Coins are indeed the most enduring pieces of frozen time. These time-capsules transport us instantly into our past. They conjure up before us the lives and times of our ancestors. They provide the most authoritative record of history. As pieces of evidence they are invaluable because they may add a new fact, or a name, or a date to history. The rise and fall of great early civilizations of Rome and Greece are well chronicled and illustrated on their coins. In India, for example, the coins of the Guptas reveal the grandeur of their golden age. Coins tell us about the empires of the kings who minted them and the people who used them as money. They witness the flowering and decay of artistic expression of their times. Many traces of human development can also be seen on them. This small volume is an attempt to show what coins can teach us as documents of history, monuments of art and artifacts of our national heritage. Coins of prominent ancient Indian kingdoms upto 15th centur
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Prasanna Rao Bandela
Prasanna Rao Bandela holds a Doctorate in Psychology and a Bachelor’s Degree in Law. As a fullbright scholar he visited East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, during 1977. He worked as a Senior Psychologist in the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, New Delhi. As a Faculty Member he taught Behavioural Science and Management at National Institute of Small Industry Extension Training (NISIET), Hyderabad. He worked in Andhra Bank as a Chief Officer and held positions of Chief Manager, Staff Manager, Vice-Principal of Andhra Bank Staff College and Secretary, Banking Service Recruitment Board, Hyderabad. As a consultant he was engaged for a short while by NISIET, Hyderabad. Presently, he is functioning as an independent consultant. He handled several management consultancy assignments and published several articles in professional journals. Recently, he has written a book entitled Technical Analysis of Stocks for Profits (Vision Books: New Delhi). He is fascinated by coins from his very childhood. Coin collection has become his absorbing hobby. He has published several numismatic articles.
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