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Umayyad Abbasid Tulunid Glass Weights Vessel Stamps Numismatics Balog 1976 Eyptian Arabic Medicine

Umayyad Abbasid Tulunid Glass Weights Vessel Stamps Numismatics Balog 1976 Eyptian Arabic Medicine

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Umayyad, Abbasid and Tulunid Glass Weights and Vessel Stamps Numismatic Studies No.13 by Paul Balog, c.1976, 377 pgs, 8x11, hardbound, black/white photos, American Numismatic Society, NY. An in-depth, scholarly discussion of the small glass weights made by Egyptian artisans for control of gold, silver and copper coins and the glass stamps they affixed to the rim of pharmaceuticals containers. Includes translations of the Arabic inscriptions found on the weights and a chronology of officials from 709 A.D. to 904 A.D. Features full written descriptions of 922 items, a large number of which are depicted in clear black/white photos. Multiple indices (in both English and Arabic), black/white photos, chronology, bibliography, index.

Condition: Moisture stain to rear exterior binding, gilt title faded on spine, moderate fore-edge soil, upper corners bumped, contents are otherwise Very Good, no dustjacket

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