Meshorer, Ya’akov. ANCIENT JEWISH COINAGE. VOLUME I: PERSIAN PERIOD THROUGH HASMONAEANS. [with] VOLUME II: HEROD THE GREAT THROUGH BAR COCHBA. Dix Hills: Amphora Books, 1982. Two volumes, complete. Small 4to, original matching brown cloth, gilt. 184 + 295, (1) pages; map; text figures; 56 + 36 plates. Previous owner’s ink-stamp; near fine. A groundbreaking work. Daehn 5795: “The standard reference on Jewish coinage, replacing Madden’s Coins of the Jews. Includes extensive discussions of Jewish history, the interpretation of Jewish symbols, and Jewish epigraphy. Presents a catalogue of all coin types, and many variants, making use of all the important collections of Jewish coins in the world. The plates are of high quality, and many of the small coins have been enlarged. Volume 1 covers the YHD coins and coins of the Hasmonaeans, as well as coins struck by foreign rulers for use in Israel.” Kroh 59.