Great Collection of Ancient Chinese Coins (Complete 4 Volumes)

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 also a wide variety of types. They are a rich cultural heritage left to future generations by the ancestors of the Chinese nation. The pencil core residence >, edited by the numismatist Hu Guangpu, is divided into four volumes: Jia, Yi, Bing, and Ding. The total number of pages is 1,900. This new work is based on the original three volumes of Catalog of Ancient Chinese Coins, with corrections, additions, and revisions, aiming to maintain the original style while making it more perfect and practical 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 more than 7,000 rubbings 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 part of the newly added coin items are recent precious physical materials unearthed in China in recent years, which are of great research and appreciation value.
The book is organized by historical dynasties, with detailed introductions to the casting period, casting location, and features of each coin. It specifies the die types, materials, and provides ratings and prices (current market value) for each coin. The content is thorough yet concise and practical. This book is one of the most popular reference tools in the modern numismatic and collecting communities.