The present work describes one of the largest finds of Mediaeval coins of India discovered in recent times. The trove unearthed at Chandir Jhar village in the Alipurduar district of West Bengal contains 767 silver coins belonging to the Suri Sultans of Delhi, Bengal Sultans, Bahmani Sultans, Mughal Emperor Akbar, kings of Tripura and Koch Behar, covering a period of nearly 240 years. The authors have critically analysed the hoard in the context of history and numismatics and carefully examined the coins in an exhaustive descriptive catalogue. The work is a welcome and significant addition to the numismatic literature and will serve as a model for publication of other coin hoards from India.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Pratip Kumar Mitra
Shri Pratip Kumar Mitra is at present the Keeper of the State Archaeological Museum, West Bengal, which houses the largest collection of art and archaeological objects found from West Bengal.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sutapa Sinha
Ms. Sutapa Sinha obtained her M.Sc. degree in Archaeology from the University of Calcutta in 1990 securing first position in First Class. She has subsequently worked in a research project on the Urban Archaeology of Mediaeval Bengal with special reference to the cities of Gaur and Pandua. She is presently working on the Numismatics of Mediaeval Bengal in her capacity as Fellow, Centre for Archaeological Studies and Training, Eastern India. She has contributed research papers on Urban Archaeology of Mediaeval Bengal and Bengal Sultanate coins.
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