Stanley Lane-Poole was an archaeologist and orientalist, but he also
wrote many works on other subjects too. This particular book is on
numismatics (the study or collection of currency). It is an essay based
on an article Lane-Poole presented in the 'Numismatic Chronicle', in
1873, which attempts to catalogue some of the collections of coins from
the Urtuki Turkumans. It includes plates of these coins and translations
to their inscriptions. To compliment the republication of this work, a
brand new introductory biography of the author has been added.