Four children found chocolate, but they didn't want it to be a national treasure 2,500 years ago, worth hundreds of millions of yuan. Why?

In the summer of 2007, several little boys were playing by the river in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, and found something golden yellow in the river, which was shaped like chocolate. Several children don't know what this is, so they play with it in their hands. When the adults passing by saw it, they found that the child's hand was actually gold.

Such a big piece of gold can sell for a lot of money, so the news that children found gold by the river spread in the village, so everyone in the village came to the river to look for gold, and the villagers fished out 2 1 piece of gold from the river one after another. Of course, those who found the gold were happy, and those who didn't found the gold reported it to the police.

The police arrived immediately after receiving the news. Seeing that gold bars are not modern products, they seized the gold in the hands of the villagers and handed it over to the local cultural relics department. Experts from the cultural relics department found that the gold content reached 82.3, and it was engraved with strange patterns and handwriting. Judging from these handwriting, it should belong to the Warring States period 2500 years ago, but what it is is still unclear.

So the local cultural relics department reported the news to Nanjing. After being appraised by authoritative experts, it is known that this is the currency of Chu State in the Warring States Period, and its name is Yan Ai. At that time, this currency was only circulated among nobles, and ordinary people were not qualified to own it, and it was difficult for ordinary officials to enjoy it. Only when they have made contributions can they be rewarded by the monarch. Love is also the earliest gold currency discovered at present, and its current market value is about 1 100 million yuan.

Why did Ying Ai appear in the river, and no tombs were found nearby. After consulting ancient books, experts found that this is an ancient salt-making base, which is impossible for ordinary people to have. Experts infer that it is probably used for sacrifice. Xi Ai's discovery has also brought great help to the study of Chinese monetary history.

The local cultural relics bureau thanked the villagers for their discovery and awarded them honorary certificates and cash prizes. That's all for this issue. What do you think of this talented person? Please leave a comment.