‘Abd al-Rahman, Ta’lif Husayn. Al-Nuqud. Matba’at al-Itimad, Cairo, 1940. Photocopy.
An introduction to the Islamic coinage of Egypt, beginning with the Umayyads and ending in 1939. It covers Umayyad, Abbasid, Fatimid, Ayyubid, Mamluk, Ottoman and post-Ottoman coinage. Very nice overview, easy to use.
‘Abd al-Wahhab, H. H. ‘Al-nuqud al-Arabiyya fi Tunis/History of Tunisian Coinage. Banque Centrale de Tunis, Tunis, 1968. In Arabic. Photocopy.
The catalogue of the bank’s collection of Tunisian coinage. Includes ancient coins, Umayyad, Abbasid, Fatimid, Zirid of Qayrawan, and Hafsid dynasties. Legends written out.
Abramishvili, Tamara Ysonovna. Katalog Trapezundskikh Asprov i Zapadnogruzinskikh Monet (Kirmaneuli) Gos. Muzeya Gruzii/ Catalogue of Trebizond Aspers and West Georgian Coins in the National Museum of Georgia. Tbilisi, 1984. (In Georgian, with Russian summary).
Catalogue of 456 Trebizond coins. The text is in Georgian, so it doesn’t help me much, but the plates are decent and there are tables with variations in legends. Unfortunately, the numbers don’t match up with the text descriptions or the plates.
Abywardene, T. M. de Silva. Price Catalogue of Ancient Coins of Ceylon. Careem & Co., Colombo, Ceylon, 1952.
An overview of the coinage of Ceylon. It concentrates primarily on the ancient coinage (B.C. 600 through the Kandy coinage), but also includes types through 1815. Several plates of minimal quality. There is a brief historical and geographical overview. Valuations in Ceylonese currency are included.
Adrianov, Yaroslav. Russkiye Monety 1700 - 2000 Godov: Istoricheskii Obzor I Katalog/ Russian Coins from 1700-2000: Historical Survey and Catalogue. Perm’, Russia, 2001.
Catalague of coins of Russia from the reign of Peter I (the Great) through the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia. An oversized book with good plates. Much data on individual issues and an attempt at valuations with comparisons to Krause.
Agat, Nurettin. Altinordu (Cuci Ogullari) Paralari Katalogu, 1250-1502/Catalogue of Coins of the Golden Horde (Jujid Dynasty), 1250-1502. Edebiyat Fakultesi Matbaasi, Istanbul, 1976.
Comprehensive treatment of the Islamic Golden Horde dynasty, with earlier issues of the Giray Khans included. No illustrations, but Arabic legends written out for all types, and a list of mints and dates precedes coin descriptions for each ruler. There is also a brief treatment of Sufid coinage. Tables and indexes of legends, mints, dates, varieties of tamgas.
Ahlstroem, Bjarne. Sveriges Besittningsmynt, 1561-1878. B. Ahlstroem Mynthandel AB, Stockholm, 1967. In Swedish, German and English.
Coins of Swedish possessions. Includes Reval, Narva, Riga, Livland, Elbing, Thorn, Pommern, Stralsund, Wismar, Bremen-Verden, Stade, Augsburg, Erfurt, Fuerth, Mainz, Nuernburg, Osnabrueck, Wuerzburg, Saint Bartholomew, and Uncertain mints.
Ahlstroem, Bjarne, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingsson. Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977. Numismatiska
Bokfoerlaget AB, Stockholm, 1976. Swedish and English.
Coins of Sweden.
Ahlstroem, Bjarne, Bernard F. Brekke, and Bengt Hemmingsson. Norges Mynter. Numismatiska Bokfoerlaget 7AB, Stockholm, 1976. Swedish and English.
The coinage of Norway from the Viking Age (ca. 995) through 1975.
al-’Ajjabi, Hamid. Jama’al-maskukat al-’arabiyya bi-Ifriqiya/ Collection of Arabic coins from Africa. Vol. I. Publications de l’institut National du Patrimoine, Tunis, 1988. In Arabic.
Catalogue of Islamic coins in the Musee du Bardo, Tunis. Includes Umayyad, Abbasid, Aghlabid, Fatimid, Zirid of Qayrawan, Hafsid, and early Ottoman coinage. Legends written out, good photographic plates.
al-’Ajjabi, Hamid. Jama’al-maskukat al-’arabiyya bi-Ifriqiya/ Collection of Arabic coins from Africa. Vol. II. Publications de l’institut National du Patrimoine, Tunis, 1996. In Arabic.
A continuation of the Islamic coinage in the Musee du Bardo. Includes later Ottoman and Husaynid coinage.
Album, Stephen. An Umayyad Hoard from Afghanistan. ANS Museum Notes, Volume 17, pp. 241-246, 1971.
A description of 131 Umayyad silver dirhams found in Afghanistan. There was one new mint, Masabadhan, and four other previously unpublished types.
Album, Stephen. Notes on the Coinage of Muhammad ibn al'Husayn al'Rawwadi. Reprint from Revue
Numismatique, 6th serie, Volume XIV, 1972.
A note on the history and coinage of the short-lived Rawwadid dynasty of Azerbayjan (997-1016).
Album, Stephen. Power and Legitimacy: The Coinage of Mubariz al-Din Muhammad ibn al-Muzaffar at Yazd and Kirman. Le monde iranien et l'Islam, Vol. 2, pp. 157-171, 1974. Photocopy
A note on the Islamic Muzaffarid dynasty in southern Iran from the 14th century. In particular it describes the use of inscriptions on coins to legitimize power, especially using the names of the Caliph or other dynastic overlords.
Album, Stephen. A Hoard of Silver Coins from the Time of Iskandar Qara Qoyunlu. Numismatic Chronicle, Seventh Series, Vol. XVI, pp. 109-157, 1976. Photocopy.
A description of a hoard of Islamic coinage of the Qara Qoyunlu, Shirvanshah and Timurid dynasties. Much history, descriptions of coins with Arabic legends. Photographic plates.
Album, Stephen. Samanid Oversize Dirhams of the Fourth Century A.H. (Tenth Century A.D.). Numismatic Chronicle, Seventh Series, Vol. XVI, pp. 248-254, 1976.
A critical review of Mitchiner's treatise on multiple dirhems.
Album, Stephen. Marsden's Numismata Orientalia Illustrata. Attic Books, Ltd., New York, 1977.
A revised an updated edition of Marsden's original work published in 1823. Provides a decent general overview of Islamic coinage with values and bibliographies. Good historical overviews preceding each section. Sections on Far Eastern coinage very incomplete and not very useful. Nicely illustrated with line drawings.
Album, Stephen. The Coinage of Nur-Award, Atabeg of Lur Buzurg, 751-57 H./A.D. 1350-1356. Reprint from The American Numismatic Society Museum Notes, Volume 22, 1977.
The history and coinage of the only apparent Atabeg of Lur Buzurg in Iran to issue coinage (1350-1356).
Album, Stephen. A further note on Tamerlane & Babur. Numismatics International, Vol. 14, pp. 210-212, 1980.
A historical note that includes information on the relationships among the Mongols, Chaghatayid, Timurids and Sufids. No coin descriptions.
Album, Stephen. A late sixteenth century countermarked copper from Isfahan. Numismatics International, Vol. 16, pp. 55-57, 1982.
A description of a countermarked la’nat falus from Isfahan. It is the only published description of the la’nat coinage of the second period of Iranian civic coppers. The legend is translated, but not written out in Persian or transliterated.
Album, Stephen. Studies in Ilkhanid History and Numismatics. I. A Late Ilkhanid Hoard (743/1342). Studia Iranica, Vol. 13, pp. 49-116, 1984. Photocopy.
A description of a hoard of 281 silver coins of the late Islamic Mongol Ilkhanid dynasty, mostly from southern Iraq and southern Iran. Includes complete descriptions of coins and much historical information.
Album, Stephen. Studies in Ilkhanid History and Numismatics. II. A Late Ilkhanid Hoard (741/1340) as
Evidence for the History of Diyar Bakr. Studia Iranica, Vol. 14, pp. 43-76, 1985.
A description of a hoard of 273 silver coins of the Islamic Mongol Ilkhanid dynasty, mostly from the Jazira. Includes full coin descriptions, nice plates and an analysis of the history of the dynasty as elucidated from the coins.
Album, Stephen. An Arab-Sasanian Dirham Hoard from the year 72 Hijri. Reprint from Studia Iranica, Volume 21(2). Published by the L'Association pour l'avancement des etudes Iraniennes, 1992.
A description of a hoard of countermarked Sasanian coins and later Arab-Sasanian types.
Album, Stephen. A Checklist of Popular Islamic Coins. Published by the Author, Santa Rosa, California, 1993.
A listing of Islamic coin types with rarity indices. Brief historical notes precede each section. Not illustrated. Important bibliographic information for specific dynasties.
Album, Stephen. Sylloge of Islamic Coins in the Ashmolean. Volume 10. Arabia and East Africa. Ashmolean Museum Oxford, 1999.
This is a fantastic and welcome volume on the coins in the Ashmolean, particularly the Shamma collection. It is the only recent and relatively comprehensive work on Arabian (especially Yemen) and East African dynasties. Dynasties covered in the catalogue are Abbasid, Fatimid, Rasulid, Qasimid, Sulayhid, Ziyadid, Najjahid, Mahdid, Ayyubid, Rassid, ‘Alid Rebel, Khwalanid, Amirs of ‘Athar, Tarafid, Zuray’id, Banu Sama, Wajihid, Buwayhid, Mukramid, Umayyad, Ikhshidid, Qarmatid, Harar, Kilwa, Mogadishu, Mombasa, Pemba and Zanzibar. Everycoin is photographed (not always clearly), legends are written out in Arabic, there is good introductory material, and fantastic bibliography and index. The book to have if you need the Arabian Peninsula or East Africa.
Album, Stephen. Sylloge of Islamic Coins in the Ashmolean. Volume 9. Iran after the Mongol Invasion. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2001.
The second volume to appear in the Sylloge of Islamic Coins in the Ashmolean. It contains 1797 coins from more than 160 mints and 32 dynasties (including Civic Coppers) It is very heavy in Ilkhan, Muzaffarid, Jalayrid, Eretnid, Timurid, Safavid and later Shahs of Iran, Durrani, Barakzai, Aq Qoyunlu, Qara Qoyunlu and the Civic Coppers. Other dynasties are the Great Mongols (Chingizids), Golden Horde (a few rare mints, not the common mints), Walid, Ghilzay, Sarbadar, Amirs of Badakhshan, Khans of Karabakh (in Panahabad), Alikozay, Qalhat Amirs of Hormuz, Shirvanshahs (Khaqanid), Burhanid, Khans of Shimakhi, Injuyid, Qutlughkhanid, Khans of Ganja, Amir of Qunduz (Qunduz and Hisar mints), Mehrabanid and Kart. The collection tends to have many rarities, but not the common coins of the dynasties covered. This is a first-class catalogue with complete legends written out in Arabic and outstanding photos. A definite treasure.
Album, Stephen and Tony Goodwin. Sylloge of Islamic Coins in the Ashmolean. Volume 1. The Pre-Reform Coinage of the Early Islamic Period. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2002.
This is a remarkable book. Not only is it a Sylloge of an impressive collection of Arab-Sasanian and Arab-Byzantine coins, but it also contains more than 100 pages of very thorough analysis of iconography, historical surveys, typology, provincial summaries, lists of mints, metrology, dates and dating, countermarks, imitations, forgeries, and chronologies. The book is well-indexed and has two good maps of mint locations. Steve Album did the Arab-Sasanian coinage (504 coins), and Tony Goodwin did the Arab-Byzantine (238 coins).
Alfian, T. Ibrahim. Mata Uang Emas Kerajaan - Kerajaan di Aceh. Seri Penerbitan Museum Negeri Aceh, 1979. Photocopy.
A listing of gold coins from Atcheh. Each type is described with Arab legends transliterated, but not written out in Arabic. Each type is photographed.
Alieva, G. Materiali k Katalogy Monet Timura, Chekanennikh v Gorodakh Zapadnovo Irana i
Azerbaidzhana/Material towards a Catalogue of the Coins of Timur Struck in Towns of Western Iran and Azerbaijan. In: Rtveladze, E. V. (Ed.), Numizmatika Uzbekistana, Akademiya Nauk Uzbekskoi CCR, Tashkent, 1990, pp. 83-99.
A description of 123 coins of Timur, founder of the Timurid dynasty. Includes legends written out in Arabic.
Allan, John. Catalogue of the Coins in the Indian Museum Calcutta, Volume IV: Native States. Originally published in Calcutta, 1926. Reprint by Indological Book Corporation, New Dehli, 1976.
The Indian coins of the Indian States. Each state has a brief introduction, then coins are listed with legends written out. Very useful as a supplement to or substitute for Krause. The plates are decent.
Allan, John. A Catalogue of the Indian Coins in the British Museum: Coins of Ancient India. Originally
published 1936. Reprinted by Eastern Book House, Patna, India, 1989.
Mostly Punchmarked coins of the Mauryan Empire and tribal issues of ancient India. Nicely organized to facilitate identification of types. The plates are mediocre, typical of Indian reprints.
Allen, Derek. An Introduction to Celtic Coins. British Museum Publications, London, 1978.
An introduction to the Celtic coinage of all of Europe, from the Danubian basin to England.
Allen, Derek and Daphne Nash. The Coins of the Ancient Celts. Edinburgh University Press, 1980.
An in-depth view of Celtic coinage throughout Europe, with a substantial bibliography and 41 plates.
Alptekin, Coskun. Selcuklu Paralari. Selcuklu Arastirmalari Dergisi, Volume 3, pp. 435-559, 1971. (Photocopy)
A description of 237 coins of the Great Seljuqs. Legends are written out completely but not transliterated or translated. All devices like swords, stars, etc. are drawn, and there is a table that allows one to find coins with different symbols on them. There are eleven plates of photographs which are probably excellent in the original, but they lose a lot in the photocopy.
Alram, Michael. Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band IV. Nomina Propria Iranica in Nummis. Verlag der Oesterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, 1986.
Massive folio-sized book (larger even than Tuebingen) of ancient coins of Persia and Central Asia. It includes ancient Greek (Scythia, Pontos, Bosporus, Paphlagonia, Bithynia, Lycia, Cappadocia, Sophene, Armenia, Commagene, Greek Imperial, Byzantine), Achaemenid, Arsakid, Elymais, Characene. Persis, Sasanid, Ispahbads in Tabaristan, Sakas, Pahlavas, Yueh-chih, Sogdian, Baktria, Kushan, Kushano-Sasanian, Iranian Huns. One of the few references for Sogdian and other Central Asian coins that actually writes out the inscriptions as found on the coins as well as the transliteration. Especially strong in the Persian dynasties and the only catalogue I have found that is good for Persis. Plates are in a separate volume so can be examined alongside the descriptions in the text.
Alram, Michael, Reinhard Haertel and Manfred Schreiner (editors) Die Fruehzeit des Friesacher Pfennigs (etwa 1125-30 - etwa 1166). Verlag der Oesterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, 2002.
An incredibly thorough analysis of the early time of the Friesacher Pfennigs of Austria and Germany. There are three articles, as follows:
Baumgartner, Ingeborg, Schriftquellen zur Fruehzeit der Pfennigs. Eine Einfuehrung, pp. 35-134.
A lengthy discourse on literary sources covering the origin and striking of the coins.
Winter, Heinz. Die Fruehzeit des Friesacher Pfennigs: Die Numismatische Evidenz, pp. 135-466.
Analysis of the coins providing a chronology and typology of the early issues. There is also a lengthy catalog of the early issues, including Salzburg, Kaernten, Aquileia, and modern forgeries. The catalogue contains more than 1000 coins. Also an analysis of hoards and a correlation with catalogue numbers from other works on these coins. There are 32 plates showing hundreds of different coins.
Linke, Robert and Manfred Schreiner. Materialanalytische Untersuchungen am Friesacher Pfennig Mittels Energiedispersiver Roentgenfluoreszenzanalyse, pp. 467-513.
Metallurgical analysis of the coins.
American Numismatic Society. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Part 6. Palestine - South Arabia. American Numismatic Society, New York, 1991.
