The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 9, March 4, 2007, Article 24

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY RECEIVES WU COLLECTION OF CHINESE COINS

According to a press release published February 26th by Princeton
University, "A gift of more than 2,000 coins to the Princeton
University Library's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
will make relics from ancient and medieval China available to
researchers on campus and around the world.

"Lawren Wu, a 1992 alumnus, arranged for the donation from his mother,
Tung Ching Wu, in memory of his father, the late collector and DuPont
chemist Souheng Wu.

"'The Wu Collection is notable for the care with which it was assembled,
with many examples that are extremely rare or notable for their subtle
variations in calligraphy,' said Alan Stahl, curator of the University
Numismatic Collection.

"Rarities in the collection include a four-character Qi knife coin, two
examples of the Wang Mang gold inlaid knife coins and a piece from the
Tang Dynasty Kaiyuan coinage in silver.

"Stahl said he hopes to organize a student project this semester to
display noteworthy pieces in an exhibit at Firestone Library.

"Students already are helping Stahl photograph and catalog the Wu
Collection for the online database, which features about 1,500 of the
University's total collection of 60,000 coins. The University started
the database in 2005 to provide Web-based access to the collection
through a searchable catalog with photographs and descriptions of
the objects.

"The collection is available for research to the University community
and the public. To view the online numismatic database go to
www.princeton.edu/~rbsc/department/numismatics. For more information
and appointments to view specific items, e-mail Stahl."

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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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