8vo. French text with some Arabic, xxiii, 142 pp., [4], 6 b/w plates hors text, publisher’s original wrappers, title printed in red on spine & front cover, copy in very good condition, indexes, Institut Français de Damas, Damascus, first edition, 1953.

Synopsis

A rare work. A presentation copy by Sourdel to Paulette & Lionel Galand, inscribed on front endpaper.
Dominique Sourdell examines the contents of the Islamic coins preserved at the Museum of Cabul. He identifies 1465 pieces from different Islamic dynasties.