Beautiful oversized Sylloge volume covering Graeco-Palestine, Jewish Issues (Yehud, Hasmonaean, Herodian, Procurators, Jewish War against Rome, Judaea Capta, Roman administration under Domitian, Bar Cochba War, Provincial City Issues) Coins of the Decapolis and Provincia Arabia, South Arabia Felix (Sabaeans, Himyarites). Covers the so-called widow’s mites and the little concave Himyarite issues.
American Numismatic Society. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Part 9. Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek Coins. American Numismatic Society, New York, 1998.
Smaller format than Part 6, prepared by Osmund Bopearachchi. Includes pre-Seleucid coins of Bactria, Seleucids of Bactria, Bactrian and Indo-Greek. 1745 Coins are described and photographed. There are indices of Legends, Monograms and Symbols, and Types, as well as a table of monograms and an explanation of the Kharoshthi alphabet. Unlike Part 6, there are brief historical notes included throughout.
Amitai-Preiss, Nitzan and Reuven Amitai Preiss. Two Notes on the Protocol on Hulegu’s Coinage. Studies in Memory of Paul Balog. Israel Numismatic Journal, Volume 10, pp. 117-128, 1988-1989.
Traces the origin of the term Ilkhan and its use as an indication of subservience to Mongke, the great khan. Uses several examples of Ilkhan coinage of Hulagu to show the different protocols.
Andrews, Arthur. Australasian Tokens and Coins. Originally published by The Mitchell Library Foundation, Sydney, 1921. Reprinted by the Trustees of the Public Library of New South Wales, Sydney, 1965.
One of the classics on tokens and coins of Australia. Especially important for the token issues, which are fully described and accompanied by nice photographic plates. Nicely indexed.
Anokhin, V. A. Monetnoye delo Khersonesa I-III vv. n.e. Numizmatika i Epigrafika IV, pp. 3-88, 1963.
An extensive early article by Anokhin on the coinage of Cheronessus on the northern coast of the Black Sea (roughly AD 24 - 300). There is a long narrative numismatic history of the coinage followed by a catalogue of almost 300 coins. All of the legends of the coins are written out, and there are decent photos of them on plates. A nice article.
Anokhin, V. A. Monetnoye Delo Khersonesa (IV v. do n. e. - XII v. n. e./ The Coinage of Chersonesus, IV
Century B. C. - XII Century A. D. Naukova Dumka, Kiev, 1977.
The original Russian edition of Anokhin (1980) on the ancient coins of the Black Sea area of Chersonesus.
Anokhin, V. A. The Coinage of Chersonesus, IV Century B. C. - XII Century A.D. Originally published in Russian. Translated by H. Bartlett Wells. BAR International Series 69, Oxford, 1980.
A historical overview of the ancient coinage of Cherronesus from early Greek through Byzantine issues. It includes a catalogue of 480 coins arranged by period, each coin photographed. Cherronesus is on the Bosporus on the northern coast of the Black Sea.
Anokhin, V. A. Monetnoye Delo Bospora. Kiev Naukova Dumka, Kiev, 1986.
Numismatic history and catalogue of the coins of Pantikapaion and Cimmerian Bosporus. The plates are decent, and many more coins are photographed than there are in his later work on Bosporus coinage. There is a rather extensive bibliography including perhaps 100 references in Russian.
Anokhin, V. A. Moneti Antichnikh Gorodov Severo-Zapadnovo Prichernomor’ya/ Coins of the Ancient Cities of the Northwest Black Sea Coast. Naukova Dumka, Kiev, 1989.
A historical treatment and catalogue (in Russian) of coinage of the northern coast of the Black Sea. Most of the coinage is from Olbia, but there are also coins from Carcine, Cercinitis, and Tyra. The catalogue includes 566 coins, all photographed. Ancient Greek and Greek Imperial periods.
Anokhin, V. A. Istoriya Bospora Kimmeriiskovo/ The History of Cimmerian Bosporus. Odigitriya Numizmatika, Kiev, 1999.
A beautiful, well-illustrated overview of the coins of Cimmerian Bosporus. It includes Pantikapeion (with coins attributed to specific rulers) through the later Cimmerian Bosporus rulers. It is loaded with history and numismatic analyses.
Anonymous. Al-nuqud al-tunisiyya abra al-tarikh/ History of Tunisian Coinage. Banque Centrale de Tunis, 1993. (In Arabic)
A slick bank publication illustrating the history of Tunisian coinage. There are beautiful color photos and a nice bibliography. There is more text than usual for a bank publication. The summaries of different periods might be good practice for learning Arabic vocubulary pertaining to history and numismatics.
Anonymous. Chelovek i Priroda v Pamyatnikakh Numizmatiki/ People and Nature in Numismatic Memorials. Gosudarstvennyi Ermitazh, St. Petersburg, 1996.
A booklet from the Hermitage Museum showing the portrayal of animals on coins and medals and a few famous people on medals. The coins are mostly, but not all, Russian.
Anton, William T., Jr. and Bruce Kesse. Forgotten Coins of the North American Colonies. Krause Publications, Iola, WI, 1992.
A catalogue and classification system for counterfeit English and Irish coppers that circulated in the North American colonies. Includes a few evasion pieces. Great photos.
Arab Bank Limited. Islamic Coins: A Selection of Islamic Coins Used Since the Beginning of Islam up to the Ottoman Period. Amman, Jordan, 1980.
A slick publication published on the occasion of the bank’s 50th anniversary. It has selected enlarged photos of several dynasties, including Sasanian, Arab-Sasanian, Arab-Byzantine, Umayyad, Abbasid, Tulunid, Aghlabid, Ikhshidid, Fatimid, Sulayhid, Zurayid (Yemen), Murabitid, Muwahhid, Hafsid, Hamdanid, Seljuq, Artuqid, Zengid, Ayyubid, Ilkhan, Mamluk and Ottoman. The few coins pictured have legends written out and translated. A few maps and charts. Bilingual (Arabic and English).
Arif, Aida S. A Treasury of Classical and Islamic Coins: The Collection of Amman Museum. Arthur Probsthain, London, 1986.
A mediocre catalogue of the coins in the Amman Museum. It includes Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Arab-Byzantine, Umayyad, Abbasid, Fatimid, Ayyubid, and Ottoman. The legends of all coins are written out, but not transliterated or translated. The plates are awful, done on nice paper, but so small as to be useless for identifying the coins in them.
Ariza Armada, Almudena. Un “Quirate” Almohade Anonimo, Acunado en Ceuta. III. Jarique de Numismatica Hispano-Arabe. Museo Arqueologico Nacional, Madrid, pp.355-372, 1990.
Description of an anonymous bronze square dirham of the Muwahhid dynasty struck in Ceuta (Sabta). Suggests it could be a contempory off-metal counterfeit or maybe a trial strike. Legends written out, photo.
Arroyo, Henri. Un Tresor de Dirhams de la Fin de l’Empire Merinide. Revue Numismatique, 6th Series, Vol. XVI, pp. 115-122, 1974. Photocopy.
Description of a hoard of Merinid square dirhams found near Meknes in Morocco. Each type is described in full with the legends written out in Arabic. There are photos of each of 18 coins.
Arroyo, Henri. Le Monnayage du Prince Buyide Taj ad-Dawla Abul-Husayn. Revue Numismatique, 6th Series, Vol. XX, pp. 113-116, 1978. Offprint.
A description of previously unknown Buwayid dirhams struck during the reign of Taj ad-Daula Abu’l-Husayn. Legends written out in Arabic and translated into French. Coins of this ruler were previously unknown.
Arroyo, Henri. Un Titre Monetaire Inedit du Sultan Saljuqide Sanjar ibn Malik Shah (512-552 A.H. = 1117-1157 A.D. Revue Numismatique, 6th Series, Vol. XXI, pp. 225-228, 1979.
The description of a new type of Great Seljuq dinar of Sanjar bin Malik Shah with a title, Malik raqab al-imam, not previously known.
Artuk, Ibrahim. Denizbaci Definesi/The Denizbaci Hoard. Turk Tarih Kurumu Basimevi, Ankara, 1966.
The description of an important hoard of Islamic coins found in Turkey. The dynasties included are Umayyad, Abbasid, Abbasid partisans, Umayyads of Spain, Idrisids, Aghlabids and Khalaf bin al-Muda, a contemporary of the Idrisids. The coins are fully described with Arabic legends written out. Good photos of reduced size.
Artuk. Ibrahim. Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Adina Basilan Sikkeler/Coins stuck in the Name of Suleyman the Magnificent. Turk Tarih Kurumu Basimevi, Ankara, 1972.
Comprehensive listing of the coins of the Islamic Ottoman Suleyman I (The Magnificent). The book is arranged by mint, with all types described with full Arabic legends. Nice photographic plates.
Artuk, Ibrahim and Cevriye Artuk. Istanbul Arkeoloji Muezeleri Teshirdeki Islami sikkeler Katalogu. Volumes I and II. Milli Egitim Basimevi, Istanbul, 1971-1974.
A catalogue of Islamic coins in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum. Includes descriptions of almost 2600 coins with 108 photographic plates. Full Arabic legends written out where legible. Particularly strong on Anatolian coinage.
Artuk, Ibrahim and Cevriye Artuk. Artukogullari Sikkeleri/Coins of the Artukids. Sumer Kitabevi, Istanbul, 1993.
A description of 154 coins issued by the Islamic Artuqid dynasty, all branches. Arabic legends written out, and many different dates of individual types described. All coins nicely photographed. Very good fold out genealogies. Includes coins with inscriptions only, so goes beyond Spengler and Sayles.
[Artuk, Ibrahim]. A Festschrift Presented to Ibrahim Artuk on the Occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the
Turkish Numismatic Society. The Turkish Numismatic Society, Istanbul, 1988.
A collection 20 papers on Turkish/Islamic numismatics. Papers are in Turkish, English or French, with some in more than one language. Particularly useful papers on Ottoman coinage in Yemen, previously unpublished coins of the Ottoman Ibrahim Bey, coins struck at Belgrad, and a paper on two Ilkhanid coins that bear the month, day and year they were struck.
Awad, Henri Amin. Seventh Century Arab Imitations of Alexandrian Dodecanummia. ANS Museum Notes, Vol. 18, pp. 113-117, 1972.
A brief note on early Islamic Arab-Byzantine coinage.
Aydin, Sennur. Kudret ve Huner: Sikke’nin iki Yuzu/Power and Skill: The Two Faces of a Coin. Yapi Kredi Bank, Istanbul, 1994.
The first of the series of catalogues of exhibitions of the bank’s coin collection. It includes a general history of the origin of Islamic coinage, then covers Arab-Byzantine, Arab-Sasanian, Umayyad, Umayyad of Spain, Abbasid, Tulunid, Fatimid, Ayyubid, Mamluk, Idrisid, Aghlabid, Tahirid, Saffarid, Banijurid, Sajid, Wajjahid (Oman), Samanid, Ikhshidid, Buwayhid, Marwanid, Rassid (2nd period), Rasulid, Shirvanshah. Beautiful color photos. Bilingual (Turkish and English).
Aydin, Sennur. Dogu-Bati Arasi Bir Gokkusagi: Selcuklu Sikkeleri/A Rainbow Linking East and West: Coins of the Seljuqs. Yapi Kredi Coin Collection Exhibitions No. 2. Yapi Kredi Bank, Istanbul, 1994.
A catalogue of a collection of coins of the Islamic Seljuqs of Rum. Includes a brief history of the dynasty and its coinage, with high quality enlarged photographs of a selection 93 coins. Does not include full Arabic inscriptions, but translates portions of many of them.
Aykut, Nezihi. Osmanli Deveti’nden Turkiye Cumhuriyeti’ne Devredilen Kaimeler ve Osmanli Bankasi
Banknotlari/ Ottoman Paper Money and Imperial Ottoman Bank Banknotes Transferred Ottoman Empire to Turkish Republic. Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi A. G., Numismatik Yayinlari No. 10, Istanbul, 1979.
One of the Yapi ve Kredi Bank’s booklets on Turkish numismatics. This one is an overview of Ottoman banknotes, written in Turkish with an English summary. Thirty-five different banknotes are described, all with reduced-size black-and-white photos.
Aykut, Nezihi. Some Coins of Mas’ud I, Qilijarslan II, and the Maliks. American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 7-8, pp. 161-186, 1995-1996.
The numismatic history of the earliest times of the Seljuqs of Rum. It includes the individual sons of Qilij Arslan II who served as maliks of different portions of their territory.
Aykut, Tuncay (and Sevket Pamuk). Ak Akche. Mogol ve Ilhanli Sikkeleri (Mongol and Ilkhanid Coins). Yapi Kredi Yayinlari Ltd Sti, Istanbul, 1992.
A catalogue of Islamic Mongol (Chingizid) and Ilkhan coins in the Yapi ve Kredi Bank collection. Includes a general chapter on money, history and numismatics (by Pamuk), then a monetary history of the Mongol and Ilkhan dynasties, a thorough description of all coin types in the collection, and a catalogue of all coins. All coins photographed in color, all types fully described with photos, drawings, transliterations and translations. Text is bilingual (Turkish and English).
Azimov, R. And E. Rtveladze. Catalogue of Antique and Medieval Coins of Central Asia. Volume I. National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, 1997.
A beautiful catalogue of 100 coins from the collection of the National Bank of Uzbekistan. It includes Achaemenids, Alexander the Great, Seleucid, Greco-Bactrian and imitations, Bactira, Indo-Greek, Parthia, Indo-Parthian, Kushan, Sasanian and imitations and countermarks, Hephthalite, Khoream, Chach, Sogdian, Turgesh Khanate, Bukhara, China, Umayyad, Abbasid, Arab-Sasanian, Samanid, Khwarizmshahs, Chaghatayids, Golden Horde, Timurid, Manghits of Bukhara, Khans of Khoqand, Khans of Khiva. Every coin is photographed enlarged and in color, and again at actual size in black and white.
Bacharach, Jere L. A Few Unpublished Mamluk Dirhems. ANS Museum Notes, Vol. 14, pp. 163-169, 1968.
A brief addendum to Balog's corpus on Mamluk coinage. It includes nine coins not found in Balog.
Bacharach, Jere L. The Coinage of Kafur: A Cautionary Tale. Studies in Memory of Paul Balog. Israel
Numismatic Journal, Volume 10, pp. 71-79, 1988-1989.
A discussion of Ikhshidid coinage with the Arabic letter kaf, and conclusions about the pitfalls of relying solely on numismatic evidence for establishing historical facts.
Bahrfeldt, Emil. Das Muenzwesen der Mark Brandenburg. Three volumes. Original published by Verlag von W. H. Kuehl, Berlin, 1889, 1895 and 1913. Reprinted by Zentralantiquariat der deutschen demokratischen Republik, Leipzig, 1975.
The Coinage of Brandenburg, Germany.
Balaguer, Anna M. Early Islamic Transitional Gold Issues of North Africa and Spain in the American
Numismatic Society. ANS Museum Notes, Volume 24, pp. 225-241, 1979.
A description of 11 dinars and 7 fractions from Spain and North Africa. All have Latin inscriptions or are anepigraphic. Full descriptions of coins and photographic plates.
Balaguer, Anna M. Las Emisiones Transicionales Arabe-Musulmanas de al-Andalus: Nueva Sintesis. I. Jarique de Estudios Numismaticos Hispano-Arabes, Institucion Fernando el Catolico, Zaragoza, pp. 11-28, 1988.
A discussion of the early transitional Arabic coins in Spain with Latin or bilingual legends. Mostly text, with some Latin inscriptions.
[Baldassari, Silvio] Islamic Coins: The Umayyad and Abbasid Dynasties. The Collection of Silvio Baldassari. Auction Leu 62, 18th May 1995 in Zurich, Leu Numismatics Ltd., Zurich.
A catalogue of 742 lots of Umayyad and Abbasid coins in gold and silver (no copper). It also includes dirhams of the Abbasid revolutionaries. A high proportion of the coins are photographed, and there are many rarities in the collection.
Balog, Paul. Tables de references des monnaies ikhchidites. Revue belge de Numismatique, Vol. 103, pp. 107- 134, 1957. Photocopy.
Coins of the Islamic Ikhshidid dynasty of Egypt and Syria. Descriptions of coins, lists of dates/mintmarks. Bibliography.
Balog, Paul. The Coinage of the Mamluk Sultans of Egypt and Syria. ANS Numismatic Studies No. 12, New York, 1964.
