古钱的读法,从前是不大为人注意的,历代钱币学家所着力的重点往往在于文字的辨识,至于钱文的次序似乎都是自然而无须赘言的。由于历代实物至今已如山积,今人对于旧文字的了解又未必胜于前人,古钱的读法也便成为了问题。唐石父先生著《古钱读法》,后来在主编《中国古钱币》时又将 The reading of ancient money was once unnoticed. In the past, the focus of the numismatics was often on the identification of words. As for the order of the money, it seems natural that there is no need to go into details. Due to the fact that the objects of all ages have so far been regarded as mountains and rivers, today’s understanding of the old characters is not necessarily better than their predecessors. The reading of ancient money has become a problem. Mr. Tang Shuguo “ancient money reading law”, and later in the editor of “China Ancient Coins” will be