ANCIENT INDIAN NUMISMATICS (Record no. 734313)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789390412747
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Transcribing agency kul
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 737.4954 SEM.A
084 ## - OTHER CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Source of Number Colon Classification
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Semwal, Bhavesh
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title ANCIENT INDIAN NUMISMATICS
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New Delhi
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Venus Publications
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2023
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 236p
Type of unit HB
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Coins tell a lot about the ruler who issued them. They speak of events that took place; they tell us the name of the ruler; some coins even tell us which year he ruled in. The designs are aesthetic. Coin in India depict the king, gods, goddesses, and other motifs while medieval ones issued by kings in North India bear inscriptions in Arabic or Persian and the ones in South India depict beautiful motifs coupled with legends. During the British rule in India, currency slowly, but steadily shifted from precious metals to token currency. Coins of British India were minted in brass, bronze, aluminium, stainless steel, and other metals which were not deemed precious. The coins that we use today in India have a fascinating history. Mintage World is the perfect place to uncover it and learn something new. The study of Kharoshti and Brahmni, which are the ancient texts of India were actually deciphered with the help of coinage of the Kushan Era. Many factors that help historians to decipher the possible rise and fall of various kingdoms and rulers are the change in design style, dates mentioned and some changes in language. However it is observed that nearly every Ruler tried to have their unique lineage of coins which when deciphered properly, gave umpteen information about the period. Coins help apprehend the socio-political, cultural and administrative aspects of past kingdoms and rulers. Numismatics also reveals the religious beliefs and sentiments during that time. For Example, it was first in the coins of Kanishka dynasty that Buddha was represented in form while earlier it was demonstrated symbolically. Similarly on the coins of Gupta Empire one can witness forms of Durga, Laxmi and Ganga. The present book is an authoritative and authentic source for the study of Indian coins. It not only describes the coins but also studies them critically in all their aspects,
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Numismatics
Form subdivision Coins
-- Ancient India
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Singh, Bhavna
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Dept. of Archaeology Dept. of Archaeology Processing Center 26/07/2024   737.4954 SEM.A AGY5737 26/07/2024 26/07/2024 Book