摘要
In 1979,two Byzantine solidi(Anastasia I,491-518,Justin I 518-527) were unearthed from the tomb of Linhe Princess of Ru-ru(538-550) . The grandfather of Linhe princess was Anagui,Kaghan of Rouran. The Eastern Wei Dynasty and the Western Wei Dynasty were competing to win his political and military supports in the first half of sixth century. Linhe Princess’ husband was Gao Zhan,the ninth son of Gao Huan,the founder of Eastern Wei Dynasty. That these solidi were buried in China proper only twenty years after they were issued in Constantinople indicates the important role of Rouran in the Silk Road of sixth century. They also shed a new light on the written sources of "gold coins" in the same period. This paper examines three questions concerning the two solidi:first,they can be connected with the written sources of "gold coin",and so prove that Byzantine solidi were transferred by Rouran khans to the rulers of Eastern Wei. Second,the biography of Ru-ru in Weishu illustrates the change of Rouran khan’s concept of wealth and why Anagui khan possibly owned solidi in the mid sixth century;third,how do we explain the accounts of "gold coin" in the written sources of sixth century with the find of Byzantine gold coins.
In 1979,two Byzantine solidi(Anastasia I,491-518,Justin I 518-527) were unearthed from the tomb of Linhe Princess of Ru-ru(538-550) . The grandfather of Linhe princess was Anagui,Kaghan of Rouran. The Eastern Wei Dynasty and the Western Wei Dynasty were competing to win his political and military supports in the first half of sixth century. Linhe Princess’ husband was Gao Zhan,the ninth son of Gao Huan,the founder of Eastern Wei Dynasty. That these solidi were buried in China proper only twenty years after they were issued in Constantinople indicates the important role of Rouran in the Silk Road of sixth century. They also shed a new light on the written sources of 'gold coins' in the same period. This paper examines three questions concerning the two solidi:first,they can be connected with the written sources of 'gold coin',and so prove that Byzantine solidi were transferred by Rouran khans to the rulers of Eastern Wei. Second,the biography of Ru-ru in Weishu illustrates the change of Rouran khan's concept of wealth and why Anagui khan possibly owned solidi in the mid sixth century;third,how do we explain the accounts of 'gold coin' in the written sources of sixth century with the find of Byzantine gold coins.
出处
《中国钱币》
2009年第4期58-61,共4页
China Numismatics
基金
香港中山大学高等学术研究中心基金会项目"中国境内出土的拜占庭金币及其仿制品"(06A8)的成果
