Grand Collection of Ancient Chinese Coins (Vol. 1-4)

Author: Hu Guangpu
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: China is one of the earliest countries to use currency. Chinese coins not only have a long history but are also extremely diverse. They are a rich cultural heritage left by the ancestors of the Chinese nation for future generations. Edited by the numismatist Hu Guangpu, the pencil core book is divided into four volumes: Jia, Yi, Bing, and Ding. It totals 1900 pages. This new work is based on the original three volumes of A Catalog of Ancient Chinese Coins, with corrections, additions, and revisions, aiming to maintain the original style while making it more perfect and applicable overall.
Volume Jia covers ancient coins from the Shang and Zhou dynasties to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Volume Yi covers ancient coins from the Northern Song Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty. Volume Bing covers ancient coins from the Liao, Jin, Western Xia, Ming, and late Qing dynasties. Volume Ding covers ancient coins from the late Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China. The entire book collects over 7,000 rubbing illustrations of ancient coins, presenting a magnificent collection. Most of the coin images are provided by coin collectors, coin enthusiasts, coin shops, coin associations, or museums in Beijing, Shanghai, and Nanjing. Another portion of the newly added coin items are recent, precious physical materials unearthed domestically in recent years, offering significant research and appreciation value.
All coin items in the book are categorized and arranged in chronological order by historical dynasty, with introductions to minting periods, mint locations, and features. They include details of die varieties, materials, and ratings, as well as current market prices. The content is detailed yet concise and practical. This book is one of the most popular reference tools in the contemporary numismatic and collecting fields.