The website is about 60 pages deep with a full historical look of coins on that sub-continent. This is a must see labor of love by someone who started this project in 1997 http://www.nupam.com/ This is the introduction: [h=1]NUPAM'S WEBPAGE FOR THE INDIAN COINS[/h] Coins are reflections of history! The study of coins, also called numismatics , has been crucial in deciphering history. The study of ancient and medieval coinage have authenticated historical events known from literature, artifacts and archaeological findings. Indeed, the history of the Indian subcontinent and it's coinage share the complexities as evident in presence of hundreds of dynasties and their attempt to issue distinct coinage over thousands of years. Paradoxically this very facet made the study of Indian history and numismatics an interesting but challenging proposition. Modern research in numismatics led to discoveries which firmly established existence of numerous rulers (and on many occasions entire dynasty!), as no trace of their presence can be found today. We learned a lot about the early dynasties of Indian subcontinent mostly because of meticulous and systematic numismatic research done in last couple of centuries. Indeed, Kharoshthi and Brahmi, the ancient scripts of India are deciphered from bilingual coins of Indo-Greek and Kushan rulers. Essentially, it was the deciphering of Kharoshthi and Brahmi (by James Princep) which allowed historians to read the ancient rock and other inscriptions and thus whole history of ancient India was unfolded. Further, the evolution of the designs, the changes in the languages, scripts and dates shown on the coins, enabled scholars to establish the sequence of rise and fall of kingdoms and their rulers. The provenance of the coin hoards also helped to determine the region occupied and governed by the numerous emperors and kings over last three millenniums. This is its table of contents [*][SIZE=+2]India's First Coinage Coins of Indo-Greek Dynasties Coins of Kushana Dynasty Coins of Gupta Dynasty/Golden Age of India Coins of Western and Central Indian Dynasties Coins of Southern Indian Dynasties Coins of Mughals and other Islamic dynasties Coins of Maratha Rulers Coins of East India Company and Modern India Coins of Princely States of India Coins of Independent Kingdoms Why a webpage for Indian coins Comments Links My numismatic publications [/SIZE]
