WORLD. Oriental Coins and Their Values, Volume III: Non-Islamic States and Western Colonies, AD 600?1979, Michael Mitchiner (London, Hawkins Publications, 1979), hardcover, 640 pp, illustrated throughout with clear black-and-white coin photographs and line drawings, ISBN 0-904173-18-6. The third volume of Mitchiner?s long-running standard series, cataloguing over 4,750 types across a huge sweep of Asia, from post-classical Indian and Indo-Sassanian issues through the non-Islamic states of South Asia, the Himalayas and South-East Asia, and on to the Western colonial coinages of British, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish and Danish administrations. Arranged for quick attribution by region and authority, then by ruler or period, it gives Mitchiner numbers, detailed type descriptions with legends in transliteration where needed, plus denominations, metals, weights, mints and mintmarks, dating conventions, rarity notes and period valuations, supported by helpful metrology tables and strong indices for fast cross-reference. A dependable bench reference for attributors and cataloguers, complete and exceptionally well preserved for its size and age, with tight square binding and crisp, unmarked interiors.

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