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This book attempts to identify coins of the erstwhile princely state of Travancore against their historical background and in the course, illustrates coins that have a bearing on Travancore history.In short short, the history of Travancore is glimpsed through coins.
The identification and attribution of Venad / Travancore coins on the basis of the emblems depicted on the stone inscriptions of Venad rulers and by comparison with the contemporary coinage and seals ...
Kerala is far behind other states in the field of numismatic studies. The relative scarcity of early and medieval coins, except Roman coins, could certainly be mentioned as a major contributory factor leading to this failure. This phenomenon has been explained by Mitchiner in terms of geographical traits, referring to monsoon floods, encroachment of the sea etc. Though this is true, we are also forced to recognize that no serious large scale archaeological ...