num_pages: 188
description: This catalog of Turkoman Figural Bronze Coins is the first work of its kind and presents an innovative approach to the analysis of a coin series. While earlier works published the holdings of a particular collection usually that of a major museum this study is a complete catalog of types. It draws information from a great variety of sources lists every known figural bronze coin type of the Turkoman dynasties and unveils several previously unpublished types. In addition to the numismatic technical details all of which are important to a collector of the series this book includes a substantial amount of historical and art historical information which is derived from the coins themselves. It will be of utility to the collector researcher historian and art historian as well as to certain members of the scientific community. This work is divided into three handy volumes made to carry easily as a portable reference. Vol. Ideals with the coinage of the Artuqids; Vol. II with coinage of the Zengids; and Vol. III with that of the Danishmendids Seljuqs of Rum Ayyubids Mongols and lesser dynasties. The authors both professional numismatists were drawn together by a common interest in this fascinating series. In spite of their differing backgrounds they found that the series appealed to each because of its originality and historical significance. William F. Spengler is a retired diplomat having served for many years in Pakistan and Afghanistan with the U.S. Foreign Service. He is a specialist in coinage of India and especially of Islamic dynasties who ruled in that region. Wayne G. Sayles is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and founder of The Celator a monthly journal for collectors of ancient and medieval coins and artifacts. He specializes in Greek and Roman coinage.
language: English
title: Turkoman Figural Bronze Coins and Their Iconography: Vol. II, the Zengids
publisher: Clios Cabinet