Dictionary of Chinese Coins (Qin and Han Volume)

Author: Editorial Committee of the Great Dictionary of Chinese Coins
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Publish Date: 1998-09-01
Features: The Great Dictionary of Chinese Coins: Qin and Han Edition classifies and dates the Ban Liang and Wu Zhu coins based on the ages of the tombs where the coins were unearthed, combined with a large number of coin molds. Using the typological method in archaeology, it accurately distinguishes between the Ban Liang coins of the Warring States period and the Qin dynasty, as well as the Ban Liang coins after the unification of China under the Qin. It also establishes the standards for the early, middle, and late periods of the Wu Zhu coins of the various emperors of the Western Han dynasty and the Eastern Han dynasty (since the Eastern Han had a high degree of standardization in coin production, the features of the coins did not change with the succession of emperors, so they could only be divided into periods). This solves the problem of classifying and dating the coins of the Qin and Han dynasties. This is a major feature of this volume.