The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 19, May 11, 2003, Article 3

NUMISMATIC BOOKS FOR CHINA

  Remy Bourne forwarded the following request from the
  Chinese Numismatic Society.   Remy has helped the
  society with book donations, and perhaps some E-Sylum
  subscribers can assist as well.

  "I would like to say more words about the background of my
  request.

  1   The China Numismatic Society was founded only 20 years,
  after the open and reform policy of Deng Xiaoping. In the first
  decade and more, the China Numismatic Society only
  concerned about Chinese historical coins ( cash ) and gave
  very little attention to world coins. Following the increasing of
  international contacts, the China Numismatic Society began to
  be aware that the China Numismatic Society should not be
  only be a Society of Chinese Numismatics, but a Chinese
  Society of Numismatics home and abroad.  Since 1997, a
  Foreign Currency Committee was established, and I am a
  member in it.

  2   I am an engineering-educated person. Only after retiring,
  I indulged myself in world coins. Actually, owing to limited
  budget (my retiring pension about $200 per month ) and
  getting more and more white-grey hair, I am not a world
  coin collector in any sense, but rather to be a propagandist
  of Western Numismatic culture. After publishing the
  GREEK-ROMAN COINS, first in Chinese, finishing the
  writing of BYZANTINE COINS, I am trying to move
  along the Silkroad.

  3   The China Numismatic Society Library has very few
  Western numismatic books that worries me.  After I
  acquainted with you, I decided to ask you for help. Thanks
  for your generous donations. My aim is to help the Library
  building a basic collection of Western numismatics.  Though
  you have exited from the business, I am confident you could
  use your influence and relations to urge more US donators
  to help the CNS Library.

  4   What the China Numismatic Society Library needs at
  present I would suggest the following:

 	A  Numismatic bibliography, such as Clain-Stefanelli's work
     	    ( I myself only bought a selected one ).

 	B  Basic reference books. Such as Sear series, Seaby series,
          Mitchiner series, and Broom-Handbook of Islamic Coins,
          Breen-Encyclopedia of US Coins, Pridmore-Coins of British
          Commonwealth, Smith-American Numismatic Biographies,
          etc.

 	C  Chinese numismatics written by foreign numismatists, such
          as Kann,  Schjoth, Lockhardt.

  5    As for myself, I am moving along the Silkroad, ambitiously
  preparing to  introducing the Parthian, Sasanian, Bacterian and
  Kushan coins to the Chinese numismatic circle. So I am hoping
  to have: Gardner-Coins of Parthia, Sellwood-An Introduction
  to the Coinage of Parthia, Bopearachchi-Indo-Greek/Scythian/
  Parthian Coins ( I already got Sasan numismatic books ).
  Maybe more, Jones-A Dictionary of Ancient Roman Coins
  (I've already got the Greek one ), Mosher-Coin Mottos and
  Their Translations, etc.

  6    As for the Sayle's, Coincraft's, KP's, we could buy
  them in China.

  Please send all donated books to:
      Professor Li Tiesheng
      31-1-4 Gvnt. Res. Bldg., North Yingbin
      Hohhot 010050
      Peoples Republic of China"

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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