Numismatic Studies (Volume 8)

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The present volume is a collection of seventeen research papers on the coins, seals, sealings, tokens and medals etc. There are contributed by the established numismatists and young scholars alike. Although the entire bunch of articles is a treasure-house of information and knowledge on the subject, still ‘An unpublished Hoard of Indo-Sassanian Silver Coins from Burhanpur by devendra handa and M.K. Gupta; ‘The Divinity of Kingship in Ancient India and the Numismatic Evidence’ by Prashant Srivastava; ‘Some More Agacha (Agra) Coins from Agroha by Manmohan Kumar and Virjanand devkarni; ‘Gold Coins of Yadavas of devagiri’ by Chandra Shekhar Gupta; ‘Nazrana Coins’ by Prashant Kulkarni; ‘Coins of Early Shahis of Kabul in Sri Ganga Government Museum, Bikaner by P. Bhatia; "Hundi: An Alternative Money Circulation system during medieval Period’ by Nirmal Kashyap; and ‘Uaudheya sealing with title Maharaja Mahakshatrapa Mahasenapati from Khokhrakot by manmohan Kumar and Virjanand Devkarni speak high of the caliber of the scholars and the contents of the papers.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Manmohan Kumar

Manmohan Kumar did his M.A. and Ph.D. from Kurukshetra University in 1978. He served as Astt. Archaeologist in the Department of Archaeology & Museums, Punjab and as Museum Supervisor in the Department of A.I.H.C. & Archaeology, Kurukshetra University. He joined the Department of History in M.D. University, Rohtak in 1981 from where he retired as Professor in 2013. He has conducted archaeological explorations and excavations in Punjab and Haryana and participated in about a dozen excavations in various capacities. He has edited a number of volumes of the Numismatic Studies and also published detailed reports of a number of excavations. At present, he is Director, Sanghol Research Institute, Sanghol (Punjab).