An extensive work on the coinage of the Islamic Mamluk dynasty of Egypt and Syria. The standard work.
Balog, Paul. The Coinage of the Mamluk Sultans: Additions and Corrections. ANS Museum Notes, Vol. 16, pp. 113-171, 1970.
An update to his major corpus on Mamluk coinage.
Balog, Paul. The Fatimid Glass Jeton. Parts 1 and 2. Annali del Instituto Italiano di Numismatica, Volume 18/19, pp. 175-264, 1971-1972, and Volume 20, pp. 121-212, 1973.
The description of 435 glass jetons from the Fatimid dynasty in Egypt. The catalogue follows an introductory section explaining the history of study of these glass pieces, a discussion of their probably use in Fatimid society, and an explanation as to why they are so abundant. Many of the pieces are photographed in several high quality plates.
Balog, Paul. Umayyad, ‘Abbasid and Tulunid Glass Weights and Vessel Stamps. American Numismatic Society Numismatic Studies No. 13, New York, 1976.
Fantastic work describing over 900 glass weight and vessel stamps of the caliphate and Tulunids. There is good introductory material analyzing the wieghts and measures, chronological lists of officials, indexes of legends, substance names in English and Arabic, great photos and descriptions. Certainly one of the most important works on these objects, especially when combined with the earlier works of George Carpenter Miles.
Balog, Paul. New Considerations of Mamluk Heraldry. American Numismatic Society Museum Notes, Vol. 22, pp. 183-211, 1977.
A discussion of the origins of heraldic devices found on Islamic coins of the Mamluk dynasty. It is a revision and extension of ideas presented in his corpus on Mamluk coinage.
Balog, Paul. La monetazione della Sicilia araba e le sue imitazioni nell’Italia meridionale. In: F. Gabrieli and U. Scerrato, Gli Arabi in Italia, Milano, 1979, pp. 611-628. (Photocopy)
A nice work on coins of Sicily with Arabic legends. It includes Aghlabid, Fatimid, and Norman coins as well as coins of the rebel Muhammad b. ‘Abbad. There is a decent historical overview in Italian, then discussions of the coins. No legends written out, but the plates are decent even in photocopy. Spahr and Travaini are definitely better, but this is the only reference I have found to the rebel coins of Muhammad b. ‘Abbad.
Balog, Paul. The Coinage of the Ayyubids. Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication Number 12, London, 1980.
The standard work on the Islamic Ayyubid dynasty, which existed in Egypt, Syria and western Arabia from 1169-1260 (AH 567-828). Includes a historical outline, genealogies, a discussion of each mint that issued coins, and an extensive catalogue with full descriptions of coins. Does not translate legends. There are indexes for mints and dates. Excellent photographic plates.
Bangkok National Museum. Coins in Thailand. Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok, 1973.
A decent bilingual book showing an overview of the history of the coinage of Thailand from the early Funan Kingdom to modern times. It includes a variety of bullet money, toks, Chieng money, tiger tongues, and other non-traditional forms of coinage. Photos are black and white.
Bank Negara Malaysia. The Currency Legacy: A Guide to Bank Negara Malaysia’s Collection. Bank Negara Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 1989.
A nice bank publication on coins and currency in the bank’s collection. It is primarily Malaysian coinage from primitive cowries, animal money, tampangs, hat money, through coinage of individual states, Dutch, Ceylonese, modern and world coins and banknotes. Very well done.
Bank Negara Malaysia. The Legendary Kijang. Bank Negara Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 1992.
A very well done bank publication. The Kijang, or muntjac or barking deer, is a small deer native to India and the Malaysian peninsula. It is featured on small gold coins of Kelantan from the 16th century, 20 of which are photographed in this publication. It also includes a brief history of Malaysia and Kelantan, a history of the Kijang coins, a myths surrounding the coins. Very informative. The Kijang is also the bank’s symbol or logo.
Bank Negara Malaysia. Johor Currency Heritage. Bank Negara Money Museum, Kuala Lumpur, 1994.
A nice publication giving an overview of the history of Johor and its coinage, followed by a catalogue of gold, silver and tin coins from there. There is an excellent bibliography. Very well done and actually useful.
Bank Negara Malaysia. Pameran Matawang Perdagangan Kepulauan Melayu/ Exhibition on Trade Currency of the Malay Archipelago. Money Museum Unit, Bank Negara Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 1995.
A catalogue that accompanied a coin exhibit. It is bilingual (Malay and English). Includes primitive money, odd forms like tampangs and animal money, coins of individual states, Sumatra, Indonesia, Atcheh, Java, Brunei, Trade dollars (U. S., South American, Hong Kong, British, etc.), British Sumatra and Java, Portuguese, Singapore. Nice photos, but all in black and white.
Bank Negara Malaysia. Terengganu Currency Heritage. Money Museum Unit, Bank Negara Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 1995.
Beautiful done overview of coinage of Terengganu. Includes a history of Terengganu and a catalogue of gold and tin coinage. The tin coinage includes the privately minted tokens (Jokoh) issued by various Chinese Kapitans. Excellent bibliography. Great supplement to Singh.
Bank Negara Malaysia. Kedah and Perlis Currency Heritage. Money Museum Unit, Bank Negara Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 1996.
Another very well done publication on Malaysian coinage by the Central Bank of Malaysia. This one has a history of Kedah and Perlis. Most of the booklet is devoted to coins of Kedah in Gold, Silver, Copper and Tin, including tin cockerels. There is only one coin from Perlis. There is an excellent bibliography. Great supplement to Singh.
Barag, Dan. The Islamic Candlestick Coins of Jerusalem. Studies in Memory of Paul Balog. Israel Numismatic Journal, Volume 10, pp. 40-48, 1988-1989.
An attempt to devise a chronology for the different types of Umayyad fulus with a candelabra and to assign the type to a particular historical event. It does not mention the alternative hypothesis that the candelabra may, in fact, be an inverted mosque.
Basok, Alexander. Imitations of 11th Century Byzantine Coins Found on the Taman Peninsula. The Celator, Volume 12, Number 11, pp. 6-15, 1998.
The history and coinage of the Tmutarakan Principality in present-day Ukraine. The coinage is derived from 11th Century Byzantine copper coinage. The author shows the different die varieties that he has discovered. One of the only accessible articles on these rare coins.
Basok, Alexander. Neizvestnye Zolotye Monety Shakhin Gireya/ Unknown Gold Coins of Shahin Giray.
Desyataya Vserossiiskaya Numizmaticheskaya Konferentsiya, Pskov, 15-20 April, 2002, pp.97-100, 2002.
Four alleged gold coins of Shahin Giray, the Giray Khan. (Several people who have seen the coins are convinced that the coins are forgeries, that gold coins of the Giray Coins do not exist).
Basu, S. P. The Second Supplementary Catalogue of Coins to Volume 1 of the Indian Museum Catalogue. Indian Museum, Calcutta, 1977.
Additions to the IMC collection of ancient India. Includes some punchmarked coins of the Mauryan Empire. Plates are better than most Indian publications.
Bates, Michael L. Notes on some Isma'ili Coins from Yemen. ANS Museum Notes, Vol. 18, pp. 149-162, 1972.
Islamic coinage of the Zuray'id and Sulayhid dynasties. This is a discussion of the history of the dynasties, not a description of the coins.
Bates, Michael L. The "Arab-Byzantine" Bronze Coinage of Syria: An Innovation by 'Abd al-Malik. In: A Colloquium in Memory of George Carpenter Miles (1904-1975), American Numismatic Society, pp. 16-27, 1976. Photocopy.
A discussion of the earliest Islamic coinage. He makes the case that it is not merely a continuation of Byzantine coinage and attempts to establish a chronology.
Bates, Michael L. The Coinage of the Mamluk Sultan Baybars I: Additions and Corrections. American
Numismatic Society Museum Notes, Vol. 22, pp. 161-181, 1977.
Additions and corrections to the coinage of the Islamic Mamluk sultan Baybars as described in Balog's corpus.
Bates, Michael L. The Ottoman Coinage of Tilimsan. ANS Museum Notes, Volume 26, pp. 203-214, 1981.
Gold coins of the Ottomans in Tilimsan (Tlemcen), Algeria. Sulayman I through Ahmad I. Full descriptions of coins and legends.
Bates, Michael L. History, Geography and Numismatics in the First Century of Islamic Coinage. Revue Suisse de Numismatique, Volume 65, pp. 231-261, 1986. Photocopy.
An analysis of 1st century Umayyad coinage of Damascus, with a plea for better comparative work of coinage issued by mints. It is a good rational historical work with criticism of earlier works on early coinage of the caliphate.
Bates, Michael. The Coinage of Spain under the Umayyad Caliphs of the East, 711-750. III. Jarique de
Numismatica Hispano-Arabe. Museo Arqueologico Nacional, Madrid, pp. 271-289, 1990.
A discussion of Latin and bilingual gold coins of the Umayyads in Spain. Latin legends are written, but not Arabic. No photos or drawings.
Battenberg, Christoph. Die Sammlung der Siegelstempel im Kentner-Museum Hannover. Sammlungskatalog 3, Kesnter-Museum Hannover, 1985.
A selection of 122 medieval and modern seals, mostly German, from the collection in the Kentner-Museum in Hannover, Germany. Each seal is described in detail with explanations of all the devices in the more complex design. The photographs are very clear and show both the seal as negative and as a positive impression. There are also historical notes explaining why a particular seal was made and for what it was used.
Batur, Enis. Asya'dan Anadolu'ya Inen Ruezgar: Beylikler Donemi Sikkeleri/The Wind Blowing from Asia to Anatolia: An Exhibition of Beylik Period Coins. Coin Collection Exhibitions 3, Yapi Kredi Bank, Istanbul, 1994.
A bilingual (Turkish and English) catalogue of an exhibit of Anatolian coinage. Enlarged photos with transliterations and translations of legends, historical introductions to each dynasty. Very well done. Includes Salduqids, Menkujakids, Danishmandids, Artuqids, Qarasids, Saruhan, Aydin, Germiyanid, Inanchids (Denizli, Ladik), Hamit, Menteshe, Eshrefid, Alanya, Eretnid, Qadi Burhan al-Din, Isfendiyarid, Karamanid. Good bibliography of major references.
Baumgartner, Egon. Die Bluetezeit der Friesacher Pfennige. I. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des
inneroesterreichischen Muenzwesens im 13. Jahrhundert. Numismatische Zeitschrift 73: 75-106, 1949. Xerox copy, in German.
Austrian pfennigs of the 13th century.
Baumgartner, Egon. Die Bluetezeit der Friesacher Pfennige. II. Die Friesacher Grenzmuenzung.
Numismatische Zeitschrift 78: 14-57, 1959. Xerox copy, in German.
Austrian coinage of the 13th century.
Baumgartner, Egon. Die Bluetezeit der Friesacher Pfennige. III. Die Friesacher Grenzlandmuenzung
(Fortsetzung und Schluss). Numismatische Zeitschrift 79: 28-63, 1961. Xerox copy, in German.
Austrian coinage of the 13th century.
Beckenbauer, Egon. Bayerische Muenzkataloge. Band 5. Die Muenzen der Reichsstadt Regensburg. Hugo Geiger Verlag, Gruenwald, 1978.
The coinage of Regensburg (Bayern, Bavaria) from earliest times through the 18th century, with a catalogue from 1510 until 1803.
Bedoukian, Paul Z. Coinage of the Artaxiads of Armenia. Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication Number 10, London, 1978.
One of the key references on the coinage of the ancient Artaxiads, who ruled Armenia from before BC 190 until around 10 AD. There is a good historical overview of the different rulers, a long discussion of numismatic developments during each reign, and a catalogue with decent black and white plates.
Bedoukian, Paul Z. Coinage of Cilician Armenia. Revised Edition. Published by the Author, Danbury,
Connecticut, 1979. Original Edition published by the American Numismatic Society as Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 147 in 1962.
A revised edition of the standard reference on the coinage of Cilician Armenia. It covers Armenia from Baron Roupen (1080-1095) through Levon V Lusignan (1373-1375), who surrendered the kingdom to the Moslems. The book includes an extensive bibliography, a decent history of the time, and excellent section on trade and commerce, an overview of the coinage, an extensive corpus of coins with all known variants on legends, an index of legends to facilitate identification, and 12 plates.
Bedoukian, Paul Z. The Copper of the Later Kings of Cilician Armenia. ANS Museum Notes, Volume 15, pp. 131-135, 1969.
A brief article about copper poghs of Levon the Usurper (1363-1365) and Gosdantin (1365-1374) of Armenia. There are nice enlarged line drawings of the coins and photographs in the plates.
Begovatov, E. A. Novyi Klad Kuficheskikh Monet Vblizi Bilyarska/ A New Hoard of Kufic Coins found near Bilyarsk. Pp. 237-239, In: I. V. Belotserkovskaya (ed.) Nauchnoye Naslediye A. P. Smirnova I Sovremenniye Problemy Arkheologii Volgo-Kam’ya. Trudy Gosudarstvennovo Istoricheskovo Muzeya Volume 122, Moscow, 2000.
The most interesting coins found were Ma’munid from the reign of ‘Ali b. Ma’man and a few Ziyarid dirhams. The author analyzes the hoard in light of other hoards found in the area. There are no illustrations or coin descriptions, but the article has a URL for a website of Kazan State University, Department of Archaeology, which has photos of the coins.
Behrens, Heinrich. Muenzen und Medaillen der Stadt und des Bisthums Luebeck. Verlag der Berliner
Muenzblaetter, Berlin, 1905. Reprint by D. Tietjen, Hamburg, 1972.
Coinage of the free city and bishopric of Luebeck from mid 12th century.
Beierlein, J. B. Die Bayerischen Muenzen des Hauses Wittelsbach, von dem Ende des zwoelften bis zur Mitte des sechzehnten Jahrhunderts (1180-1550). Dr. C. Wolf & Sohn, Muenchen, 1868. Reprint by Alfred Szego, Oakdale, New York, 1972.
Coinage of Bavaria, including Niederbayern, Bayern Ingolstadt, Bayern Landshut, and Bayern Muenchen.
Bektineev, Sh. I. Denezhnoe Obrashchiniye Belikovo Knyazhestva Litovskovo v XIII-XV vv/Circulation of Coins of the Great Princes of Lithuania in the 13th - 15th Centuries. Izdatel’ V. N. Milyutin, Minsk, 1994.
A short work on the coins circulating in medieval Lithuania. There is a lot of historical text and descriptions of coins. The plates are low-quality reproductions and line drawings.
Belenitskii, A. M. Klad Serebranykh Monet iz Pendzhikenta/ A Hoard of Silver Coins from Pendjikent.
Epigrafika Vostoka, Volume XVII, pp. 92-100, 1966.
A small hoard of 18 coins, 6 Umayyad dirhams (Dimashq, Wasit (2), Kirman, Istakhr and al-Bab) and 12 Bukharkhudat drachms. The Bukharkhudat coins have Sogdian legends.
Bell, R. C. Commercial Coins, 1787-1804. Corbitt & Hunter, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1963.
Copper tokens of the British Isles.
Bell, R. C. Copper Commercial Coins, 1811-1819. Corbitt & Hunter, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1964.
Copper tokens of the British Isles.
Bell, R. C. Tradesmen's Tickets and Private Tokens, 1785-1819. Corbitt & Hunter, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1966.
Copper tokens of the British Isles
Bell, R. C. Specious Tokens and those struck for General Circulation, 1784-1804. Corbitt & Hunter, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1968.
Copper tokens of the British Isles.
Bell, R. C. Unofficial Farthings, 1820-1870. Seaby Publications, London, 1975.
Copper private issue farthings, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales. Reigns of George IV, William IV and Victoria.
Bell, R. C. The Building Medalets of Kempson and Skidmore, 1796-1797. Frank Graham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1978.
British Tokens.
Bell, R. C. Political and Commemorative Pieces Simulating Tradesmen’s Tokens, 1770-1802. Schwer
Publications, Felistowe, Suffolk, 1987.
British Tokens.
Bell, Robert, John Whitmore and James Sweeney. Bell's Unofficial Farthings: A Supplement. Published by Whitmore, Malvern, 1994.
Contains new findings not in Bell's original work, as well as a new numbering system for the entire series, rarity indices, and discussions of die pairings and other information for certain series of the coins.
