Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period - A Study on the Geographical Distribution of Currency

Author: Chen Longwen
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The study of coinage, the research of monetary history, requires conducting it from different perspectives and levels to achieve depth. This is also true for the study of pre-Qin coinage. For example, starting with the inscriptions on pre-Qin cast coins and using the methods of paleography to conduct research on numismatics and monetary history; or analyzing the alloys of pre-Qin cast coins and employing scientific analytical methods to conduct research on numismatics and monetary history; or using the materials from scientific archaeological excavations and applying the achievements of archaeology to conduct research on numismatics and monetary history.
Mr. Chen Longwen, however, ( means "entry point" or "starting point" in this context) from the geographical study of historical currency, using the perspective of historical geography to conduct research on pre-Qin coinage, opening up a new approach in the study of numismatics and monetary history and also expanding a new field in the study of historical geography. The monograph now published is based on Mr. Chen Longwen's doctoral dissertation, which has been enriched and improved.
Mr. Chen Longwen is the last disciple of the late renowned Chinese historical geographer Shi Nianhai. Having inherited the essence of Nianhai's academic approach, coupled with his diligent efforts, it is natural that he has achieved academic success.