Ancient Indian Coin and Their Technology

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The historical prospects of the numismatics lie with the universal scientific and Technological interpretation. The metals which form the backbone of civilization are the products of science of extraction from their ores for the various uses of mankind e.g. forming the metals into various shapes, preparation of alloys, thermal treatment of metals and alloys in order to bring out certain desired physical and mechanical properties, the authors of this book uses semi-derivative (Metallographic and Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer) Metallurgical analysis to show the gravity of archaec materials. It deals with the study of their internal structure and its correlation with the physical and mechanical properties. The silver coins, produced in ancient India by the purely indigenous process of impressing symbols by individual punches, determined weight, shape and size have been termed "Punch marked coin" they are found in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Ceylon, Nepal, Afganistan and are conveniently divided into various series, classes, groups and varieties. Its scientific and technological aspects Viz. mode of manufactures, metal content and alloys, metrology etc have been made clear with the most important study of coins through metallography (Microscopic examination) which yields valuable metallurgical information i.e. grain, size, segregation, distribution and non-metallic inclusions- such as slag, sulphides etc. It also deals with the mechanical and thermal treatment. the micro-examination through naked eye or low magnification by zoom-microscope and micro-examination at high magnification by metallurgical microscope deals with the segregation of impurities, methods of fabrication- rolling, forging, welding, brazing, size of grains and presence of acny heterogenity, presence of inclusions-slag, sulphides etc. defects of manufactures; over- straining etc. Banaras Hindu university one of the global universities has contributed immensely to the growth and development of numismatic study in India at every stage. This is a seminal academic contribution interpreting the historical thoughts in relation to scientific as well as technological aspects. Directive thoughts of this book with a study of urgent course as a dissertation for the master degree holders related to the archaeology with semi-sestructive application of the archaeoc materials, (Atomic Absorption sepectrophotometer, metallographic (micro-structure) and harden test) have been demonstrated to work in the light of 11th – 12th century alchemy-text of the "Rasratna Samuchchaya" containing skillful metallurgical knowledge to reconstruct the systematic history of ancient metallurgy in India. This proposrd work "Ancient Indian Coin and their Technology" by Dr. Bhagirathi Prasad, Dr. Devendra bahadur singh & Dr. Shailendra Kumar Singh will be a useful textbook for the students and Research Scholars in a modern scientific and Technological era of the numismatic.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Bhagirathi Prasad

(b. 1952) graduated in Science, Post graduate in A.I.H.C& Archaeology, again graduated in Library Science from B.H.U. He started his career from I.T. Uni Library in 1976 and presently (since july, 2010) in the Department of Metallurgical Engineering working on the post of Professional Assistant. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in 1998. He has published a Book entitled 'History of Science and Technology' in 2006 and contributed several article in this area which were published in the Journal of Numismatic society of India and this book entitled "Ancient Indian Coin and their Technology" is expected to give and exciting direction in the reconstruction of Ancient Indian Metal Tehnology for the younger generation and meet the research gulf between the Archaeologist and Metallurgist together with the Forth coming books entitled "puratatva" (In Hindi) and' Ancient Indian coinage" of the author. In the obsence of literary facts of thoughts one of the backbone cultural relics (coins) of Indus, named our country "Bharat" now in intradisciplinary environment requires a metallurgical attention for the archaeologists. This work in the direction of kautilya's energy saving alloy of the earliest punch marked coins (600 B.C. to 3-4th Century A.D.) produced a broad cultural, Social, political, economic as well as skillful metallurgical views.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Devendra Bahadur Singh

(born in 1978, chandauli U.P.) at present working as Assistant curator in the Bharat Kala Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University Varanasi. He graduated in Art, post graduated in Ancient Indian History culture & Archaeology and Post graduate diploma in archaeology & Museology. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in 2009. He specializes in the field of Numismatics and Archaeology. He has been published one Book "Prachin Bharat Mein Vinimay Pranali". and one Monograph "Guptakal Mein Sikkon ki Jalsaji Evam Sanche'. About two dozen research papers and Articles presented by him, have been published in various National And International Journals. He is member of executive council of the Numismatic society of India, B.H.U., Varanasi.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Shailendra Kumar Singh

Shailendra Kumar Singh teaches translation at Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University at Wardha. His publilcations are in the area of sociolinguistics, and translation studies.

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Title
Ancient Indian Coin and Their Technology
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Edition
1st. ed.
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ISBN
9789381539453
Length
311p., Illustrations; Maps; 29cm.
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