, before and after the Gaozong Dynasty of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Li Pobei uprising army during the Jianyan period of Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Taiping period of Shengzong of the Liao Dynasty, the Dali Kingdom during the Hongzhi period of Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, and the Tiandihui and Xiaodaohui uprising armies of the Qing Dynasty.
The coin casting industry in the Song Dynasty has obvious characteristics. It is common to cast royal book coins, fashionable coin coins and three-body coins, and popular coin coins with country names and era names. There are also coins personally produced by the emperors and literary giants of the dynasty. It is a cultural event to write the Qianwen of the year name.
Extended information:
Taiping Tongbao was first cast by Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, and was later imitated. Before and after the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, during the Jianyan period of Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, Li Pobei's uprising army, during the Taiping period of Shengzong of the Liao Dynasty, and during the Hongzhi period of Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, Dali Kingdom all cast Taiping Tongbao; in the late Qing Dynasty, the Shanghai Xiaodaohui uprising army (1853 ~ 1855 AD) cast " Taiping Tongbao "money."
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the late Qing Dynasty (1851~1864 AD) also minted coins containing Taiping coins. There are also imitations abroad. Annam (now Vietnam), Japan and other countries also cast Taiping Tongbao in history. Ruan Huang, the ancestor of Annan and Hue, cast Taiping Tongbao in 1627 AD. In Japan, the Kamakura period (1185-1333 AD) also cast Taiping Tongbao. Privately cast Taiping Tongbao.
Taiping Tongbao was used as lucky money in ancient times (Song Dynasty). It is the prerequisite for the existence of ten thousand blessings and has always been prayed for by the world. It expresses the meaning of blessing, jubilee and good luck, and is full of auspiciousness and auspicious omen. People often hang or wear this money at the beginning of the new year to pray for their family's safety, good health, happiness in life, and all the best.