Islamic Coins. National Museum of Sanaa
Download or Read eBook Islamic Coins. National Museum of Sanaa PDF written by ‛Abd Al-‛Azīz Ḥamūd Al-Jandārī and published by Centre français de recherche de la péninsule Arabique. This book was released on 2016-09-19 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : ‛Abd Al-‛Azīz Ḥamūd Al-Jandārī |
Publisher | : Centre français de recherche de la péninsule Arabique |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 2016-09-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 9782909194561 |
ISBN-13 | : 2909194566 |
Rating | : 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Islamic Coins. National Museum of Sanaa by : ‛Abd Al-‛Azīz Ḥamūd Al-Jandārī
Book excerpt: The present volume of the catalogue Islamic Coins of the National Museum of Ṣanʽā’ comprises the collection of Islamic coinage from the beginning of Islam up to the end of the 7th/12th centuries. The catalogue is organized by name of dynasty, in chronological order. The majority of these coins are from Yemen and were minted by the local dynasties who took their monetary independence from the end of the 3rd/9th century. Some Umayyad and Abbasid dirhams are included: they are from Iran, Mesopotamia and Levant.