| Kushan Coins: A Catalogue Based on the Kushan, Kushano-Sasanian and Kidarite Hun Coins in the British Museum, 1st-5th Centuries Ad Contributor(s): Cribb, Joe (Author), Bracey, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0861591917 ISBN-13: 9780861591916 Publisher: British Museum Press OUR PRICE: $76.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2024 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of July 31, 2024 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - General - History | Middle East - Arabian Peninsula |
| Physical Information: 410 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Arab World |
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| Publisher Description: The coinage of the Kushan kings (1st to 4th centuries) and of their immediate successors the Sasanian Kushanshahs (3rd-4th centuries) and the Kidarite Hun Kushanshahs (4th-5th centuries) are a key component of our understanding of the history of ancient Afghanistan, Pakistan, northern India, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan during the early centuries AD. Modern knowledge of each of these kingdoms began with the discovery of their coins. Research continues to reveal new aspects of the political structure of these states, their geographical extent, the religious affinities of their rulers and the development of scripts and languages in the region. This landmark publication will give a comprehensive account of Kushan, Kushano-Sasanian and Kidarite Hun coinages, as well as put them into a wider historical and cultural context. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bracey, Robert: - Robert Bracey has worked on a variety of research projects associated with the British Museum: the Kushan Coins Project; Empires of Faith; and currently Beyond Boundaries. He also works with the collection of South and Central Asian coins.Cribb, Joe: - Joe Cribb is the former Keeper of Coins and Medals at the British Museum, where he worked for forty years as a curator of Asian coins and currencies. He has published many articles on Kushan, Kushano-Sasanian, and Kidarite coins and on the processes of numismatic research. In 1997 he was awarded the Ikuo Hirayama Silk Road Art and Archaeology prize, in 1999 the Royal Numismatic Society's medal, and in 2008 the American Numismatic Society's Archer M. Huntington Medal. He was President of the Royal Numismatic Society 2005-2010, and has been Secretary General of the Oriental Numismatic Society since 2011. |