Belova, L. N. Neskol’ko Neizdannikh Khersonesskikh Monet iz Sobraniya Ermitazha/ Some Unknown
Chersonesus Coins from the Hermatige Collection. Proshloye Nashei Rodini v Pamytnikakh Numizmatiki, Gosudarstvennii Ordena Lenina Ermitazh, Leningrad, pp.144-151, 1977.
Photos and descriptions of nine previously unknown coins from Chersonesus (Ancient Greece, Black Sea, Thrace). These coins are in the Hermitage Museum collection.
Belyaev, Vladimir A. Monety Kitaiskovo Tipa za Predelami Podnebesnoi/The Geographic Limits of Coins of Chinese Type. Pp. 48-50, Devyataya Vserossiiskaya Numizmaticheskaya Konferentsiya, Gosudarstvennyi Ermitazh, Sankt-Petersburg, 2001.
A review of the geographical range of round coins with square holes. Includes Khotan, Kuche, Gaochan, Sogd, Japan, Viet Nam, Korea, Qara Khitay, plus Malacca, Indonesia, Tibet, Thailand and Java. Not illustrated.
Belyaev, Vladimir A. Kitaiskii Serebranyi Tsyan’, Bypushchennyi v Sin’tszyane/ Chinese Silver Cash Struck in Xinjiang. Desyataya Vserossiiskaya Numizmaticheskaya Konferentsiya, Pskov, 15-20 April, 2002, pp. 100-102, 2002.
A description of two silver square-holed cash from Xinjiang, year 1880. They have the Arabic legend “one silver miscal” on the reverse, the Chinese characters for “pure silver, one miscal” on the obverse. There are nice photos of both coins.
Belyaev, Vladimir A. Monety Kitaiskovo Tipa za Predelami Podnebesnoi/ Chinese coin types outside the Celestial Empire. Pp. 73-92 In: Gaiduiov, P. G. (Ed.) Trudy Gosudarstvennovo Istoricheskovo Muzeya Bypusk 138, Numismaticheskii Sbornik GIM, Tom XVI, Moscow, 2003.
A very nice overview of square-holed coinage from outside China proper. It includes ancient coins of Kuche, Khotan, Sogdiana, the Turgesh Khaganate, Uighur Khaganate, and Semirech’ye, and more modern coinage of Japan, Annam (Viet Nam), Korea, Tibet, Indonesia, Malacca, Trengannu, Kelantin, Thailand and Java. The Tibetan and Thai coins do not actually have square holes, but rather a square drawn in the center of the coin as part of the design. One significant omission - the square-holed Ilkhan tokens of Sultaniya 713 with the scorpion.
Belyakov, A. S. Medniye Moneti Belgorodskoi Chekanki Seredini XV v./ Copper coins struck in Belgorod in the Middle of the 15th Century. Numizmaticheskiye Issledovaniya po Istorii Yugo-vostochnoi Yevropi, pp. 180-185. Akademiya Nauk SSR Moldova, Kishinev, 1990.
A short article on coins of medieval Moldavia (Romania). These are copper coins with the steer’s head obverse. The article has photos of the coins and has all legends completely written out.
Ben Rhomdane, Khaled. Supplement au Catalogue des Monnaies Musulmanes de la Bibliotheque Nationale: Monnaies Almoravides et Almohades. Revue Numismatique, 6th Series, Vol. XXI, pp. 141-175, 1979. Photocopy.
Additions to Volume II of the Paris catalogues (Lavoix). It expands on the Murabitid and Muwahhid holdings in the collection. Legends are written out in Arabic, and there are photos of the coins.
Ben Rhomdane, Khaled. 25 Siecles de Monnaies Tunisiennes. Ministere du Culture, Agence Nationale du Patrimoine, Tunis, 1996.
A very nice popular publication on Tunisian coinage from ancient times to the present. One of the prettiest museum publications I have seen. Photos are enlarged and in color.
Bendixen, Kirsten. Denmark’s Money. The National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen, 1967.
A wonderful museum publication illustrating the history of coinage in Denmark from earliest times (some Roman, even some Islamic) through modern coinage. There are black and white photos on every page. There is even a chapter explaining what coin hoards tell us. Great overview, and photos of some rare coins.
Beradze, G. G. O Nachale Monetnovo Chekana v Gosudarstve Sel’dzhukidov/ On the Beginning of Coinage of the Great Seljuqs. Epigrafika Vostoka, Vol. XXIII, pp. 48-51, 1985.
A short discussion of the coins of Tughril Beg and Chaghri Beg, the first Seljuqs to issue coins. There are no illustrations.
Berga, T. M. Coinage in Archaeological Monuments of Latvia, 9th-12th Centuries. Published by the Academy of Science of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, Institute of History, Riga, 1988. In Russian, with German and English summaries.
A monograph on European and Islamic coinage that has been found in the Baltic area of Latvia from early medieval times. The book is richly illustrated with many drawings, photos, plates and maps. The English and German summaries are extensive.
Berghaus, Peter. Der Muenzenfund von Werl (Westfalen) 1955, vergraben um 1240. In Harald Ingholt,
Centennial Publication of the American Numismatic Society, New York, 1958, pp. 89-123.
A description of a hoard of 381 coins found near Koeln. It includes coins of Koeln, Andernach, Anrnsberg, Attendorn, Korbach, Smmchmallenberg, Soest, Paderborn, Lemgo, Lippstadt, Bueren, Canterbury, London, Schwalenberg, Dortmund, Bentheim, Hamm, Iserlohn, Herford and Wiedenbrueck. All coins predate 1240. They are described with photos.
Berghaus, Peter. Das paderborner Muenzwesen under Ferdinand II von Fuerstenberg, 1661-1683. Reprinted from Ferdinand von Fuerstenberg, Fuerstbischof von Paderborn und Muenster, 1661-1683, Ferdinand Molinski, Staedtische Sammlungen Paderborn, 1962.
A short history and catalogue of the coinage issued by Ferdinand II von Fuerstenberg for the bishopric of Paderborn in Westphalia.
Berghaus, Peter. Der Muenzschatz von Querenburg in der Bochumer Universitaet. Kleine Hefte der
Muenzsammlung an der Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Doppelnummer 12/13, Universitaetsverlag Dr. Norbert Brockmeyer, Bochum, 1990
A description of a hoard of 123 15th century coins found on the campus of the Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum in 1966. Coins were found from the Low Countries (Flanders, Holland, Brabant and Geldern), the Grafschaft Mark, city of Dortmund, Grafschaft Limburg, Archbishopric of Trier, Herzogtum Juelich, Grafschaft Moers, Herzogtum Berg, Juelich-Berg, Aachen, Hennegau, Batenburg, Emsigerland, Tournai (France), and others.
Bergmann, E. von. Muenzen der Indschuiden. Numismatische Zeitschrift, vol. 3, pp. 143-165, 1871. Photocopy.
A description of coins of the Islamic Injuyid dynasty of Iran in the 14th century. Includes historical information.
Bergmann, E. von. Beitrage zur muhammedanischen Muenzkunde. Sitzungsberichte der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philos.-Hist. Klasse, Wien, vol. 73, pp. 129-170, 1873. Photocopy.
A note on some previously unpublished Islamic coins. Covers a Midrarid denar from north Africa, a Hasanwayhid coin, Fatimid, Saruhan and Karamanid coins. There is quite a bit of history.
Berman, Allen G. Papal Numismatic History: The Emancipation of the Papal State. Second Edition. Attic Books Ltd., South Salem, New York, 1991.
This is a general history of the papacy with a slant toward how it influenced the design and minting of papal coinage. It is not a catalogue. It is a revised version of Allen’s masters thesis.
Berman, Allen G. Papal Coins. Attic Books Ltd., South Salem, New York, 1991.
A complete catalogue of the coins of the popes from St. Gregory III (731-741) through the present. Includes 77 plates, valuations of every known type, historical information, and assistance in identifying coins. The book is set up much in the manner of Sear's books on Roman, Greek and Byzantine coinage.
Berman, Allen G. and Alex G. Malloy. Warman’s Coins and Currency. Wallace-Homestead Book Company, Radnor, Pennsylvania,1997.
A general book with prices of some of the more common ancient, medieval and modern coins and currency from the entire world. It includes some decent historical background, photos, and lists of references for different countries and time periods. Prices seem very inflated.
Berman, Ariel. Islamic Coins: Exhibition of L. A. Mayer Memorial Institute for Islamic Art. Central Press, Jerusalem, 1976.
A catalogue that accompanied a Museum exhibit of medieval Islamic coins that circulated in the Holy Land. Each coin is described with a translation of the legend or an attribution of where it is to be found in the Koran. Most are photographed (some enlarged). There are excellent maps of the geographic range of various dynasties. There are indexes of mint names, names of people, and coin legends, all in English, Arabic and Hebrew.
Berry, George. Medieval English Jetons. Spink & Son, London, 1974.
A history of the English Exchequer and accounting techniques, with a survey of jetons from the reigns of Edward I through Richard II.
Berry, George. Taverns and Tokens of Pepys' London. Seaby Publications Ltd., London, 1978.
A discussion of seventeenth century tokens issued by taverns mentioned in the diaries of Samuel Pepys. The author discusses great detail what is known about the taverns and their proprietors.
Berry, George. Seventeenth Century England: Traders and their Tokens. Seaby, London, 1988.
A cultural and historical overview of the various people and establishments that issued tokens in seventeenth century England.
Biaggi, Elio. Monete e Zecche Medievali Italiane dal Sec. VII al Sec. XV. Montenegro s.a.s. Edizioni
numismatiche di Eupremio Montenegro, Torino, 1992.
A wonderful catalogue of coins of medieval Italy from the 8th through the 15th centuries. Each of 3023 coin types is illustrated, fully described and given valuations in three grades. Rarity estimates are given, and all legends are written out. The introductory pages give a bibliography of essential references, guide to place names as written on coins, attribution of names of saints to their appropriate localities, and a history of medieval Italy. The catalogue is organized by coin-issuing locality, each preceded by a brief specific history of that locality and the coins it issued.
Bibliotheque Albert I. Mille ans de monnayage bruxellois 965-1965. Brussels, 1965.
The book that accompanied the exhibit of coins struck at the Brussels mint shown the Bibliotheque Albert I in 1965. There is a brief history of the mint along with historical overviews preceding each period of coinage. More than 500 coins were shown, including foreign coins struck by the mint, but only a fraction of these are photographed (enlarged, in black and white). A decent overview.
Biddulph, C. H. Coins of the Cholas. Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 13, The Numismatic Society of India, Varanasi, 1968.
Early coinage of southern India (Tanjore) and Ceylon. There is an excellent historical treatment, good descriptions of the coins, and mediocre, but passable, plates.
Bidyabinod, B. B. Coins of the Non-Muhammadan Series. Supplementary Catalogue of the Coins in the Indian Museum. Indological Book House, Delhi, 1973.
Description of additions to the IMC collection of ancient and medieval India. No plates, no text. Includes some punchmarked coins of the Mauryan Empire.
Bikhazi, Ramzi J. Coins of al-Yaman 132-569 A.H. al-Abhath, vol. 23, pp. 3-127, 1970. Photocopy.
The history and coinage of Islamic dynasties in Yemen. Includes 'Abbasid, Rassid, Ziyadid, Fatimid, Sulayhid and Zuray'id dynasties. Coins arranged chronologically by date, rather than by dynasty. Full descriptions of coins and extensive historical information. There are several coins of unknown dynasties described as well.
Bikhazi, Ramzi Jibran. The Struggle for Syria and Mesopotamia (330-58/941-69) as Reflected on Hamdanid and Ikhshidid Coins. American Numismatic Society Museum Notes, Vol. 28, pp. 137-186, 1983.
Hamdanid, Ikhshidid and Abbasid coins struck in Syria. The article is mostly history, with a catalogue of known coins from the relevant mints. One section translates the legends as they appear on coins, then there is a listing of coins by mint town.
Binder, Christian and Julius Ebner. Wuerttembergische Muenz- und Medaillen-Kunde. Volume I, Parts I-VI, and Volume II, Parts I-II. W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart, 1904-1915. Reprinted by W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart, 1969.
The coinage and medals of Wuerttemberg, Germany, from 1344 until the early 20th century. Includes Moempelgart, Weiltingen, Oels, Neuenstadt.
[Bird, Brian]. Anglo-Saxon and Norman Coins. Auction Catalogue, Glendining & Co., London, 20 November, 1974.
An important collection of Anglo-Saxon and Norman coins with some incredible rarities. No prices realized.
Blackburn, M. A. S. (Editor) Anglo-Saxon Monetary History: Essays in Memory of Michael Dolley. Leicester University Press, 1986.
Scholarly articles by various authors on Anglo-Saxon and Viking coinage in England. Includes historical perspectives, an analysis of hoards and a bibliography of the published works of Michael Dolley.
Blair, Sheila S. The Coins of the Later Ilkhanids: Mint Organization, Regionalism and Urbanism. ANS Museum Notes, Volume 27, pp. 211-230, 1982.
Description and historical background of the different types of silver coins issued by the later Ilkhans. No inscriptions, just diagrams of the major design elements. Photographic plates of some of the types.
Bohl, J. J. Abbildungen der Trierischen Muenzen. Hannover, 1837. Reprint by Numa Revue Internationale de Numismatique, Luxembourg, 1977.
Originally published as a supplement to Bohl's treatise on the coinage of the German state of Trier published in 1823. Contains illustrations of select coins from the earlier work, with reference to the original catalogue numbers. Covers the period 814 until 1802.
Bohnert, J., F. Wictor, R. Probst, G. Lorang, and E. Rauen. Dix siecles de monnaies au pays de Luxembourg: Catalogue des monnaies luxembourgeoises et de celles des fiefs de 1026 a 1968. Le Cercle Numismatique du Grand-Duche de Luxembourg, 1970.
Coinage of Luxembourg from 1026 until 1968, including the Abbaye d'Echternach (974-1155), the coinage of the Comte de Chiny (1258-1355), the Siegneurie de Moiry (1249-1329), the Siegneurie de Schoenecken (1316-1351), the Seigneurie de St-Vith (1346-1352), the Comte de Salm en Ardenne (Vielsalm) (1297-1306), the Seigneurie d'Orchimont (1432-1436), and the Terre Franche de Cugnon (1611-1672).
Bone, Harry. The Administration of Umayyad Syria: The Evidence of the Copper Coins. Ph.D. Dissertation, Princeton University, November, 2000.
A fantastic numismatic study using the coins as a means of elucidating historical information of the Umayyads in Syria. There is a good discussion of pre-reform copper coinage, including extensive coverage of the Standing Caliph coins (Arab-Byzantine). There is a good attempt at a chronology of all the coins. It covers mints in jund Dimashq, Hims, Qinnasrin, Filastin, al-Urdunn, al-Jazira, al-Mawsil, and Arminiya, which include about 30 or more mints. It will be fantastic if the work is converted from a dissertation to a high-quality publication.
[Bonhoff, Friedrich.] Sammlung Dr. med. Friedrich Bonhoff. Teil I. Deutsche Muenzen des Mittelalters. Auktion Katalog 293, Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. Muenzhandlung, Frankfurt am Main, 1977.
A massive collection of over 2000 lots, most photographed, of coins of medieval Germany. The catalogue is becoming a standard reference on the subject.
[Bonhoff, Friedrich.] Sammlung Dr. med. Friedrich Bonhoff. Teil II. Deutsche Muenzen des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit. Auktion Katalog 295, Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. Muenzhandlung, Frankfurt am Main, 1978.
Additional lots of coins of medieval Germany, along with modern coins of Germany and other countries.
Bonner, Michael. The Mint of Harunabad and al-Haruniyya, 168-171 H. American Journal of Numismatics, Volume 1, pp. 171-193.
Abbasid coinage from the short-lived mint of al-Haruniyya, in Armenia. Harunabad is a Persian name for the same mint. He catalogues sixteen different types struck at the mint during its four-year history and makes a case for the mint’s being in Armenia.
Boon, George C. Welsh Tokens of the 17th Century. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, 1973.
A catalogue of the tradesmens tokens of 17th century Wales in the National Museum of Wales. Legends are written out, and most tokens are photographed, the remainder having line drawings.
Bopearachchi, Osmund and Wilfried Pieper. Ancient Indian Coins. Indicopleustoi Archaeologies of the Indian Ocean 2, Brepols, Turnhout, Belgium, 1998.
