The Tiflis Dirhams of Moengke Khan: (Numismatic Notes and Monographs 172)
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The Tiflis Dirhams of Moengke Khan: (Numismatic Notes and Monographs 172)

The Tiflis Dirhams of Moengke Khan: (Numismatic Notes and Monographs 172)

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Kirk Bennett (Author)  

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The dirhams of Moengke Khan represent the first major emission of silver coinage in Georgia following the Mongol conquest roughly a generation previously. Struck in the Georgian capital city of Tiflis (modern Tbilisi) from the middle of AH 652 to perhaps as late as the first month of AH 660 (AD 1254-1261), these coins circulated widely throughout the South Caucasus and adjacent areas. Y
An expert on Georgian numismatics, Kirk Bennett is the author of A Catalog of Georgian Coins. The only comprehensive compendium of Georgian coin types, dates, and varieties in any Western European language, the Catalog has become a standard reference for coins of Georgia across all time periods. Bennett has also authored or co-authored articles on Georgian numismatics for the Journal of the Oriental Numismatic Society. He is a retired diplomat who served overseas in Istanbul, Moscow, Vienna, Warsaw, and Kyiv. A graduate of Georgetown and Indiana Universities where he majored in Slavic Studies, he currently lives in Vienna, Virginia.
  • Contributor: Kirk Bennett
  • Imprint: American Numismatic Society,U.S.
  • ISBN13: 9780897223652
  • Number of Pages: 188
  • Packaged Dimensions: 152x229mm
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: American Numismatic Society,U.S.
  • Release Date: 2020-09-30
  • Series: Numismatic Notes and Monographs
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: An expert on Georgian numismatics, Kirk Bennett is the author of A Catalog of Georgian Coins. The only comprehensive compendium of Georgian coin types, dates, and varieties in any Western European language, the Catalog has become a standard reference for coins of Georgia across all time periods. Bennett has also authored or co-authored articles on Georgian numismatics for the Journal of the Oriental Numismatic Society. He is a retired diplomat who served overseas in Istanbul, Moscow, Vienna, Warsaw, and Kyiv. A graduate of Georgetown and Indiana Universities where he majored in Slavic Studies, he currently lives in Vienna, Virginia.

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