Fundamental introduction to oriental numismatics

Tychsen, Oluf Gerhard. Introductio in rem numariam Muhammedanorum.

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First edition of this fundamental introduction to oriental numismatics. O. G. Tychsen (1734-1815) taught oriental languages at Bützow university and later at Rostock, where he also served as head librarian. He is regarded as one of the founders of Arabic paleography and was one of the first scholars to achieve success in deciphering cuneiform script.

The plates, all showing several coins, were engraved by the author himself. Browned with occasional light foxing. From the library of the Spanish Dukes of Medinaceli y Santisteban with their etched bookplate to pastedown. Traces of an old stamp (with a deaccessioning stamp) on reverse of title-page.