EARLY MEDIEVAL AND ISLAMIC. The Dabuyid Ispahbads and Early Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan: History and Numismatics. H. M. Malek (London, Royal Numismatic Society, 2004). RNS Special Publication No. 39, hardcover, 185 pages with 37 black and white plates, a specialist study linking the political history of Tabaristan with its distinctive early Islamic coinage, useful for attribution and for understanding the local dynastic and administrative context behind the issues. Covers with light wear and shelf dust, spine fading, hardcover, cover is good for the age and years of use, overall VG from many years of use. From the personal reference library of David Allen, a well known numismatist, formed over more than 50 years and used as a long term reference for research, attribution, and catalogue work.

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