Coinage of Central India: With Special Reference to Early Coins from the Narmada Valley by R.K. Sharma - 2011

Aryan Books International, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. New. 23 x 29 cm. Coins have played a major role in the reconstruction of the History and Culture of our country. They unfold those aspects on which contemporary evidences like inscriptions literature, Art and Archaeological remains are silent. During the Ancient period, Central India-comprising modern states of Madhya and Chhattisgarh came under the rule of the Mahajanapadas the nandas the mauryas the sungas the satavahanas the sakas the kastrapas the nagas the Kusanas the Gupta and Vardhanas the Chalukyas the Kalacharas the Rashtrakutas the Gurjara Pratiharas the Pramaras the Chandellas the kachchhapaghatas the Nalas and other local Dynasties Numismatics being a very important source material, has been fruitfully utilised for the reconstruction of the ancient history and culture of Central India from the Times of the Mauryas to c. 13th century AD. The present work is a systematic Account of the Tradition of Coinage in Central India. The book also presents a descriptive bibliographic data of the Numismatic material of the region. Having made an in-depth Study of the early coinage of the Narmada Valley, the book tries to justify that the numismatic Wealth of the Region is almost unparalleled in the country Printed Pages: 256.