The third volume of 'Study on Ancient Coins along the Silk Road,' 1st edition, September 2023. ISBN 978-7-5490-2633-3. Size: 787mmx1092mm. Priced at RMB 96.
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The third volume of 'Study on Ancient Coins along the Silk Road' (《絲綢之路古錢幣研究》) edited by Yuan Wei (袁煒) and Yang Fuxue (楊富學), was published by Gansu Literature and Art Publishing House in September 2023. The diversity and complementarity of the economies and cultures of the East and the West have made the Silk Road a long-lasting large artery. The diverse politics, economics, and culture of countries along the Silk Road brought about different currency cultures. Through the exchange, mutual influence, and development of the Silk Road, new shapes, patterns, and materials were applied to coins. This makes the current study of ancient coins used along the Silk Road fascinating.
This volume has two parts, namely, general topics and specialized topics. There are 9 general papers and 17 specialized papers, totaling 26 papers. From different perspectives and directions, a full range of ancient coins along the Silk Road are researched and discussed. The article 'Record of Silk Road Gold Coins in the Northwest Minzu University Museum Collection' details the 47 Silk Road gold coins in the collection. 'A Multicultural Exploration of Dunhuang Culture and Silk Road Coins' examines the intrinsic relationship that exists between these numismatic cultures through cultural phenomena such as the patterns and texts on the coins of the ancient countries along the Silk Road. 'The Overview of the Development of Ancient Coins Unearthed in Azerbaijan' reflects the political and economic situation through the ancient coins unearthed in Azerbaijan in different periods. The article 'Buddhism And Monetary Economy – Explore the Buddhist Money and Currency Use In Monasteries from Unearthed Coins and Data' believes that religion and monetary economy are closely related, and the spread of religion is inseparable from currency. 'The Study of Cowrie Shells - The Earliest Currency along the Silk Road', analyzes the cowrie shells found in archaeological excavations in the Gansu and Shaanxi provinces over the years and examines their origins and functions. 'Coins and Their Circulation Around the Red Sea Trade During the Roman Empire Period' analyzes the scale and currency value of ancient Rome's trade through the currency in the trade, so as to understand the economic situation of the Roman Empire. 'Boot Button: The New Evidence to Prove the Founder of the Kushan Dynasty Came from Central Asia' shows that the founder of the Kushan dynasty came from Central Asia, through the comparison of the pattern on the boot button of the people in Central Asia and the costume of the figure on the Kushan coins. 'Polytheistic Idolatry of Iranian Religious Beliefs in the Kushan Empire from Coins and Other Perspectives' examines the influence of polytheistic idolatry of the Iranian religious beliefs in the Kushan Empire through the appearance of religious deities on the coins of Kushan. 'The Indo-Greek Coins Imitating Sino-Kharosthi Coins by Scythians from Beglam' describes the discovery of coins imitated by Scythians from the beginning of the Common Era which were handed down to the Kushan Empire and circulated to the Kingdom of Khotan. 'The Silk Road and the Exchanges between the East and the West in Ancient Times - Centered on the Sino-Kharosthi Coins' explains that the Sino-Kharosthi coin is a product of a diversified cultural environment, embodying the exchanges and fusions between Eastern and Western cultures. 'The Correcting of the Name of the Sino-Kharosthi Coins' argues that the Sino-Kharosthi Wu Zhu Coins are not related to the Kharosthi script and that the symbols on the coins are tribal and clan emblems. 'Research on Cash Coins Imitating Chinese Kai Yuan Tong Bao Coins by Sogdiana' holds that this kind of imitation is the expression of the vassal relationship between the Tang dynasty and Sogdian, and it also reflects a relatively independent political status of the Sogdiana under the vassal relationship. 'A Study on the Money Minted in the Zhetysu of Central Asia by Qarluks' holds that the Qarluks who ruled the Zhetysu did not issue unified circulating coins in this area but allowed local lords under the jurisdiction to cast their coins.
The third volume of 'Study on Ancient Coins along the Silk Road' focuses on the recent results and shows new perspectives on the study of ancient coins along the Silk Road, making it a book required in coin studies, especially for enthusiasts of Silk Road coins.