Money on the Silk Road

by Helen Wang and Aurel Stein

This book focuses on the money of Eastern Central Asia to c. AD 800, a period of over 900 years, across a vast geographical area with a very diverse population of different cultures and traditions. The only relevant historical accounts are those found in the Chinese dynastic histories, yet these contain few references to money in Eastern Central Asia. This study therefore depends almost entirely on the archaeological evidence for money found at sites...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714118060
• ISBN13: 9780714118062
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.4" x 11.7"