出土钱币窖藏所见宋辽货币经济交流

Monetary and Economic Exchanges between Song and Liao Dynasties Seen from the Unearthed Coin Hoard

辽国建立之后,虽在政治和军事方面与宋朝相敌对,但在经济和文化上却对宋朝具有极强的依附性。通过对各地出土窖藏钱币的研究得知:北宋钱币数量居多,占窖藏总钱币数量的70%以上;唐代钱币次之,约占窖藏总钱币的20%;辽国钱币数量稀少,少则数枚,多则几十、数百枚。辽国虽然铸造代表本民族政权的货币,但宋钱和其他中原王朝钱币仍是其商品流通中发挥主要交换媒介职能的货币。为满足对于货币的不竭需求,辽国一方面颁布律令严禁铜钱资源外流,另一方面通过贸易往来等手段争取更多的铜钱流入。在同一货币纽带的绾连下,宋辽双方经济交往非常密切。

After the establishment of the Liao dynasty, it is hostile to Song dynasty in politics and military, but it has a strong dependence on Song Dynasty in economy and culture. According to the research on the unearthed Liao Dynasty coin hoards, it is known that the majority of coins are the coins of Northern Song Dynasty, which accounts for more than 70% of the total hoard coins. Tang Dynasty coin accounts for about 20% of the total hoard coins. The number of Liao dynasty coins is really limited, ranging from several coins to dozens or hundreds of coins. Accordingly, it can be inferred that although the Liao Dynasty cast coins representing the national regime, in the circulation of the commodity economy, the currency which playes a major role in the medium of exchange is still the Song dynasty coin or other coins of Central Plains Dynasty. Therefore, the Liao Dynasty favored and put high emphasis on Song dynasty coin. In order to meet the inexhaustible demand for money, Liao has taken the promulgation of laws to prohibit coin resources outflow and seek more coins into the territory of Liao through the trade. Though the Song and Liao are two different countries, the currency has become an important factor in the close economic exchange between the Song and Liao Dynasties under the same currency link.