Ancient Coin Dictionary (Vol. 1 & 2)

Author: Ding Fubao
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Publish Date: 1995-04-01
Features: Ancient coins are important historical materials for studying ancient social and economic conditions. This book is a valuable reference work for researching ancient coins, divided into three parts: General Introduction, Volume 1, and Volume 2. Volume 1 is the Illustrated Catalog of Ancient Coins, extensively collecting full-size rubbings of ancient coins ranging from the Shang and Zhou period knife and cloth coins to the late Qing dynasty round coins, as well as auspicious coins and horse coins. Volume 2 is the Dictionary of Ancient Coins, including three categories: distribution coins, round coins, and auspicious coins, horse coins. The first two categories are arranged in stroke order according to the names of the ancient coins, compiling annotations by previous scholars on these types of coins. This book has long been praised for its rich content and has been an important reference for coin appraisers and cultural relic archaeologists since its publication.