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Coinage of Arabia Felix. The Pre-Islamic Coinage of the Yemen

Munro-Hay, Stuart

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SOMMARIO: Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction (The Study of South Arabian Coinage, South Arabian Kingdoms; History and Chronology, The Coinage and its Characteristics: Metals - Die-axes - Flans - `Mints' -Monograms - Letter Forms; the Ancient South Arabian Alphabet, The Cursive Legend - Royal, Divine or other Symbols; History and Development of the Coinage: Issuing States - The First Coinage: Qataban; Development of South Arabian Coinage. Influences, Symbolism and Attribution; The Middle Period Coinage; `Augustan' and `Bucranium' Issues; Hadhrami and Qatabanian Coinage and Chronology; The Issues of King {MDN BYN; Royal Series Coins; Royal Series Chronology; Addenda); Bibliography; List of Photographs and Drawings; Chart 1 (South Arabian Coin Types in Suggested Chronological Sequence); Chart 2 (Monograms - Symbols - `Mints' - Royal Names and Titles); Catalogue: Classification of South Arabian Coin Types (Imitation Athenian series, male head, and other early issues, `Bucranium' (Antelope head) series, RYDN/HRB Royal series, HRB Royal Series, HRB Royal Series, RYDN Royal Series, Copper/bronze coinage of Hadhramawt, Miscellaneous); Appendices (List and photographs of South Arabian coins in the British Museum, London, List and photographs of South Arabian coins in the Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde, Munich, List and photographs of South Arabian coins in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, List and photographs of South Arabian coins in the Staatliche Münzsammlung, Munich, List and photographs of South Arabian coins in a private collection, PC 1995, List and photographs of South Arabian coins in a private collection, San{a, PC 1996, List and photographs of coins in the Department of Antiquities, San{a (DAS), List and photographs of coins in the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin -Preussicher Kulturbesitz Munzkabinett, List and photographs of coins in a private collection, partially published by Oddy 1998, List and photographs, Kellner Collection, Munich, Drawing of Coins of Types 1.13i-ii and 1.16i from G. Schlumberger, Trouvaille de San{a); List of the Kings of Saba', Qataban, Himyar and Hadhramawt; Plates and DrawingsThe author, one of the few specialists in this segment, provides his first comprehensive presentation of years of research. A polished expression of these labors makes up the ample historical and numismatic introduction to the volume, which places the Arabia Felix issues in context and examines the main attributive and chronological questions surrounding them. A series of indices arranged by issue and monogram ease consultation of the text, which is destined to long remain the work of reference for pre-Islamic coinage of Arabia Felix

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Year Published: 2003

Pages: 344 pp

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Language: English

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Average Price: £60 / $110

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