安邑 (Anyi)

Location
State
魏 (Wei)
Modern location
山西省运城市夏县 (Xia County, Yuncheng, Shanxi)
Coordinates
35.182116, 111.164434
Information
Name
安邑 (Anyi)
Finds
4394 coins across 42 sites
Coin types
Inscriptions
安邑半釿 (Anyi Banjin)、安邑二釿 (Anyi Erjin)、安邑一釿 (Anyi Yijin)
Description

夏县西北7.5公里,禹王村附近。城市有三重城圈,大城周长约15.5公里,中城在周长约6.5公里。小城周长约3公里。城内有丰富的战国、汉代堆积。也曾发现过铸造桥足布的陶范。《史记·魏世家》“悼公之十一年,魏绛徙治安邑。“《正义》”安邑在绛州夏县安邑故城是也。“

Anyi Located 7.5 km northwest of Xia County, near Yuwang Village. The city consists of three enclosures, with circumferences of roughly 15.5 km, 6.5 km, and 3 km. Numerous Warring States and Han Period deposits have been found within the city(Tao and Ye 1962). Near the Miaohouzhuang village, archaeologists found the mould used to cast bridge-foot spade coins, providing direct evidence for coin production(Zhang and Huang 1983). Bridge-foot spades

Issued Coin Distribution

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Maps & Images
Plan of the ancient city of Anyi (Yuwang City, 禹王城)
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Plan of the ancient city of Anyi (Yuwang City, 禹王城)After Tao and Ye 1962
References

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Legacy / unlinked references

  • 《史记·魏世家》
  • 《正义》
  • 陶正刚、叶学明:《古魏城和禹王古城调查简报》,《考古》1962年第1期。 — Tao Zhenggang and Ye Xueming, "Survey Report on the Ancient Wei City and Yuwang City," Kaogu, no. 1 (1962).
  • 张童心、黄永久:《夏县禹王城庙后辛庄战国手工业作坊遗址调查简报》,《文物季刊》1993年第2期。 — Zhang Tongxin and Huang Yongjiu, "Survey of the Warring States Craft Workshop Site at Miaohouzhuang, Yuwang City, Xia County," Wenwu Jikan, no. 2 (1993).

Citation: 陶正刚、叶学明:《古魏城和禹王古城调查简报》,《考古》1962年第1期。;张童心、黄永久:《夏县禹王城庙后辛庄战国手工业作坊遗址调查简报》,《文物季刊》1993年第2期。