A Checklist of Islamic Coins [Paperback]

Stephen Album (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 151 pages
• Publisher: Stephen Album; 2 edition (May 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963602411
• ISBN-13: 978-0963602411
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #911,789 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A checklist of Islamic Coins, Stephen Album, April 30, 2000

By 

James H Anderson (Gulf Breeze, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Checklist of Islamic Coins (Paperback)

For those who can read the inscriptions, this book has a wealth of information about the many types of Islamic coins and their issuers. A twelve page introduction provides an overview. But there are no photographs and no transcriptions of the Arabic writing. The book is, in the author's own words, "altogether worthless as an identification guide...." So if you happen to have some of those coins with mysterious writing on both sides and are just looking for help identifying them, don't waste your money here.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most comprehensive, October 24, 2000

By 

joel417 (Arlington, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Checklist of Islamic Coins (Paperback)

This book is designed for the oriental numismatist that has accomplished a basic understanding of kufic, naskh, and nastaliq. The price references are most valuable. Novice Islamic coin collectors should master Plant, ARABIC COINS AND HOW TO READ THEM or Ballantyne, PERSIAN CALLIGRAPHY.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievably worthless !, October 24, 2005

By 

M. Sharkansky (ISRAEL) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: A Checklist of Islamic Coins (Paperback)

This book contains no photographs, no inscriptions in Arabic script (just sort of Latin letters transliteration, so one does not need any Qufic or Nastaliq understanding for this booklet), no translations, of course, no prices, nothing, but dry and very brief verbal description of hundreds of 'virtual' coins. By its structure and contents the book resembles an inventary journal of a warehouse. I have no guess how this book can be helpful to anybody, novice or experienced...

I also really cannot comprehend how this book could get 5-star reviews from some other reviewers - I would seriously question the integrity of their judgement!

IMHO, this book is a complete waste of money and is good at most for paper recycling.