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Diler, Ömer, Islamic Mints / Islam darp yerleri: Three Volume Set, Istanbul, 2009, distributed by Spink, London, 3 volumes with a total of 1818 pages, 8 maps, large quarto, card covers. A magnificent three-volume work edited and published posthumously by Diler 's wife, Emine Nur, Garo Kürkman and J. C. Hinrichs. The first two volumes are an alphabetical (Arabic alphabet) listing of all Islamic mints known to Diler, including Indian mints, with known mint epithets. For each mint there is a comprehensive table with all dynasties that issues coins from the mint and the years for which coins are known in all three metals. Mint names are given in English, Turkish and Arabic. For each tabular entry there is a reference to the literature in which a coin bearing the mint and date is published. There are thousands of footnotes, many of which identify the ruler named on the coin. Volume 3 is an alphabetical listing of dynasties, within which is an alphabetical listing (not chronological) of rulers with their dates. There is a numbered bibliography of 1623 references. The numbered references are not alphabetical, but there follows another alphabetical listing of references that does not include all those listed in the numbered bibliography. Finally, there is a series of eight maps, some of which fold out, showing the location of all of the mints. All in all, this is a very important reference work that has instantly made Zambaur 's work on Islamic mints almost obsolete, set of 3 volumes, ex James Farr Numismatic Library.

Estimate: 100-150 USD