前言:本人是古钱爱好者，文章为学习中对搜集资料整理而来，水平有限，自娱自乐，学习交流。上图是作者收藏的一枚“周元通宝”古钱币，该钱币为小平钱背右星，文字清晰，材质为白铜，钱色银白，局部有薄锈，非常不错。
The Tongbao of Zhou Yuan is the coin of the Later Zhou Dynasty in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period， and it is also recognized that the coins of the Five Dynasties are of exquisite workmanship. The shape of Tongbao in Zhou and Yuan Dynasties is similar to that of Tongbao in Tang and Kaiyuan dynasties， with a wide outline and a thin interior. The obverse of the coin is read in four characters of official script “Tongbao of Zhou Yuan”. The handwriting is still clear and well preserved. As a kind of money destroying Buddhism， Tongbao of Zhou Yuan had a profound and significant influence on the history of Chinese coins and religion. Nowadays， it is extremely rare， with high collection value and research value.
公元954年正月，后周太祖郭威在开封病逝，柴荣作为郭威的养子，同时又是郭威妻子的侄儿，以双重身份继承皇位，柴荣就是五代时期最有作为的皇帝后周世宗，柴荣志向远大，一生力争全国统一，他向南向西攻伐南唐后蜀等割据叛乱势力，占据了两国大片土地，在公元959年，柴荣亲自带兵远征辽国，意图夺回被石敬瑭出卖给辽国的幽云16州等地区，后周军队迅速收复莫州，瓦桥关等三州三关17县，就在柴荣准备乘胜夺取幽州时，却突然患病，自感时日不多的柴荣紧急班师回朝，准备后事，为了防止自己死后发生军事叛变，策划了京城禁军统领，把国家政权与娇妻幼子的安危交给了赵匡胤，然而却所托非人，柴荣死后不久，赵匡胤就发动了陈桥兵变，覆灭了后周。