This is actually two books in one. The first part covers ancient tribal punchmark coins and was written by Wilfried Pieper. It has a great historical commentary on the coinage from the 5th century BC until ca AD 300. The cataloge covers local punch-marked coins, Magadha-Maurya, Ujjain, Eran, Deccan, North Indian and South Indian dynasties. Each type is nicely described and accompanied by a line drawing, with photographic plates at the end. Part two, by Bopearachchi, covers Bactrians through early Kushan. It, too, has a nice historical commentary followed by a catalogue of Greek coins (Alexander and imitation Athenian owls), Bactrians, Indo-Greeks, Indo-Scythians, Indo-Parthians, and early Kushans. The descriptions and plates are superb. An incredible book.
Bopearachchi, Osmund and Aman ur Rahman. Pre-Kushana Coins in Pakistan. Iftikhar Rasul IRM Associates, Karachi, Pakistan, 1995.
A beautiful production including primarily the private collection of Aman ur-Rahman. More than 1000 coins are described and photographed on high-quality plates, many enlarged. It includes the finds from several hoards and includes Achaemenid, pre-Graeco-Bactrian, Mauryan punchmarks, Graeco-Bactrian, Indo-Greek, Indo-Scythian and Indo-Parthian coins. There is a very nice historical overview. This is one of those books that is beautiful to look at even if you don’t collect the coins.
Bordea, Gh. Poenaru and Eugen Nicolae. Monede Rare si Inedite din Moesia Inferior. Tomis I. De la Augustus la Commodus. Buletinul Societatii Numismatice Romane, Nr. 131-133, Bucharest, pp. 89-107, 1987.
Roman and Roman Provincial coins of Moesia Inferior, all rare or previously unpublished. All coins are photographed and fully described in the article. In Romanian.
Borg, Erkki. Suomi-Finland. Kirjapaino Verbi Oy, Helsinki, 1977. In Finnish.
Coins and banknotes of Finland from Alexander II (Czar of Russia when Finland was a grand duchy) through modern times.
Bosworth, Clifford Edmund. The Banu Ilyas of Kirman. Pp. 107-124, In: C. E. Bosworth (Ed.), Iran and Islam, In Memory of the Late Vladimir Minorsky. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 1971.
A history of the little-known Ilyasid dynasty in Kirman in the AH 350s. The Ilyasids were eventually overrun by the Buwayhids, who held Kirman until it was taken by the Seljuqs. Bosworth says that no coins were issued by the Ilyasids, but Album notes one extremely rare type that has been attributed to them.
Bosworth, Clifford Edmund. The New Islamic Dynasties. Columbia University Press, New York, 1996.
A historical overview of almost 200 Islamic dynasties, with lists of rulers, dates, and brief historical sketch for each dynasty. There are also notations of which rulers issued coins. Much of the information has come from coins.
Boudeau, E. Monnaies Francaises Provinciales. Cabinet de Numismatique, Paris, 1913. Reprinted by A. G. van der Dussen, Maastricht, 1985.
A fixed price sale of coins of feudal France and the low countries. 2,448 coins are described and many illustrated. In addition to the coins included in Poey d'Avant, it includes Alsace, Lorraine, Monaco, Savoy, Strasbourg, Metz, Hainaut, Namur, Flanders, Brabant and Holland. While most of the catalogue covers medieval coinage, some areas are covered into the early 18th century.
Boudeau, E. Monnaies Gauloises: Nouvelle Edition augmentee d'une Carte de la Gaule. Reprint by A. G. van der Dussen, Maastricht, 1970.
A price guide to Celtic coins of Gaul (France and the Low Countries) based on De La Tour. 480 coins are described, perhaps one in ten illustrated. There is a useful foldout map indicating the ranges of the various Celtic tribes. The prices are apparently in French Francs of the 1910's.
Braun, Rolf and Ilse Braun. Opiumgewichte. Published by the Authors, Landau, 1983.
Historical treatment, descriptions and explanations of Asian "Opium" weights, actually used as general weights, including use with opium, gold, commodities, etc. Many photographs of different type weights and explanations of the significance of the different animal motifs used. In German, with French and English translations.
Brekke, B. F. The Copper Coinage of Imperial Russia, 1700-1917. Foerlagshuset Norder AB, Malmoe, 1977.
Imperial Russia, including the Crimea, Georgia, and the Central Asian Khanates of Bukhara, Khwarizm and Khuqand.
Brekke, B. F. The Copper Coinage of Imperial Russia, 1700-1917: Supplement. Russian Numismatic Society, Akron, Ohio, 1987.
A compilation of new types and dates discovered in the decade since his original book. There is a valuation guide compiled by James Elmen (Worldwide Coins of California). To be used in conjunction with the main volume. Not illustrated.
Brekke, B. F. and Anders Berglund. Danish Dennings. Russian Numismatic Society, Alexandria, VA, 1983. (Photocopy)
A history of the Pechora Company’s misadventures in northern Russia, as well as a history of coining operations of dennings (wire money) at Copenhagen and Gluckstadt. There is a foldout die correlation chart and detailed descriptions of the coin types. Legends are all written out.
Brethes, J. D. Contribution a l'histoire du Maroc par les recherches numismatiques: Monnaies inedites ou tres rares de notre Collection. Banque du Maroc, Casablanca, 1939. Photocopy.
A history of Morocco through its numismatics, although it contains information about lesser dynasties that did not issue coins. Includes ancient Greek, Judea, Carthage, Cyrenia, Rome, and Nabatea, Arab-Byzantine, Arab-Sasanian, Umayyad, Abbasid, Tulunid, Aghlabid, Fatimid, Spanish dynasties (Hudid of Zaragoza, Kings of Murcia), Umayyad of Spain, Idrisid, Hammudid of Malaga, Midrarid, Khazrunid, Murabitid, Muwahhid, Hafsid, Merinid, Wattasid, Ziyanid, Sa'adian, 'Alawi. Coin legends are transliterated into French but not written in Arabic. Contains much history, genealogies, photographic plates.
Breton, P. Napoleon. Illustrated History of the Coins and Tokens Relating to Canada. R. Paul Nadin-Davis Numismatic Service, Ottawa, 1983 Abridged Reprint.
The classic work on tokens of Canada. Bilingual. All tokens illustrated by line drawings.
Bright, Richard K. The Coinage of Kutch. Numismatics International, Dallas, Texas, 1975.
A booklet on the coins of the Indian state of Kutch from the 16th - 20th centuries. Unlike most books of this type, this one is actually useful. For many of the coins for which the designs are larger than the flans, the complete designs are drawn to aid in identification.
Broome, Michael. The Silver Coins of Baybars I without Mint Name. ANS Museum Notes, Volume 24, pp. 219- 223, 1979.
Concludes that several coin types of the Mamluk Baybars I without a mint name are from Damascus, Syria.
Broome, Michael. A Handbook of Islamic Coins. Seaby, London, 1985.
A historical treatment of the development of Islamic coinage from the earliest times to the present. Each chapter begins with the history of a dynasty or geographical area, then concludes with the development of the coinage. Richly illustrated with photographs of almost 400 coins.
Broome, Michael. Questions Raised by the New ‘Dirham’ Coinages of the 6th Century of the Hijra. Studies in Memory of Paul Balog. Israel Numismatic Journal, Volume 10, pp. 80-87, 1988-1989.
Silver Dirham coinages of the Rum Seljuqs and Ayyubids emerged after more than a century of predominantly copper and gold coinage in the Arabic world. The author raises the questions of where the silver for the new coinage came from, what was the base of the new designs, and was there a relationship between the designs of the coinage of the two dynasties. He suggests that an influx of wealth from Europeans defeated in the Crusades might have at least been partially responsible for the influx of silver.
Brotman, Irwin F. A Guide to the Temple Tokens of India. Shamrock Press, Los Angeles, 1970. Number 660 of 1000 copies, signed by author.
A catalogue of Indian temple tokens, nicely done with good photos on high quality paper. The text includes sections about the history and mythology of India and the Hindu religion. There are separate descriptions of various Hindu deities. Nice book.
Browder, Tim J. Maldive Islands Money. Society for International Numismatics, Santa Monica, California, 1969.
A monograph on coinage of the Islamic sultanate of the Maldive Islands from 1648 to the present. Has Arabic inscriptions with translations of each coin type, all known dates and denominations, and a photograph and line drawing of each coin type. There is a brief history and a good bibliography.
Bruce, Colin R., II, John S. Deyell, Nicholas Rhodes and William F. Spengler. The Standard Guide to South Asian Coins and Paper Money since 1556 AD. Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, 1981.
A standard catalogue of coins, banknotes and other paper (cheques, bonds, share certificates, etc.) of India and neighboring states, including Afghanistan, the Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Maldive Islands, Nepal, Pakistan, Portugese India, Ceylon and Tibet.
Brunk, Gregory G. (Ed.) World Countermarks on Medieval and Modern Coins. Quarterman Publications, Lawrence, Mass, 1976.
A collection of papers from The Numismatist and the American Journal of Numismatics. It is divided into World, Europe, U. S., Latin America and the West Indies, and Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Brunner, Christopher J. The Chronology of the Sasanian Kushanshahs. American Numismatic Society Museum Notes, Vol. 19, pp. 145-164, 1974.
History of Sasanian coinage from 224 to 359. The article contains no coin descriptions, but references descriptions found in other numismatic literature.
[Bruun, L. E.] Sammlung des Herrn L. E. Bruun in Kopenhagen, Schwedische Muenzen. I. Teil, vom Mittelalter bis Gustav Adolph. Auction Catalogue of Adolph Hess Nachfolger, Frankfurt, 1914. Facsimile Reprint, Stockholm, 1967.
Covers coinage of Sweden from 994 until 1634. 991 lots, heavily illustrated on 35 separate plates.
Budde-Jones, Captain Kathryn. Coins of the Lost Galleons. Published by the Author, Kissimmee, Florida, 1993.
A 28-page booklet on Spanish cobs and later coins. The author works with Mel Fisher and was with him during the Atocha salvage. The booklet is an introduction to the coins covering minting techniques, denominations, cross designs, coin types, shields, coats of arms, monarchs of Spain, variations in coin designs among mints, mint marks, and maps.
Bulliet, Richard W. A Mu’tazilite Coin of Mahmud of Ghazna. ANS Museum Notes, Volume 15, pp. 119-129, 1969.
A description of a unique Ghaznavid dirham, Nishapur 387, with a verse from the Quran not seen before on coins. Bulliet concludes that the legends represent adherence to the Mu’tazilite religious faction in Nishapur. This was an ultrarationalist faction that followed the legal code of the Hanafi law school.
Burgos, Fernando Alvarez. Catalogo General de las Monedas Espanolas, Vol. I. La Moneda Hispanica desde sus Origens hasta el Siglo V. Vico & Segarra, 1987. In Spanish.
The coinage of ancient Spain, including Greek and Roman influences.
Burn, Richard. Coins of Jahan Shah Kara Koyunlu and Some Contemporary Rulers. The Numismatic Chronicle, Fifth Series, Vol. XVIII (1935), pp. 173-197, London. Photocopy
A description of an apparent find of 127 coins, 93 of Jahan Shah of the Qara Qoyunlu, the remainder being Timurid, other Qara Qoyunlu, and a coin not of the apparent find of the Khans of Khoqand. There is a running historical narrative and descriptions of 127 coins, with Arabic legends written out only as completely as occur on the coins.
Burnasheva, R. Monety Bukharskovo Khanstva Pri Mangytakh (Seredina XVIII - Nachalo XX v.)/ Coins of the Khans of Bukhara at the time of the Manghits ( Middle of the 18th - Beginning of the 20th Centuries). Epigrafika Vostoka, Volume XVIII, pp. 113-128, 1967.
The first of two parts of a work covering the Manghits of Bukhara. This one covers the reigns of Shah Murad, Haidor Tora and Sayyid Husayn, the first three rulers of the dynasty. There are decent photos of all types described as well as all dates and date combinations (different dates on obverse and reverse) found on the more than 4000 Manghit coins found in the combined collections of the Hermitage, Museum of History in Moscow, and the Uzbekistan Museum of History.
Burnasheva, R. Monety Bukharskovo Khanstva Pri Mangytakh (Seredina XVIII - Nachalo XX v.)/ Coins of the Khans of Bukhara at the time of the Manghits ( Middle of the 18th - Beginning of the 20th Centuries). Epigrafika Vostoka, Volume XXII, pp. 67-80, 1972.
The second part of the author’s work on the Manghits of Bukhara beginning with Nasrullah and going to the end of the dynasty. This part lacks photos, but has a continuation of the table with all of the date combinations.
Butak, Behzad. XI. XII. XIII. Yuzyillarda Resimli Turk Paralari/Figured Turkish Coins of the 11th, 12th and 13th Centuries. Pulhan Matbaasi, Istanbul, 1947.
Coins of the Artuqids, Zengids, Lu’lu’ids, Begteginids, Ildegizid, Salduqids, Menkujakid, Danishmandid, Ayyubid of Hisn Kayfa. Complete coin descriptions with Arabic legends and translations into Turkish. The model for the Spengler and Sayles books on these coins.
Butak, Behzad. XI. XII. XIII. Yuzyillarda Resimli Turk Paralari, Ek II: Giyas ud-Din Keyhusrev II bin
Keykubad’in. Puhlan Matbaasi, Istanbul, 1950.
A second supplement to his excellent work on figured Turkish coins. This supplement includes one Dinar and one Dirham of Ghiyas al-Din Kaykhusraw II of a modified lion and sun type. Each coin has two lions facing away with the sun above and between. Nice coins.
Buttrey, T. V., Ann Johnston, Kenneth M. MacKenzie, and Michael L. Bates. Greek, Roman, and Islamic Coins from Sardis. Archaeological Exploration of Sardis, Monograph 7, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1981.
A description of coin finds from a major archaeological undertaking in Sardis, Turkey. The Islamic coins include Saruhan, Aydin, Germiyan, Menteshe, Denizli, Hamit, and Ottoman. The Ottoman coins are primarily copper. Legends transliterated. Decent plates.
Buzdugan, George, Octavian Luchian and Constantin C. Oprescu. Monede si Bancnote Romanesti. Editura Sport-Turism, Bucharest, 1977.
The coinage and banknotes of Romania. Covers ancient Romania (Greek, Celtic, Roman, Byzantine), Wallachia, Moldavia, Transylvania and modern Romania. Coins are fully described with photos (poor) or line drawings and complete legends. Includes many varieties of otherwise similar coins. There is an English summary, extensive bibliography, and values.
Bykov, A. A. Abbasidskii Pamyatnii Dirgem Nachala IX Veka/ Abbasid Commemorative Dirhams from the Beginning of the 9th Century. Sovyetskoye Vostokovedeniye, pp. 83-90, 1947. (Photocopy)
The description of an unusual Abbasid dirham dated AH 195 from the time of Caliph al-Mansur. There is no mint name. The central legends cite Umm Jafar bint Abu’l-Fadla, apparently referring to Zubaida, the wife of Harun al-Rashid. The description is of a single known coin.
Bykov, A. A. Daisam ibn Ibrakhim al-Kurdi i yevo Monety/ Daysam b. Ibrahim the Kurd and his Coins.
Epigrafika Vostoka, Volume X, pp. 14-37, 1955.
The coins of Daysam b. Ibrahim al-Kurd are listed in Album’s Checklist under Kurds of Adharbayjan (Azerbaijan). There are descriptions of two coins, Arminiya 330 and Ardabil 340, with beautiful enlarged photos. A majority of the article is a description of the history surrounding Daysam and his issuing of coins.
Bykov, A. A. Monety Daisama ibn Ibrakhima al-Kurdi. XXV Mezhdunarodnii Kongress Vostokovedov,
Izdatel’stvo Vostochnoi Literatury, Moscow, 1960.
This appears to be an offprint from a larger publication. It is a description of the coins of Daysam b. Ibrahim al-Kurd, listed in Album’s Checklist under Kurds of Adharbayjan (Azerbaijan). The author describes 11 coins, all dirhams, from the mints of Barda’, Adharbayjan, Arminiya and Ardabil, dated AH 325-341. Arabic legends are written out, and there are photos of each coin.
Bykov, A. A. Nakhodki Srednevekovykh Indiiskikh Monet v Vostochnoi Yevrope/ Finds of Medieval Indian Coins in Eastern Europe. Epigrafika Vostoka, Volume XIX, pp. 73-80, 1969.
