Coins of the Great Kushanas

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The Great Kushanas, a branch of Yue-Chin tribe, ruled over a wide spread area stretching from part of the territory now in Soviet Central Asia to the interior of the Indian subcontinent. They issued different types of coins in gold, silver and copper which are an important source to know about them. Its study begins in 1830 with the discoveries of coins from Manikiyala Tope (Punjab) by Gen. Ventura, an army officer in the service of Ranjit Singh. After that several coins of the Kushanas have been discovered and the studies of scholars contributed much in the field of the Kushana numismatics. The scope of the present work is to compile and present in a systematic manner the varied evidence of the Kushana coinage in regard to the representation of king, deities, headdress and clothing, legend, script, symbol, technique and to list the coin-types of the Great Kushanas. The survey will be useful for the student to study them with interest alongwith their detailed description and illustration.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Arvind K Singh

Dr. Arvind K. Singh is a faculty in the School of Studies in Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, Jiwaji University, Gwalior (India). He obtained his Master's Degree in two disciplines, Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology; and Museology and a Ph.D. from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. Dr. Singh was awarded the University Medal and Anant Sadashiv Altekar Medal for securing first position in order of merit in M.A. examination. Banaras Hindu University Scholarship, Junior Fellowship of University Grants Commission, Senior Fellowship of Indian Council of Historical Research and Senior Fellowship of American Institute of Indian Studies were awarded to him for research work. Dr. Singh is deeply involved in researches for the last sixteen years or so, mostly in the fields of palaeography, epigraphy and numismatics. He has more than three dozen research papers to his credit published in reputed journals.

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Title
Coins of the Great Kushanas
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8171101271
Length
vi+115p., Tables; Plates; Figures; Bibliography; 25cm.
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