Item number: A4459

Year: AD 1256

Material: Bronze

Size: 29.0 x 29.0 x 0.9 mm

Weight: 4.5 g

Provenance: Spink 2023

This is a reign title coin minted during the reign of Emperor Lizong of the Southern Song Dynasty.

According to historical records, the Huangsong Yuanbao coin was first minted in AD 1253 and remained in use until AD 1258.

The obverse side of the coin is circular with a square central hole, featuring both an inner and outer rim. The inscriptions read Huangsong Yuanbao in a regular script style with square, structured strokes. The reverse of the coin features the character Si (四, four) positioned superior to the central perforation, functioning as a formal chronological inscription to denote the year.

During Emperor Lizong’s reign, Neo-Confucianism, particularly the philosophy of Zhu Xi, was actively promoted. Zhu Xi, along with other Neo-Confucian masters such as Zhou Dunyi, Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, and Zhang Zai, were honoured in the Confucian temple. Starting with Emperor Lizong, Neo-Confucianism became the official state ideology and the orthodox philosophy of the realm.

物件編號: A4459

年代: 公元 1256 年

材質: 青銅

尺寸: 29.0 x 29.0 x 0.9 mm

重量: 4.5 g

來源: 斯賓克拍賣行 2023

這是一枚鑄造於南宋理宗時期的國號錢。依據史書記載，皇宋元寶最早鑄造於公元1253年，並一直使用到1258年為止。

錢幣正面為圓形，方形穿孔，具內外廓。錢文為「皇宋元寶」楷書旋讀，筆畫方正。錢幣背面為錢穿上方有一「四」字紀年。

宋理宗在位時期，曾大行推廣「理學」，崇尚朱熹思想，並將朱熹和其他理學大師周敦頤、程顥、程頤，和張載入祀孔廟。自宋理宗始，理學便成為官方首學，為國家正統之學。