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London, 1987, 526 catalogue pages, including 34 pages of introductory articles, 7 maps,
and table of monograms; 2,645 coin types catalogued with valuations, plus 93 modern
forgeries; over 600 photographic illustrations (by P. Frank Purvey) in the text; published
by Seaby, London, 1987 (2004 reprint). Kroh 5 *****, a must book for collector of
Byzantine coins. Hardcover, cloth, colour dust jacket. USED copy from dealers library.
This book has seen very heavy use. Looking for new home and somebody who is more
interested in subject than aesthetics. Tattered dust jacket, taped to the cover. Sides and
bottom dirty, but book itself is still holding well. Binding tight, no missing pages, some
notations through the text in pencil. Generally VG copy. Retail new for US $100.00, we are
selling it for US $45.00.
This provides a complete type catalogue of the entire
Byzantine coinage, spanning almost a thousand years, from the fall of the Roman Empire in
the West in the late 5th century AD to the conquest of Constantinople by the Turks in the
mid-15th century. It provides more information in a concise form than any other
single-volume work on the coinage of the Christian Empire in the East. The 1987 edition
contains a thorough revision of the post-1204 section of the catalogue undertaken by Simon
Bendall, the noted specialist in late Byzantine coinage; and a valuable appendix on modern
forgeries contributed by Michael O'Hara, who has done considerable research on this
important topic.
From the publisher:
The Byzantine Empire lasted for almost a thousand
years after the fall of the Roman Empire in the West. The period covered by this catalogue
is from the reign of Anastasius I (491-518) until the capture of Constantinople by the
Turks in 1453. When this catalogue was first published in 1974 it was hailed as containing
more information in a concise form than any other single volume on the Byzantine series.
This edition incorporates the research of the intervening years, new attributions and new
coins that have been recognised. The later Palaeologan period has been completely revised
by Simon Bendall and an Appendix has been added covering the gold forgeries of the
'Beirut' and allied schools that have caused collectors some concern. Over 2,500 coins in
gold, silver and bronze are listed, valued and illustrated with more than 600 photographs,
giving a virtual type catalogue of the Byzantine series. The Introduction discusses the
types, mints, denominations, dates and inscriptions found on Byzantine coins and includes
seven maps and a table of monograms. This is an invaluable guide to the whole of the
Byzantine series and is already a standard reference work. |