Finds of Dehli Sultanate coins (gold) of ‘Ala al-Din Muhammad II, Qutb al-Din Mubarak I, Ghiyas al-Din Tughluq I, Muhammad III b. Tughluq, and Firuz III. The sites where the coins were found are along the Volga and Kama rivers near Kazan’, between Moscow and Yaroslavl, and along other rivers west of Moscow near Minsk, Leningrad/St. Petersburg and Kiev.
Bykov, A. A. Redkii Samanidskii Fel’s/ A Rare Samanid Fals. Epigrafika Vostoka, Volume XX, pp. 72-73, 1971.
A beautifully preserved example of an extremely rare copper fals of Ishaq b. Ahmad, Akhsikath, AH 278. SNAT has only one example, a broken and holed piece dated AH 284. This coin is from the Samanids of Akhsikath, listed separately from the other Samanids in Album’s Checklist, and this is a different Ishaq b. Ahmad than the usurper who issued coins under the main Samanid line in AH 301.
Bykov, A. A. Dva Novykh Dirkhema Daisama ibn Ibrakhima al-Kurdi/ Two New Dirhams of Daysam ibn Ibrahim al-Kurdi. Epigrafika Vostoka, Volume XX, pp. 74-76, 1971.
Two dirhams of Daysam b. Ibrahim, listed in Album’s Checklist as the only ruler under Kurds of Adharbayjan. These two coins were struck in Barda’a, AH 325, and in Ardebil, AH 338, respectively, and both were in the collection of the Ermitage Museum.
Bykov, A. A. Monety Rashaddina, Ugurskovo Povstantsa. Strany i Narody Vostoka, Part XV, Afrika i Aziya, pp. 288-302, Moscow, 1973.
Rebel coinages from Xinjiang/Sinkiang. It includes much historical background, coin descriptions within the text, a map, and a few photos, mostly of Ghazi Rashid square-holed coppers.
[Byrne, Ray]. Coins and Tokens of the Caribees. Auction catalogue of Jess Peters, Inc., Decatur, Illinois, 1975.
Extensive catalogue of 1457 lots from Ray Byrne's collection of Caribbean coins and tokens. Includes tokens of non-British islands of Cuba, Curacao, Danish West Indies, Dominican Republic, Dutch West Indies, Guadeloupe, Isles du Vent, Haiti, Martinique, Puerto Rico, St. Bartholomew, St. Croix, St. Maarten, Santo Domingo, Vieque, and Dutch and French Guiana, as well as British pieces covered in Pridmore and Clermont and Wheeler.
Cahen, Claude. ‘Abdallatif al-Baghdadi et les Khwarizmiens. Pp. 149-166, In: C. E. Bosworth (Ed.), Iran and Islam, In Memory of the Late Vladimir Minorsky. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 1971.
‘Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi was a contempory of the Khwarizmshahs who wrote his memoirs recording events of his time. This article contains a biography of the Khwarizmshahs Muhammad b. Tekish, and account of the Battle of Erzinjan in AH 627, and a biography of Jalal al-Din Mangubarni, all taken from the contemporary memoirs of ‘Abd al-Latif. Interesting contemporary accounts of Khwarizmshah conflicts with the Great Khans (Mongols, Chingizids) and with the Seljuqs of Rum. Not a coin article, but interesting nonetheless.
Cahn, Erich B. Catalogues des Monnaies Suisses. I. Fribourg. Societe Suise de Numismatique, Berne, 1959. Reprinted by Johnson Reprint Corporation, New York, 1966. In French, with German introduction.
Coinage of the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, 1446-1848.
Cahn, Erich B. Bayerische Muenzkataloge. Band 3. Die Muenzen des Hochstifts Eichstaett. Verlag Hugo Geiger, Gruenwald bei Muenchen, 1962.
The coinage of the Bishopric of Eichstaett (Eichstaedt), Bavaria, from 985-1802.
Calico, F. Xavier. Florines de Aragon. X. & F. Calico, Barcelona, 1966.
A specialized publication devoted to the gold Florines of medieval Aragon, Spain. There are very few illustrations, but there are drawings of mint marks, legends through various rulers, etc. The Florine circulated widely and was imitated throughout Europe.
Campos Lopez, Teresa. Feluses en las excaviaciones de Jaen. In: A. Canto and V. Salvatierra (Eds.), IV. Jarique de Numismatica Andalusi, Universidad de Jaen, Museo Casa de la Moneda, pp. 111-120, 2000.
Spanish Umayyad coppers found in Jaen. A few are photographed and described.
Cano Avila, Pedro. Dirhemes Califales Hallados cerca de Alcaudete (Jaen). III. Jarique de Numismatica
Hispano-Arabe. Museo Arqueologico Nacional, Madrid, pp. 299-311, 1990.
Desriptions of legends and ornamentation of Spanish Umayyad dirhams found in Spain. No photos.
Canto Garcia, Alberto. El Periodo Omeya. El Emirato. La Aparicion de la Tipologia Califal. ‘Abd al-Rahman III: Sus Sucesores. I. Jarique de Estudios Numismaticos Hispano-Arabes, Institucion Fernando el Catolico, Zaragoza, pp. 29-41, 1988.
Typology, with names of other personages, found on Spanish Umayyad coins. Good bibliography.
Canto Garcia, Alberto and Tawfiq Ibrahim. Moneda Andalusi en al Alhambra, Palacio de Carlos V, Granada, Marzo-Agosto 1997. Archivos y Publicaciones Scriptorium, Granada, 1997.
A wonderful catalogue that accompanied an exhibit of Islamic coins at the Palacio de Carlos V in Granada in 1997. The first section follows the evolution of Islamic coinage in Spain from the origins of Islamic coinage through the Umayyads, Taifas, Almoravids, Almohades, and Nasrids of Granada. This section includes brief histories, nice maps, and an overview of the coins. The second section covers the use and manufacture of money and discusses hoards and counterfeiting. The third section is a catalogue of more than 200 coins and related objects,most nicely photographed and fully described. Finally there is a fantastic bibliography. A great book.
Cappe, Heinrich Philipp. Beschreibung der Muenzen von Goslar. E. S. Mittler und Sohn, Dresden, 1860.
Reprinted by Numismatischer Verlag Wolfgang Winkel, Bielefeld, 1974. Numbered copy 95 of limited reprinting of 200 copies.
The coinage of the German free city of Goslar. After 1802 was a part of Prussia, then Westphalia, then Hannover, then Prussia again. Covers 1039 (Holy Roman Empire) through 1764.
Carboni, Stefano. Following the Stars: Images of the Zodiac in Islamic Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1997.
An explanation of astrological motifs found in Islamic art and illustrations thereof. There are photos of nice of the Zodiac coins of the Mughal emperor Jahangir, but the book is not primarily numismatic. Very nicely illustrated.
Carter, Martha L. A Numismatic Reconstruction of Kushano-Sasanian History. ANS Museum Notes, Volume 30, pp. 215-261, 1985.
A chronology and history of the Kushano-Sasanians based on numismatic evidence. Nice piece of work.
Casey, P. J. Roman Coinage in Britain. Shire Archaeology 12, Third Edition. Shire Publications, Princes Risborough, England, 1994.
An interesting account of the coinage of Roman England, with emphasis on the economic and social history of the time. It is not a catalogue of Roman coins, but rather an explanation of how and why the coinage of Roman Britain developed.
Castelin, Karel. Grossus Pragensis. Der Pragen Groschen und seine Teilstuecke, 1300-1547. Klinkhardt & Biermann, Braunschweig, 1973.
The Prager Groschen of Bohemia. A history, with identification of coins and description of countermarked coins.
Cayon, Adolfo, Clemente Cayon and Juan Cayon. Las Monedas Espanolas del Tremis al Euro, del 411 a Nuestros Dias. Juan R. Cayon, Madrid, 1998.
A huge (almost 1300 page) much-improved replacement for the old Cayon and Castan. This incarnation begins with the Suevii in 411, covers the pre-Visigoth, Visigoth and Islamic coinages of Spain before getting into the more tradional medieval coinage of the previous volume. Each type is photographed. For Islamic coinage, prices (in 1998 pesetas) are given many mints for each type, including north African mints for dynasties like the Muwahhids and others that spanned the Mediterranean and the Strait of Gibraltar. A great overall reference for Spanish coins.
Charlton, J. E. 1964 Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, Tokens and Paper Money. 12th Edition. Whitman Publishing Co., Racine, Wisconsin, 1963.
Coins and tokens of Canada, 1670 until 1964.
Cheng Ren Jie. Chinese Copper Coins. Taiwan, 1997. (In Chinese).
The nicest publication I have seen on modern copper coins of China. There are almost 800 different types illustrated with high-quality color photos. It does not cover Sinkiang.
Chijs, J. A. van der. Catalogus der numismatische Afddeling van het Museum van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. Lange & Co., Batavia, 1869.
First edition of a listing of the coins in the Museum of the Batavian Society for Art and Science. There are no illustrations and few coin descriptions. Most notations are references to other published works. You win some, you lose some.
Chosky, Jamsheed K. A Sasanian Monarch, His Queen, Crown Prince, and Deities: The Coinage of Wahram II. American Journal of Numismatics, Volume 1, pp. 117-135, 1989.
The Sasanian coinage of Vahran II.
Chu Cho-p’eng and Chu Sheng-t’ao. Xinjiang Red Cash. Hsin Hua Bookstore, Shanghai, 1991. (In Chinese)
The book has rubbings of Xinjiang/Sinkiang coinage of the Ch’ing Dynasty. It’s greatest use for the non-Chinese reader is the ability to compare one’s coins to different die varieties in the catalogue, one step in determining if a coin is counterfeit. The rubbings are not always clear, especially for the lower denominations.
Ciani, Louis. Les Monnaies Royales Francaises de Hugues Capet a Louis XVI. Paris, 1926. Reprint by A. G. Van der Dussen, Maestricht, The Netherlands, 1969.
Royal French coinage from Hugh Capet (956) until Louis XVI (1793).
Clain-Stefanelli, Elvira. Select Numismatic Bibliography. Stack's, New York, 1965.
An extensive bibliography of literature relating to numismatics. It covers major references to all fields of numismatics published through 1965.
Clain-Stefanelli, Elvira. Numismatic Bibliography. Battenberg-Verlag, Munich, 1985.
The most complete and most cited numismatic bibliography. It lists 18,311 references covering all facets of numismatics. Most include only the bibliographic citation, but there are some with notations elaborating a bit more about the subject. Especially noteworthy references are marked with an asterisk.
Clark, C. R. Florida Tokens. Published by the author, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1990.
The standard reference on Florida tokens in all metals (and other materials) from the 1880s until 1990. The book is arranged alphabetically by city. There are over 6,000 tokens listed, many photographed.
Clarke, Robert L. and A. Mohabat-Ayin. Modern Coinage or Iran, 1293 AH-1353 SH, 1876 AD-1974 AD. Numismatics International, Dallas, 1974.
A small book on the machine-struck coins of Iran under the shahs. Legends are transliterated but not written out in Persian.
de Clermont, Andre P. and John Wheeler. Spink's Catalogue of British Colonial and Commonwealth Coins. Spink and Son, London, 1986.
Coins and tokens of the British Commonwealth and Colonies, adapted from Pridmore and in the format of Krause and Mishler. Includes valuations.
Cobwright, Mullhulland Ignatious. Evasives 1993. Published by C.O.B., Beeston, England, 1993.
An work on the evasion coinage of 19th century England and Ireland. The only serious update of Atkins. Not illustrated.
Codera y Zaidin, Don Franciso. Tratado de Numismatica Arabigo-Espanola. Originally published by Libreria de M. Murillo, Madrid, 1879. Reprinted by Juan R. Cayon, Madrid, 1977.
Description of two museum collections of Islamic dynasties in Spain and adjacent North Africa. Includes early Latin-Arabic coins, Umayyads, the various Muluk al-Tawa'if, Almohades, Almoravids, and later coins. Full descriptions with Arabic legends written out and Spanish translations. There are many useful tables, 24 plates, and a supplement describing each mint town found on the various coins.
Codrington, H. W. Ceylon Coins and Currency. Memoirs of the Colombo Museum, Saries A., No. 3, Colombo, 1924. Reprinted 1975.
Catologue of all coins known to have circulated in Ceylon. Includes ancients, Roman and Byzantine, medieval Ceylon (Kandy Kings, etc., medieval India, Portugese, Dutch, British, Islamic, and others. Islamic coins include Umayyad, Fatimid, Ayyubid, Rum Seljuqs, Zengid, Mamluks, Ilkhan, Rasulid, and Indian sultanates. Also larins and early Persian shahs. A lot of good history. Coin legends transliterated only.
Codrington, O. A Manual of Musalman Numismatics. Originally published as Asiatic Society Monographs, Volume VII, Royal Asiatic Society, London, 1904. Reprinted by Eastern Book House, Patna, India, 1990.
A thorough (in 1904) list of legends, names, titles, mint towns, and other features of Islamic coins in English and Arabic. Very useful for coin identification. The list of mint towns explains which dynasties minted coins there and gives their location by modern country and with latitude and longitude!
Codrington, O. Further note on Musalman coins collected by Mr. G. P. Tate in Seistan. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, pp. 547-553, 1905.
Brief notes on Saffarid and Mehrabanid coins with legends fully written out where known.
Coffing, Courtney L. A Guide and Checklist of World Notgeld, 1914-1947, and Other Local Issue Emergency Monies. Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, 1988.
A list of cities from all countries issuing various forms of emergency money (Notgeld), including banknotes, coins, encased stamps, etc. There is an extensive bibliography on literature pertaining to emergency money. Few illustrations, and not even a guide to types. Except for the guide to the literature, probably minimally useful.
Coole, Arthur Brandon. Coins in China’s History. Fourth Edition, Inter-Collegiate Press, Mission, Kansas, 1965.
One of the classic publications on Chinese coins. It has a short historical overview, maps, reign titles, assistance in dating modern coins, and nice black and white photos of coins from ancient spades through modern coins. The end of the book has a neat year-by-year time line of the history of China.
Coole, Arthur Brandon. Encyclopedia of Chinese Coins, Volume 2. The Early Coins of the Chou Dynasty. Quarterman Publications, Inc., Lawrence, Masachusetts, 1973.
A very detailed catalogue of cowries (natural and other materials), ant-nose types, hollow-handle spades and thick and heavy spades of the Chou dynasty. All pieces illustrated with great help in reading and translating the characters found on these.
Coole, Arthur Brandon. Encyclopedia of Chinese Coins, Volume 5. Ch’i Heavy Sword Coins and Debatable Pieces of the Chou Era. Quarterman Publications, Inc., Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1976.
A very detailed catalogue of heavy pointed knives of ancient China. The debatable pieces are mostly Bridge Money and Fish Money. There are many, many types illustrated, and there are glossaries of the seal script characters and detailed discussions of reading the different seal characters.
Coole, Arthur Brandon. Encyclopedia of Chinese Coins, Volume 6. State of Ming Knife Coins and Minor Knife Coins. Quarterman Publications, Inc., Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1976.
In-depth catalogue of Ming knives and other smaller knife coins of ancient China. There are good drawings of the different types and glossaries/tables of the characters found on the different knives.
Cope, Geoffrey M. and P. Alan Rayner. The Standard Catalogue of English Milled Coinage in Silver, Copper and Bronze, 1662-1972. Spink and Son, London, 1975.
Detailed catalogue with rarity by grade, average condition, and varieties. Charles II through Elizabeth II.
Craig, Alan K. Gold Coins of the 1715 Spanish Plate Fleet: A Numismatic Study of the State of Florida
Collection. Florida Archaeology, Number 4, Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research, 1988.
A description of gold coinage of Colonial Spain in the Florida State collection. Includes a good historical treatment of the period. Focuses on Lima, Cuzco, Mexico and Santa Fe de Bogata mints. Beautiful color plates, line drawings illustrating 23 types. All the coins were salvaged from shipwrecks of the coast of Florida.
Craig, William D. Germanic Coinages (Charlemagne through Wilhelm II). William D. Craig, Mountain View, California, 1954. With Supplement.
An extensive guide to identification of coins of German states, with history and rulers of cities and states and a general monetary history of Germany.
Credit Communal de Belgique. One Money for Europe. Credit Communal de Belgique, Brussels, 1991.
