This illustrated handbook presents a concise history of the
development of the coinage of the early Arab caliphate in the
seventh century, tracing its transition from coins that closely
resembled Byzantine issues with imperial images to purely aniconic
specimens with inscriptions in Arabic. This so-called
"Arab-Byzantine series" sheds light on a pivotal period in the
history of Syria, Palestine, and Egypt, as formerly Byzantine
provinces were slowly Arabicized and Islamicized following the Arab
conquests of the 630s and 640s. The historical introduction, which
includes descriptions of all the basic types, is followed by a
summary catalogue of the recently acquired collection of
Arab-Byzantine coins at Dumbarton Oaks.
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