1995年8月,由中日双方组成的原州古墓考古队经过五十余天的调查和发掘,在宁夏固原县城南郊的一座唐代墓葬中出土了东罗马金币等一批珍贵文物。这批文物为研究丝绸之路东端北道的历史提供了重要的佐证,是研凳中西文化交流不可多得的实物资料 In August 1995, after more than 50 days’ investigation and excavation, the Yuanzhou ancient tombs archeological team composed of both China and Japan unearthed a number of precious relics such as the Eastern Roman Gold Coin from a tombs of the Tang Dynasty in the southern suburbs of Guyuan County, Ningxia. These cultural relics provide an important evidence for studying the history of the north east road of the Silk Road and are the rare material for Sino-Western cultural exchanges in the study of stools