Islamic History Coins book Muhammad Dimashq Arabic Gold Start Price USD 22.99 Current Price USD 22.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, June 30, 2008 End Time Monday, July 07, 2008 Location Leavenworth, Kansas See more about 'Islamic History Coins book Muhammad Dimashq Arabic Gold' Description Over 10,000 Books on Hand! Use key word search for more selections Search in Collector Book Store Search titles and descriptions 913-651-0600 — Hours: 9am - 4pm CST SKU ING-2006-9774249305-WH1 (click for larger image) Islamic History Through Coins by: Jere Bacharach ISBN:  9774249305 Complete Book Title:Islamic History Through Coins: An Analysis and Catalogue of Tenth-Century Ikhshidid CoinageAuthor:Jere L. BacharachBinding Type:Hard Cover with dust jacketCopyright Date:2006Number of Pages:208Size:6.38 x 9.38 in.Book Subject:CoinsInternational Customers:This item WILL fit in a Global Priority unpadded flat envelope.Domestic Customers:This item ships BOXED. Calculate Shipping Here eBay Customers - Pay Here We are an authorized, direct-from-the-publisher retailer of NEW books. Our titles are ON HAND and available for immediate shipping. Table of Contents: Page 1 - Page 2 What can one discover through the study of medieval Islamic coins? It appears that the regular gold dinars and silver dirhams issued by the Ikhshidid rulers of Egypt and Palestine (935-69) followed a series of understood but unwritten rules. As the first part of this book reveals, these norms involved whose names could appear on the regular currency, where the names could be placed (based upon a strict hierarchical order), and even which parts of a Muslim name could be included. The founder of the dynasty, Muhammad ibn Tughj, could use the honorific al-Ikhshid; his eldest son and successor could use his patronym Abu al-Qasim; his brother, the third ruler, could use only his name Ali; and the eunuch Kafur, effective ruler of Egypt for over twenty years, could never inscribe his name on the regular coinage. At the same time, each one of these rulers was named in the Friday sermon and most had their patronym inscribed on textiles. Presentation coins, the equivalent of modern commemorative pieces, could break all these rules, and a wide variety of titles appeared, as well as a series of coins with human representation. The second half of the book is a catalogue of over 1,200 specimens, enabling curators, collectors, and dealers to identify coins in their own collections and their relative rarity. Throughout the book numismatic pieces are illustrated, along with commentary on their inscriptions, layout, and metallic content. Checkout Here Shipping Cost Contact Us Questions We ship worldwide - international customers welcomed here! Infopia :: Leaders in Listing Innovation Place a Bid!