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Huth, Martin and Peter G. van Alfen (editors), Coinage of the Caravan Kingdoms: Studies in the Monetization of Ancient Arabia, Numismatic Studies 25, American Numismatic Society, New York, 2010, 602 pages, 42 plates, hardcover with dust jacket. A collection of 17 papers covering coinage of pre-Islamic Arabian peninsula. Includes Arabian Coinage: Background and Common Aspects (5 papers), the Levantine Coast and Northern Arabia (3 papers), Western and Southern Arabia (5 papers) and Eastern Arabia (3 papers). Richly illustrated plus high-quality photographic plates at the end. Major coin groups studied are imitation Athenian owls, Nabataean, Qatabanian, Sabaean, Abiel imitations of Alexander of Macedon coinage in Eastern Arabia, and Himyarite, ex. Jim Farr Numismatic Library.

Estimate: 75-100 USD