精品推荐：清代招财进宝花钱

【藏品名称】：清代招财进宝花钱

[name of collection]: collecting wealth and spending money in Qing Dynasty

【藏品类别】：钱币

[collection type]: Coins

【藏品规格】：直径5.8厘米

[collection Specification]: 5.8 cm in diameter

【藏品起拍价】：24.6万

[collection starting price]: 246000

钱币作为法定货币，基本职能是价值尺度和流通手段，是一般等价物。然而抛开其法定货币的身份，将之作为一件艺术品之时，它就拥有了另一种职能——收藏价值。

As legal tender, the basic function of money is the measure of value and the means of circulation. However, it has another function, collection value, when it is regarded as a work of art.

花钱源于汉代，花钱在早期使用的时候主要是中国民间自娱自乐的一种玩钱，这种钱币由于不是流通钱，因此它的材质大都比较粗糙，中国民间把这种钱俗称为“花钱”。“花钱”虽然具有钱币的形态，但不作流通使用，是钱币中的“非正用品”。中国民间花钱的种类繁多，诸如开炉、镇库、馈赠、祝福、玩赏、戏作、配饰、生肖等等都要铸钱，这种“钱”，其实是专供某种需要的辟邪品、吉利品、纪念品。其中“吉语钱”是比较普遍的一类花钱。主要以“长命富贵”、“福德长寿”、“加官进禄”、 “天下太平”“招财进宝”等吉语为内容，这同时也反应了中国传统文化的渗透力。

Spending money originated from the Han Dynasty. When it was used in the early days, it was mainly a kind of playing money for self entertainment of Chinese people. Since this kind of money is not in circulation, its material is mostly rough. Chinese people call this kind of money commonly known as "spend money". Although it has the form of money, it is not used for circulation and is a kind of "non authentic goods" in coins. There are many kinds of folk money in China, such as furnace opening, Treasury building, gifts, blessing, enjoyment, drama, accessories, zodiac, etc. all of them need to cast money. This kind of "money" is actually used to ward off evil spirits, auspicious goods and souvenirs for certain needs. Among them, "auspicious money" is a relatively common type of spending. The main content is "long life and wealth", "longevity", "official promotion", "peace in the world", "Attracting Wealth and treasure", which also reflects the penetration of traditional Chinese culture.

此枚“招财进宝”龙凤花钱，为方孔圆钱，黄铜材质，面文“招 财进宝”，背龙凤戏珠图案。这是一枚典型的吉语钱，从钱文上看，表达了人们对生意顺遂、财源旺盛的渴望和追求，具有丰富的文化内涵。铸造精美，品相完好，具有较高的艺术价值和收藏价值。吉祥的内涵，代表着古人对美好生活的向往和祝福。藏品为招 财进宝花钱，招 财进宝花钱：古时多用于社会交往，传递感情，表达寄托吉 祥，除凶避邪的良好愿望和对幸福生活的美好追求，反映了古代民间风尚和习俗，为方孔圆钱，钱币一面为招 财进宝，另一面为龙凤纹。藏品具有巨大的收藏价值和投资价值。

The coin is made of brass with square hole and round coin. It has the characters of "Attracting Wealth and treasure" on the face and dragon and Phoenix playing with pearls on the back. This is a typical auspicious coin. From the perspective of its text, it expresses people's desire and pursuit for smooth business and prosperous financial resources, and has rich cultural connotation. It has high artistic value and collection value. The connotation of auspiciousness represents the yearning and blessing of the ancients for a better life. Collection of money to attract wealth and treasure: in ancient times, it was mostly used for social communication, to convey feelings, to express good wishes for good luck, to get rid of evil spirits, and to pursue a happy life. It reflects the ancient folk customs and customs. It is a square hole round money. On one side, the coin is for Attracting Wealth and entering treasure, and the other side is for dragon and phoenix patterns. The collection has great collection value and investment value.