EARLY MEDIEVAL AND ISLAMIC. Samarian Coinage. Yaakov Meshorer and Shraga Qedar. Jerusalem, Israel Numismatic Society, 1999 (Numismatic Studies and Researches, Vol. IX). Large hardback in the original red dust jacket, 127 pages of text plus 31 full-page plates. The standard modern corpus for Samarian coinage of the Persian and early Hellenistic periods, laid out for accurate attribution with a clear numbering system, historical background, and detailed technical chapters on inscriptions and palaeography, types and prototypes, minting technique, the monetary system, and a carefully argued chronology. The catalogue is supported by useful tables and concordances, with an index for quick reference, and the plates are sharp and well scaled for close comparison of dies, fabric, and epigraphic detail. A very fresh copy, with a bright jacket, clean pages, and a firm, square binding.

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