^Lot 1836 Retowski, O. The Coins of the Giray Khans

Retowski, O., The Coins of the Giray Khans, Die Muenzen der Girei, originally published by Buchdruckerei und Schriftgiesserei von Otto Herbeck, Moscow, 1905. Reprinted by Spink & Son Ltd. and the Russian Numismatic Society, London, 1982, 302 pages, 30 plates of very good line drawings, others inline throughout, Germany text with Arabic legends written out, English prefece, notes in old Russian and German. The standard reference on the Giray Khans of the Crimea, Islamic successors to the Golden Horde and closely allied with the Ottoman empire. Covers the period 1420-1783. Each coin is fully described with legends in Arabic (usually not translated). There are 32 plates of line drawings and several line drawings in the text. Includes historical summaries of each khan. Original very rare, reprint only 300 copies.