Comprehennsive Study concerninng the production and distribution of Wado-kaichin

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24320163
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Archaeology
• Research Institution: Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
• Principal Investigator: MATSUMURA Keiji 独立行政法人国立文化財機構奈良文化財研究所, その他部局等, 所長 (20113433)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 出土銭貨 / 和同開珎 / 和同開珎銀銭 / 考古学 / 貨幣史 / 貨幣経済 / 銭貨流通 / 鋳銭

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research made an exact distribution map of Wado-Kaichin excavated from 784 sites in japan,and verified the conventional understanding that the distribution range of ancient coins has been limited to the vicinity of the the Capital and Kinai(畿内). As a result, it was found that there is tendency which the distribution range had expanded along Ekiro（駅路）. In addition, through the analysis of wooden tablet excavated from Fujiwara Palace Site, it revealed that silver coin one sentence of Wado-Kaichin had the value of copper coin 10 sentences. It was able to put an end to the controversy over the leagal exchange rate of silver and copper coins from Edo period.

Free Research Field

考古学、貨幣史、経済史