试析“高昌吉利”钱的年代及性质

Analysis of the time and nature of “Gaochang Jili”coins

"高昌吉利"钱是麴氏高昌时期铸造的圆形方孔钱,主要发现于新疆高昌故城附近,目前存世大约50枚左右。由于缺乏史籍记载和足够的考古证明,关于其铸造年代、铸造地点、性质用途等还存在着许多争议,有待于进一步解决。本文拟从旅顺博物馆藏3枚"高昌吉利"铜钱入手,结合考古发现和近年来的相关研究成果,试着探讨一下其铸造年代及其性质用途等问题。

The“Gaochang Jili”coin,the circular one with a rectangular hole in the middle was forged by QuShi kingdom in Tang Dynasty,which was found near the Gaochang City in Xinjiang area.Until now,the total number of the coins in the world are about 50 ones.Concerning its age,location,nature and func?tions,there has been a host of controversies.This paper is supposed to probe the above questions on the basis of the collection of 3 such coins in Lvshun Museum combined with the relative archeological find?ings in recent years.