NEW CATALOG OF PRE-MODERN CENTRAL ASIAN COINS 1680–1923

[Wolfgang Schuster]

The new CATALOG OF PRE-MODERN CENTRAL ASIAN COINS 1680–1923 by Vladimir NASTICH and Wolfgang SCHUSTER has been published by the Bremen Numismatic Society (https://www.bng-bremen.de).

No comprehensive catalog or detailed study covering all Central Asian coins exists so far. Contrary to most other coin issues of the 17th and 18th centuries, the pre-modern coinage of Central Asia has been rather poorly documented, insufficiently studied and therefore remained generally disparaged by the coin-collecting community outside the Soviet Union, resp. nowadays Russia and CIS countries. For East Turkestan, no adequate research of minting activities in the covered period has been carried out as well.

On more than 300 pages with 820 illustrations, the new catalog embraces all coin issues of Bukhara, Tashkand, Shahrisabz, Khoqand, Khiva, Khorezm Republic between the later Janid period (since 1680 CE) and the establishment of Soviet power in the region (1923 CE). Coinage of Islamic East Turkestan is represented from the Dzungar Khanate till the final Qing reconquest.

More details alongside a comprehensive review and where to order the new catalog are available on  https://www.bng-bremen.de/ver%C3%B6ffentlichungen  as well as on  http://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=179973 .

[THCoins]

Congratulations on this new publication !
Hope this will become a standard work. I am sure this will be of interest to some of our members.

[capnbirdseye]

Interesting!  although I have only a few coins of this series I may decide to buy the book

[Figleaf]

Congratulations, Wolfgang. Finishing a book is like the end of a pregnancy. You put a lot of work into it, you hope it comes out well, but it's no longer in your hands.

Can you explain what the book brings over and above Krause and Mishler? In other words, why should people like me, who already have KM, buy your book? TIA.

Peter

[andyg]

I found my copy in the wastebin* outside yesterday when I got back from my holidays - courtesy of a nice gentleman and forum member afrasi.

I've not read it through properly yet but I did have a look at pictures.
Lots of coins not in Krause, nicely illustrated with several pictures of the same type to aid identification.  Well worth the money (It would have been if I had been allowed to pay for it)

*where the postman left it as it was too big for the letterbox - good job it wasn't collection day!

[dancingwithbirds]

I've been looking to buy this catalog anywhere online and also registered with the publisher with interest for a reprint. Does anyone have a copy I could buy from you?
Thanks so much!

[andyg]

The author states they are sold out and he has no copies left, sorry.

[chrisild]

Try the download here.

Christian

[Afrasi]

A second edition seems to be planned.

[Figleaf]

According to Wolfgang Schuster:

As co-author of the Catalog of Pre-Modern Central Asian Coins 1680-1923 I want to confirm that we are working on a completely revised and expanded 2nd edition of the catalog. It will also cover the coinage of the Yarkand Khanate, which so far has not included in standard numismatic catalogs, whether Chinese- or English-language publications. As soon as it is available (estimate mid 2021) it can be ordered from the publisher.