Catalogue of the Japanese Coin Collection (Pre-Meiji) at the British Museum |
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| Editor:
| Kornicki, Peter
Wang, Helen |
| Author:
| Sakuraki, Shin'ichi
Furuta, Nobuhisa |
| As told to:
| Screech, Timon
Cribb, Joe |
| Series title: | British Museum Press Occasional Paper Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-86159-174-9 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Publisher: | British Museum Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $80.00 |
Book Description:
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The British Museum's collection of Japanese coins is one of the best outside Japan. Many of the coins were originally in the collection of Japan's renowned numismatist and collector, Kutsuki Masatsuna (1750-1802), and were acquired by the British Museum in the 1880s.
The British Museum's collection of Japanese coins is one of the best outside Japan. Many of the coins were originally in the collection of Japan's renowned numismatist and collector, Kutsuki Masatsuna (1750-1802), and were acquired by the British Museum in the 1880s.