Jafar, Yahya - The Coins of the Fourth Abbasid Period (2023)

Jafar, Yahya, The Coins of the Fourth Abbasid Period: and some history (552-656h/1136-1258AD)

CONDITION: New and shrink-wrapped

Abu Dhabi, 2023, 129 pages, 29 fine color plates, large A4 format, black leatherette binding with embossed cover coins. 

This book describes the coins with some history of the important fourth and last Abbasid period from the time of expulsion of the Seljuks from Baghdad in 552AH/1136AD to the end of the Abbasid era when the Mongols invaded and occupied Baghdad in 656AD/1258AD thereby ending the Abbasid dynasty. It is written in English and Arabic in order to maximize benefit with colored coin photos presented in one and a half actual size which includes several un-issued coin dates as well as new mints. Pertinent references in both Arabic and English are provided.