Encyclopedia of indian coins pdf to doc

SRJIS/BIMONTHLY / DR. R. B. KOKATANUR () AN INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT INDIAN COINS Dr. R. B. Kokatanur, Assistant professor in History S.S.S.

Encyclopedia of indian coins pdf to doc

Govt. First Grade College, Mudalagi(Karnataka) Abstract Coins are as important as the inscription in history. They confirm the information derived from literature. They are of various metals –gold, silver, copper, or alloy and contain legends or simple marks.

The coins are very important to the reconstruct of the ancient Indian history. It is a part of archaeological sources .Those with dates is probably very valuable for the framework of Indian chronology.

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Coins are almost our sole evidence with regarded to the Indo Scythian and Indo Bactrian King. The Bilingual coins had served as Rosetta Stones in deciphering the Ancient Indian writings. The purity of the metal reflects the financial conditions of the Gupta Empire.

The inscription on the coin indicates territory over which the rulers ruled. Some coin t