Published in conjunction with an exhibit at the Credit Communal and the convening of the XIth International Numismatic Congress at the time of the introduction of the ECU as a potential single monetary unit for Europe. It is a series of short papers, the authors of which represent a who’s who of European numismatics. The papers cover Greek before Athenian Owls, Attic Tetradrachm, Magna Graecia, Federal Coinage in Greece, Roman Denarius, Roman Empire in general, Celts, Solidus and Besant in Western Europe, Carolingian, Denier of Friesach as international trade coin, Luxembourg coinage, Scandinavia, Catalonian solution to International Monetary Union, Union of Elector of the Rhine Burgundy, Return to large coinage, the Sterling, The Ducat, the Florin, Royal French coinage, the Thaler, the Maria Teresa Thaler, the Sovereign, Germanal Franc and the Latin Union, German Zollverein, Currency, Resistance to and problems of a common currency, the ECU. Great maps, outstanding photos.
Cresswell, O. D. Chinese Cash. Durst Publications, New York, 1979.
A decent introduction to Chinese Cash. Includes some historical notes, descriptions of the most common types, line drawings, and a few useful guides to identification not found elsewhere, especially tables of Chinese and Mongol characters found on coin reverses. Not comprehensive, but useful.
Cribb, Joe. The Sino-Kharosthi Coins of Khotan: Their Attribution and Relevance to Kushan Chronology, Part 1. Numismatic Chronicle, Volume 144, pp. 128-152, 1984.
Cribb, Joe. The Sino-Kharosthi Coins of Khotan: Their Attribution and Relevance to Kushan Chronology, Part 2. Numismatic Chronicle, Volume 145, pp. 136-149, 1985.
These two articles are a great discussion of copper and lead coins found around Khotan in Xinjiang/Sinkiang. The coins have inscriptions in both Chinese and Kharosthi. He provides line drawings and photos of all types, and there is an extensive analysis and explanation of the meanings of symbols and legends. He puts them all in a historical context and draws conclusions about Kushan history from the coins.
Cribb, Joe, Barrie Cook and Ian Carradice. The Coin Atlas: The World of Coinage from its Origins to the Present Day. Facts on File, New York, 1990.
An extensive overview of every coin-issuing country with a summary of the coinage, maps and many photographs of coins and related items. A very useful reference.
Crusafont i Sabater, M. Barcelona i la Moneda Catalana. Caixa de Pensions, Barcelona, 1989.
A really nice coffee table-type book on the coinage of Barcelona and Catalan. It covers ancient and medieval coinages, with hundreds of coins photographed, many greatly enlarged. There is a good historical overview of the development of the coinage and a good bibliography. Written in Catalan.
Cummings, Michael L. Modern Japanese Coinage: 1870-Date. Self Published. Tokyo, 1975. Signed by author.
A nice book with much more information about the modern coinage of Japan than found in Krause or other general publications. Includes a brief numismatic history of Japan. There are explanations of legends, a section on mints and mintmarks, lists of rulers, etc.
Cunningham, Alexander. Coins of the Indo-Scythians. Originally published London, 1888, 1889, 1890. Reprint by Indological Book House, Delhi, 1971.
A collection of papers on ancient India originally published in the Numismatic Chronicle. Part I is a general introduction with tables of monograms, legends and titles. Subsequent parts cover the Tochari, Kushans or Yue-ti, the Sakas, King Miaus (or Heraus), Kushans or Great Yue-Ti (again). The plates are on the good side of mediocre, and there are many tables of coins descriptions and much historical background.
Cunningham, Alexander. Coins of Mediaeval India from the Seventh Century down to the Muhammadan
Conquests. Originally published London, 1893. Reprint by Oriental Reprint, Delhi, 1967.
A nice treatment of medieval Indian coins, including Indo-Sasanian, bull and horseman, and other well-known types. The coins are described, but the legends are not written out in the original language, only transliterated. The plates are mediocre.
Cunz, Reiner. Moneta Goslariensis: Goslarer Muenzen des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit. Niedersaechsisches Muenzkabinett der Deutschen Bank, Hannover, 1989.
A brief pamphlet to accompany an exhibit of the coins of Goslar from early medieval times to the present. There are no illustrations. A decent bibliography and good, although short, historical overview.
Cunz, Reiner. Kleine Muenzgeschichte der Stadt Hannover, 1438-1674. Niedersaechsisches Muenzkabinett der Deutschen Bank, Hannover, 1991.
A nicely produced booklet to accompany an exhibit on the history of the coins of Hannover. Includes a good historical overview, some nice color photographs, and an extensive bibliography.
Cunz, Reiner. Vom Taler zur Mark: Einfuehrung in die Muenz- und Geldgeschichte Nordwestdeutschlands von 1500 bis 1900. Deutsche Bank, Hannover, 1996.
A booklet to accompany a travelling bank exhibit of the coinage of northwest Germany. Includes numerous color photos of coins and banknotes, a good bibliography, and a great historical overview. Mostly Lower Saxony and Braunschweig.
Curiel, Raoul and Rika Gyselen. Une Collection de Monnaies de Cuivre Arabo-Sasanides. Studia Iranica, Cahier 2. Association pour l’Avancement des Etudes Iraniennes, Paris, 1984.
Very good descriptions and guides to identification of early Islamic Arab-Sasanian copper coins. Nice line drawings and full legends.
Curtis, B. Thomas. Salah-ad-Din and the Jazira Campaigns of A.H. 578 and A.H. 581: The Evidence of the Figured Coins. Studies in Memory of Paul Balog. Israel Numismatic Journal, Volume 10, pp. 88-97, 1988-1989.
The author attempts to correlate the advent of various figural bronzes of the Turkish atabegs with specific historical events of Salah al-Din (Saladin).
Dalton, Richard. The Silver Token-Coinage Mainly Issued Between 1811 and 1812 Described and Illustrated. Reprint by Seaby, London, 1968 of original 1922 edition.
Silver token coinage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.
Dalton, Richard and S. H. Hamer. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Reprint by Quarterman Publications, Lawrence, Mass., 1977, of original edition of 1910.
Token coinage of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland.
Daoud, Dr. Mayssa Mahmoud. Archaeological and Artistic Study of the Fatimid Numismatic Set at the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo. Dar al-Fikr al-‘Arabi, Cairo, 1991 (in Arabic, with English summary)
A very useful catalogue of Fatimid coins from the Museum collection. Most of the coin legends are written out in tabular form (more than 250 pages), and there are mediocre, but readable, photos on many photographic plates. The analysis of the coins is in Arabic. A great help for reading legends and identifying coins.
Dar, Shimon and Arie Kindler. The Coins from the Mamluk Enclosure at Nebi Hazuri. Studies in Memory of Paul Balog. Israel Numismatic Journal, Volume 10, pp. 129-136, 1988-1989.
A hoard of more than 100 coins, including Mamluk coins from 1260-1498 AD, indicates that the site was a long-term continuous Mamluk settlement.
Darley-Doran, Robert E. History of Currency in the Sultanate of Oman. The Central Bank of Oman, Muscat, 1990/1411.
A beautifully laid-out history of Islamic coinage in this part of the Arabian Peninsula. Not a catalogue, but richly illustrated with enlarged photographs. Each chapter is a different century of coinage from the earliest Umayyads to the present. Includes Abbasid, Saffarid, Wajihid, Buwayhid, Qarmatid, Mukramid, Qalhatid, Rasulid. The legends of most coins are written out in the Arabic text, with transliter-ations and translations in the English test.
Darley-Doran, Robert E. History of Currency in the State of Bahrain. Published on behalf of Bahrain Monetary Agency by Spink and Son, Ltd, London, 1996.
A slick publication that is a general survey of coinage of the Arabian peninsula over time. Includes ancient Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Sasanian, Arab-Sasanian, Umayyad, Abbasid, Zanj Rebellion, Aghlabid, Tulunid, Saffarid, Samanid, Fatimid, Umayyad of Spain,‘Abbadids of Seville, Murabitid, Kingdom of Murcia, Muwahhidid, Marinid, Hafsid, Ikhshidid, Qarmatid, Ayyubid, Amirs of ‘Aththar, Najahid, Sulayhid, Rasulid, Buwayhid, Ghaznavid, Qarakhanid, Hasanwayhid, Kakwayhid, Anazid, Great Seljuq, Iraq Seljuq, Zangid, Khwarezmshah, Batinid, Seljuq of Rum, Mamluk, Ottoman, Ilkhan, Qutlughkhanid, Injuyid, Muzaffarid, Timurid, Qalhatid, Aq Qoyunlu, Safavid, Afsharid, Qajar, Zand, Mughal, and modern coins. Beautiful photos, but coins not fully described. More of a coffee table book.
Daryaee, Touraj. The Use of Religo-Political Propaganda on the Coinage of Xusro II. ANS American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 9, pp. 41-53.
Explanation of changes in types of Sasanian drachmas of Xusro II.
Davenport, John S. The Silver Dollars of Africa. Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisconsin, 1959.
His first book on Thaler/Dollar-sized coins. It is a type catalogue including Algeria, Angola, Belgian Congo, Congo Free State, Comoros Islands, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, German East Africa, Ghana, Gold Coast, Ile de France, Morocco, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, South African Republic, Southern Rhodesia, Sudan, Tripoli, Tunis, Union of South Africa and Zanzibar. Also includes the Maria Teresa Thaler and various patterns and fantasies.
Davenport, John S. German Talers, 1700-1800. Second Edition. Spink & Son, Ltd., London, 1965.
Talers of German States from the 18th century. Includes a brief historical overview prior to each coin-issuing entity's entry.
Davenport, John S. German Church and City Talers, 1600-1700. Published by the author, Galesburg, Illinois, 1967.
Talers issued by German cities and ecclesiastical states or rulers in the 17th century.
Davenport, John S. The Talers of the Austrian Noble Houses. Organization of International Numismatists,
Galesburg, Illinois, 1972.
This is a small paperback book, 62 pages, that covers Austrian talers. It is done in the style of his larger books. It includes a map of the coverage, which goes into Bohemia, Silesia, Moravia and Hungary.
Davenport, John S. European Crowns, 1700-1800. Third Edition. Publishes by the author, Galesburg, Illinois, 1971.
Non-German crown-sized coins of Europe in the 18th century. Includes coinage of Austria and Hungary issued by the Habsburgs.
Davenport, John S. European Crowns, 1600-1700. Published by the author, Galesburg, Illinois, 1974.
Non-German crown-sized coins of Europe in the 17th century.
Davenport, John S. German Secular Talers, 1600-1700. Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, Frankfurt am Main, 1976.
A catalogue of talers issued by the rulers of German states in the 17th century.
Davenport, John S. European Crowns, 1484-1600. Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, Frankfurt am Main, 1977.
Non-German European crowns of the late 15th and entire 16th centuries.
Davenport, John S. German Talers, 1500-1600. Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulter, Frankfurt am Main, 1979.
German talers in the 16th century. Includes cities, states and ecclesiastical issues.
Davenport, John S. Eastern Baltic Regional Coinage, A. D. 1425-1581. Numismatics International, Dallas, 1996.
The coinage of several small Baltic states before they began to be absorbed by kingdoms. Includes Livonian Order, Archbishops of Riga, Joint coinages of Knights and Archbishop, Bishopric of Dorpat, Bishoprics of Oesel, Curland and Reval, Duchy of Curland, Teutonic Order of Knights in Prussia, and the City of Riga. Most coins drawn or photographed and provided with full descriptions. Includes maps and identification of coats of arms.
Davenport, John S. and Tyge Sondergaard. Large Size Silver Coins of the World. Published by the senior author, Galesburg, Illinois, 1972.
A catalogue of multiple talers of the world.
Davidovich, E. A. Klad Mednikh Dzhagataidskikh Monet XIII v./ A Hoard of Copper Chagatayid Coins of the13th Century. Doklady Akademii Nauk Tadzhikskoi SSR, Number 6, pp. 35-38, 1949.
A hoard of copper broad dirhams struck in Otrar, AH 654-656.
Davidovich, E. A. Nadpisi na Sredneaziatskikh Serebryanykh Monetakh XVI v./ Legends on Central Asian Silver Coins of the 16th Century. Epigrafika Vostoka, Volume VII, pp. 30-40.
Reading of the legends of Shaybanid tankas from four rulers - Kuchunji, Abu Sa’id, ‘Ubayd Allah, ‘Abd Allah II, and others. There are line drawings of six coin types from the four named rulers.
Davidovich, E. A. Termezskii Klad Mednykh Poserebrennykh Dirkhemov 617/1220 g/ A Hoard of Silver-washed Copper Dirhams from Termez from 617/1220. Epigrafika Vostoka, Volume VIII, pp. 43-55, 1953.
Two types of bronze broad dirhams from the reign of the Khwarizmshah Muhammad b. Tekish. Both types are dated AH 617 and are from the Termez (Tirmidh) mint. The second type has a really nice bow and arrow motif in the center of the obverse. Line drawings and descriptions of both types and lots of history.
Davidovich, E. A. Monetniye Nakhodki na Territorii Tadzhikistana v 1953 g./ Coin Finds in the Territory of Tadjikistan in 1953. Dokladi Akademii Nauk Tadzhikskoi SSR, Number 11, pp. 69-79, 1954.
An analysis of hoards of Ghaznavid dirhams plus a list of other hoards found in 1953, including Sogdian coins in Pendzhikent.
Davidovich, E. A. Vtoraya Moneta Samanida Nukha ibn Asada/ A Second Coin of the Samanid Nuh b. Asad. Epigrafika Vostoka, Volume XI, pp. 38-39, 1954.
The description of a rare copper fals in the Uzbekistan Museum of History in Tashkent. The coin was found in Tashkent in 1947. It was struck in Binkat (Tashkent/al-Shash), but the date is missing. There is an alif at the beginning, indicating either 1, 2 or 4 is the first word of the date, and it ends in mi’atin (200). The date falls somewhere in the range of 211-224.
Davidovich, E. A. Ferganskiye Samanidy po Numizmaticheskim Dannym/ Samanids in Ferghana through Numismatic Evidence. Epigrafika Vostoka, Vol. XI, pp. 14-26, 1956.
A short article about the Samanids of Akhsikath in the Ferghana Valley. Legends of some of the coins are written out in the body of the text, but there are no formal coin descriptions or plates. The coins are all copper.
Davidovich, E. A. Numizmaticheskiye Materialy dlya Khronologii i Genealogii Sredneaziatskikh Karakhanidov/ Numismatic Material for a Chronology and Genealogy of the Central Asian Qarakhanids. Numizmaticheskii Sbornik, Ch. 2 [Trudy GIM, Bypusk 26, Moscow, pp. 91-119, 1957.
An early attempt to make sense of the myriad of names and titles on Qarakhanid coinage. There are some coin legends and reconstructions of coins in the text. The work on chronology and genealogy is largely superceded by Kochnev’s work.
Davidovich, E. A. Klad Sredneaziatskikh Pulov Pervoi Chetverti XVI v./ A Hoard of Central Asian Puls from the First Quarter of the 16th Century. Numizmatika i Epigrafika, Vol. I, pp. 193-198, 1960.
A description of anonymous copper puls that appear to be from Bukhara from the first two decades of the AH 900s (Shaybanid Dynasty). There is a drawing of one of the coins, and it actually has the denomination pul on it.
Davidovich, E. A. Iz Oblasti Denezhnovo Obrashcheniya v Srednei Azii XI-XII vv./ Regional Monetary
Circulation in Central Asia in the 11th-12th Centuries. Numizmatika i Epigrafika, Volume II, pp. 92-117, 1960.
An analysis of hoards of coins from Central Asia. Most of the coins discussed in the article are Qarakhanid. There are no coin descriptions, but rather an analysis of the circulation patterns.
Davidovich, E. A. Samanidskiye Monety Kuby/ Samanid Coins of Quba. Sovyetskaya Arkheologiya 1960(2), pp. 254-257, 1960.
A description of three Samanid dirhams dated AH 341, 349 and 356 from the Quba/Kuba mint in Ferghana. The legends are completely written out in Arabic. There are no photos or drawings.
Davidovich, E. A. Istoriya Monetnovo dela Srednei Azii XVII-XVIII vv. Zolotiye i Serebryaniye Moneti
Dzhanidov) (The History of Coinage of Central Asia in the 17th and 18th centuries: Gold and Silver Coins of the Janids). Academy of Science of Tadzhik SSSR, Dushanbe, 1964.
