Date: Gaochang State
Dimensions: Diameter 25.90 mm
Material: Copper
Donated by Li Yinxuan, Qiu Hui

• Object Type：
  • COINS
• Tag：
  • gaochang jili copper

Jushi Gaochang dynasty, founded in 499, was taken by the Tang dynasty in the 14th year of the Zhenguan Period (640). The currency they had used previously was made of gold, silver and copper. Most of the coins of Gaochang Jili were unearthed in the Xinjiang region. The coins were also found in the 16th year Zhenguan Tombs, No. 519 Ancient Tomb at Astana in Turpan Xinjiang in 1973, which indicated that coin of Gaochang Jili was the coin cast by Jushi Gaochang dynasty before the unification of Xinjiang by the Tang dynasty. This kind of coin, heavy and thick, inscribed with official script, is deeply influenced by the currency of the Central Plains.