Early Coins of Myanmar (Burma) Messengers From the Past, The by Mahlo, Dietrich - 2012

Bangkok: White Lotus, 2012. Paperback. Good/no dj. 1.00. Mahlo, Dietrich. is the first in-depth study of Pyu and Mon coins, as well as coins found in Arakan, based on various private and public collections. These coins are silver and gold. The nine chapters deal with • Pre-Srivatsa coins (south and central Burma) • Pyu coins with different designs and from different periods • Candra coins from Arakan • Mon coins (from the Gulf of Martaban coast) This book serves as a detailed coin catalog, but its real strength is its in-depth approach from a scholarly and historical point of view. It is the most recent and most comprehensive scholarly work of recent times (and in close consultation with many other scholars and experts) to examine this great variety of coins. The author provides: • A chronology of the coins. • An analysis of the metal composition of the coins. • An extensive list of existing literature, pointing out the shortcomings of earlier publications.