A detailed history of the coinage of the Islamic Janid dynasty of central Asia. Includes a good typology of coins in gold and silver and has Arabic legends written out. Good photographic plates and many like drawings of types in text.
Davidovich, E. A. Materiali dla Kharacteristiki Chekana i Obrashcheniya Sredneaziatskikh Mednikh Monet XV v./Materials for Characterizing the Striking and Conversion of Central Asian Copper Coinage of the 15th Century. Numizmatika i Epigrafika, Vol. V, pp. 225-248, 1965.
A description two large hoards (almost 2000 pieces) of copper coins of the Timurid and Shaybanid dynasties found in southern Tadzhikistan. Includes thorough descripitions and analyses of the coins, including Arabic inscriptions, countermarks, mints, dates. Photographic plates at the end of the article. Probably the best work on these Central Asian coppers.
Davidovich, Elena A. Po Povodu Dvukh Kladov Mednykh Monet XV v. iz Tadzhikistana/ On Two Hoards of Copper Coins of the 15th Century from Tadjikistan. Epigrafika Vostoka, Volume XVII, pp. 111-119, 1966.
The first hoard had 41 examples of coppers from Samarqand, AH 823, shown with nice line drawings and legends written out. She shows two die varieties of the reverse with the date. The second hoard had 37 coins, one from Urdu, AH 861, and the others all from AH 832. The latter were from Bukhara, Andijan, Karsh, Termiz, Shakhrukhi and Urdu. There are no line drawings of these, but they are described in the text with Arabic legends written out.
Davidovich, Elena A. Denezhnoye Obrashchenniye v Maverannakhre pri Samanidakh/ Monetary Circulation in Transoxania. Numizmatika i Epigrafika, Vol. VI, pp. 103-134, 1966.
An analysis of circulation of gold, silver and copper coins of the Samanids in 10th century Central Asia. The article does not contain coin descriptions, but rather is an analysis of hoards to examine the extent to which coins circulated at the time.
Davidovich, E. A. Klad Serebryanikh Monet XVI v. iz Takzhikistana/A Hoard of 16th Century Silver Coins from Tadzhikistan. Numizmatika i Epigrafika, Vol. VIII, pp. 67-80, 1970.
A hoard of silver coins of the Islamic Shaybanid dynasty. She describes the coins with full Arabic legends. Includes three plates of photographs.
Davidovich, E. A. Denezhnoye Khozyaistvo Srednei Azii posle Mongol’skovo Zavoevaniya i reforma Mas’ud- Beka (XIII v.) (Monetary Economy of Central Asia after the Mongol Conquest and the Reform of Mas’ud Beg (13th Century). Academy of Science of the Tadzhik SSR and Academy of Science of the USSR, Moscow, 1972.
Monetary history and description of coins of the Islamic Chaghatayid dynasty. Includes a good typology of coins and has Arabic legends written out. A few photographic plates.
Davidovich, E. A. Denezhnaya Reforma Kuchkunji-Khan (XVI B.)/ Monetary Reform of Kuchkunji-Khan (16th Century). Numizmatika i Epigrafika, Vol. X, pp. 174-204, 1972.
Islamic coinage of the Shaybanid Kuchkunji. Includes many line drawings of coin types and full descriptions with Arabic legends.
Davidovich, E. A. Denezhnoye Khozyaistvo na Territorii Yuzhnovo Tadzhikistana i Uzbekistana vo Vtorom Desyatilyetii XVI v. (Materiali dlya Kharakteristiki obshchevo i osobennovo v Denezhnom obrashchenii raznikh oblastei Srednei Azii/Copper coin economy in the Territory of Southern Tadzhikistan and Uzbekistan in the second decade of the XVIth Century (Material for the Characterization of general and specific monetary matters in different parts of Central Asia. Numizmaticheskii Sbornik I, Part Five, pp. 7-87. Trudi Gosudarstvennovo Ordena Lenina Istoricheskovo Muzeya, Moscow, 1977.
Description and analysis of central Asian copper coins during Shaybanid times. Her usual articles with nice line drawings and full descriptions of types.
Davidovich, E. A. Kladi Drevnikh i Srednevekovikh Monet Tadzhikistana. (Hoards of Ancient and Medieval Coins from Tadzhikistan. Published by the Soviet Academy of Science and the Tadzhikistan Academy of Science, Moscow, 1979.
An analysis of 84 hoards, with ancients through 19th century Islamic. Includes ancient Greek, Kushan, Kushan-Sasanian, Roman, Sasanian, Umayyad, Abbasid, Ghaznavid, Qarakhanid, Kharizmshahs, Ghorid of Bamiyan (p. 232), Chaghatayid, Timurid, Amir of Qunduz, Shaybanid, Janid, Khans of Khoqand and Khans of Khiva. Many photographic plates, full descriptions of many coins, index of mints.
Davidovich, E. A. Istoriya Denezhnovo Obrashcheniya Srednevekovoi Srednei Azii (Medniye Moneti XV - Pervoi Chetverti XVI v v Maverannakhre)/History of Monetary Circulation in Medieval Central Asia (Copper Coins of the 15th - First Quarter of the 16th Century in Transoxania. Izdatel’stvo “Nauka” Glavnaya Redaktsiya Vostochnoi Literaturi, Moscow, 1983.
An in-depth treatment of the copper coinage of the Islamic Shaybanid and Timurid dynasties. The first part of the book is a detailed typology of coin types and countermarks with lists of mints and dates. Arabic legends are written out in full. The second part of the book is a detailed history of coin circulation and metrology. All types are illustrated with line drawings in the text.
Davidovich, E. A. Klad Serebryanykh Monet (Tanga) Sheibanidov i Dzhanidov i Nekotoriye Voprosy Denezhnovo Obrashcheniya v XVI - XVII vv./ A Hoard of Silver Coins (Tankas) of the Shaybanids and Janids and some Questions of the Monetary Circulation in the 16th - 17th Centuries. Epigrafika Vostoka, Volume XXIV, pp. 78-93, 1988.
Description of a hoard of 55 Shaybanid and Janid tankas found in Denau, Uzbekistan. Coins fully described with Arabic legends. Some of the coins are unique or very rare. The author analyzed the hoard to address questions of weight and fineness of tankas, small tankas (Tangache) and Khanis at the time of the Timurids and Shaybanids.
Davidovich, E. A. Karakhanidskiye Fel’sy Khudzhanda 390/999-1000 g. (Voprosy atributsii)/ Qarakhanid fulus of Khujand dated AH 390 (Questions of Attribution). Near East and Georgia, Tbilisi, pp. 158-171, 1991.
The author examines three Qarakhanid fulus of Khujand 390. The are issues of Ahmad b. ‘Ali, the head of the Qarakhanid dynasty, and mention his brother, Ahmad b. ‘Ali as his vassal. One of the coins had been published by Lane-Poole in the BMC catalogues and read incorrectly.
Davidovich, E. A. Korpus Zolotii i Cerebryanii Monet Sheibanidov, XVI Vek. (Corpus of Silver and Gold Coins of the Shaybanids, 16th Century). Published by the Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, 1992. In Russian.
An extensive treatment of the Islamic Shaybanid dynasty of central Asia (Uzbekistan). Based on a study of over 2700 coins, includes full descriptions of coins with Arabic legends, tables cross-referencing all mint and date combinations, and reasonable plates. Much historical text, but in Russian. The best reference on the dynasty.
Davidovich, E. A. Mukhammad b. Tekesh i Poslediniye Karakhanidi (Numizmaticheskiye Korrektivi/
Muhammad bin Tekish and the Following Qarakhanids (Numismatic Corrections). Vostochnoye Istoricheskoye Istochnikovedeniye i Spetsial’niye Istoricheskiye Distsiplini Vol. 2, pp. 172-199, 1994.
A discussion of the attribution of copper coinage from the early seventh century AH of the Kharizmshah Muhammad bin Tekish and contemporary Qarakhanids. Much of the discussion focuses on the different epithets found on the broad copper coinage. The article is not a catalogue or description of coins, but there are many legends written out in Arabic in the text. No coins are illustrated.
Davidovich, E. A. Noviye dirkhemii Akhsiketa - dlya istorii Kharakhanidov pervoi chetverti XI v./Newly found dirhams of Akhsikat - for the history of the 1st quarter of the 11th Century AD. Vostochnoye Istoricheskoye Istochnikovedeniye i Spetsial’niye Istoricheskiye Distsiplini Vol. 4, pp. 97-118, 1995.
A description of 37 Qarakhanid dirhams struck in Akhsikat (Ferghana). Includes full Arabic inscriptions and tables of legends.
Davidovich, E. A. O Standartakh Chistoti i Vesovikh Standartakh Serebryanikh Monet Timura i Timuridov (konyets XIV-XV vv./On the Standards of Fineness and Weight Standards of the Timur and Timurid Silver Coins (late 14th-15th centuries AD. Vostochnoye Istoricheskoye Istochnikovedeniye i Spetsial’niye Istoricheskiye Distsiplini Vol. 4, pp. 119-154, 1995.
An analysis of the numismatic history of the early Timurids. There are some tables of coin legends, but no descriptions of specific coins.
Davidovich, E. A. Narshakhi i Kubavi o Reforme Gitrifa, Metalle i Kurse Monet Gitrifi (Otsenka dostovernocti Soobshchenii/Narshakhi and Qubawi on Ghitrif’s Reform, The Metallic Content and Circulation of the Ghitrifi Coins (estimation of authenticity). Vostochnoye Istoricheskoye Istochnikovedeniye i Spetsial’niye Istoricheskiye Distsiplini Vol. 5, Moscow, pp. 17-69, 1997.
An extensive review of contemporary literature on the metallic content of one class of Arab-Bukharan coins. English summary, no coin descriptions.
Davidovich, Elena A. Moneti Mukhammada b. Tekesha (1200-1200) iz Klada, Naidennovo na Territorii Starovo Termeza/ Coins of Muhammad b. Takish (1200-1220) from a Hoard Found on the Site of Stary Termez. Vostochnoye Istoricheskoye Istochnikovedeniye i Spetsial’niye Istoricheskiye Distsiplini Vol. 5, Moscow, pp. 189-203, 1997.
Previously unknown coins of the Khwarizmshah Muhammad bin Tekesh from Termez, Balkh, Chaganiyan, and Samarqand. Full descriptions with legends written out, nice line drawings of types. English summary.
Davis, W. J. The Nineteenth Century Token Coinage of great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, to which are Added Tokens of over One Penny of any Period. Reprint of original 1904 edition by B. A. Seaby Ltd., London, and Sanford J. Durst, New York, 1979.
The standard reference on tokens, particularly copper ones, of the British isles. It includes countermarks on coins from the period. In addition to a description of the tokens, there are historical notes on the entities who issued the pieces.
Davisson, Allan. Token Catalog and Handbook. 18th Century Tokens as Catalogued by Dalton and Hamer and selected other Britiesh Tokens. Published by the author, Cold Spring, Minnesota, 1991.
An extensive listing of British tokens for sale with historical information, an annotated bibliography of literature related to British tokens, and other information related to collecting and care of tokens. The tokens include a few medieval types, including 13th century sewn tokens.
De La Tour, Henri. Atlas de Monnaies Gauloises. Original published by E. Plon, Nourrit et Cie, Paris, 1892. Reprinted by Lund Humphries for Spink & Son, London, 1968
Fifty-five plates of line drawings of Celtic coins. The only text is a brief description of the coins on the plates and an alphabetical index. Each coin is attributed to the Celtic tribe that issued it. A standard reference.
Delmonte, A. Le Benelux D'Or. Jacques Schulman N.V., Amsterdam, 1964. In French and Dutch.
Gold coinage of the low countries from Celtic and Merovingian times until the present. Includes Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, as well as all subdivisions.
Delmonte, A. Le Benelux D'Argent. Jacques Schulman N.V.,Amsterdam, 1967. In French, Dutch and English.
Crowns, Half-crowns, quarter crowns and siege coins struck in the territories of the former Northern and Southern Netherlands. 1506 until the early 19th century.
Delmonte, A. Supplement au Benelux D'Argent. Jacques Schulman N.V., Amsterdam, 1975. In French, Dutch and English.
A supplement to the earlier book on silver coinage of the low countries. It includes many new types and new dates, as well as updated rarity figures.
De Mey, Jean. Les Monnaies des Ducs de Brabant. I. (1106-1467). Numismatic Pocket No. 1, De Mey, Watermael, Belgium, 1974.
Coinage of the Low Countries, Brabant (Belgium and the Netherlands).
De Mey, Jean. Les Monnaies de Reckheim (1340?-1720). Numismatic Pocket No. 6, De Mey, Brussels, 1968.
Coinage of Belgium, Reckheim.
De Mey, Jean. Les Monnaies des Ducs de Brabant. II. 1467-1598 Numismatic Pocket No. 7, De Mey, Brussels, 1976.
Coinage of the Low Countries, Brabant (Belgium and the Netherlands).
De Mey, Jean. De Zeeuwse Munten. Numismatic Pocket No. 8, De Mey, Brussels, 1969. In Dutch.
Coinage of Zeeland (1168-1795), Middelburg (1572-74), Zierikzee (1575-76), Dutch East India Company (VOC) (1602-1794), and the Batavian Republic (1795-98). Netherlands.
De Mey, Jean. Les Monnaies de Bretagne (781-1547). Numismatic Pocket No. 10, De Mey, Brussels, 1970.
Coinage of Brittany, France.
De Mey, Jean. Les Monnaies de Namur (946-1714). Numismatic Pocket No. 11, De Mey, Brussels, 1971.
Coinage of Namur, Belgium.
De Mey, Jean. Les Monnaies de Bourgogne. Numismatic Pocket No. 14, De Mey, Brussels, 1973.
Coinage of Bourgogne (Burgundy), France, 900-1750.
De Mey, Jean. Les Monnaies du Comtat Venaissin. Numismatic Pocket No. 19, De Mey, Brussels, 1975.
Coinage of Avignon (1239-1696), including popes and anti-popes, and Orange (1182-1679). France.
De Mey, Jean. Les Monnaies du Tournaisis. Numismatic Pocket No. 20, De Mey, Brussels, 1975.
Coinage of Tournai (France and Belgium), 500-1709.
De Mey, Jean. Les Monnaies d'Alsace. Numismatic Pocket No. 23. De Mey, Brussels, 1976.
Upper Alsace (1406-1634), Bergheim, Colmar (1226-1705), Hagenau (1374-1705), Hanau Lichtenberg (1570-1736), Landau (siege coinage, 1702 and 1713), Montjoie/Froberg (1552-1578), Mulhouse, Murbach & Lure (1542-1682), Selz (1039-1161), Thann, and Wissembourg (1100-1633),
De Mey, Jean. Les Monnaies de Strasbourg. Numismatic Pocket No. 24. De Mey, Brussels, 1976.
A continuation of NP No. 23 on Alsace, covering Altdorf, Molsheim, Strasbourg Bishopric (Merovingian to 1779), City of Strasbourg (1273-1590).
De Mey, Jean and Bernard Poindessault. Repertoire de la Numismatique Francaise Contemporaine 1793 a nos Jours. De Mey, Brussels and Paris, 1972.
A detailed catalogue of modern French coins with much information that is not found in Krause. Values in four grades.
De Mey, Jean and Andre Van Keymeulen. Les Monnaies de Brabant. III. 1598-1790. Numismatic Pocket No. 18, De Mey, Brussels, 1974.
Coinage of the Low Countries, Brabant (Belgium, the Netherlands).
Den Duyts, F. Les Anciennes Monnaies des Comtes de Flandre, Ducs de Brabant, Comtes de Hainaut, Comtes de Namur, et Ducs de Luxembourg. Annoot-Braeckman, Gand (Ghent), Belgium, 1847. Reprint by Alfred Szego, Oakdale, New York, 1972.
Brabant (12th Century-1555), Flanders (12th Century-1584), Hainaut (1206-1467), Namur (1139-1555), and Luxembourg (1309-1411). Low Countries, Belgium, Netherlands.
De Pauw, R. Connaissance de la Numismatique. Numismatic Pocket No. 17, De Mey, Brussels, 1973.
An introduction to the study of numismatics. Includes discussion of metals, mintmarks, methods of manufacture, and history of evolution of coinage throughout the world.