Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Introduction to the History of Indian Coinage Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
Syllabus for Introduction to the History of Indian Coinage
Part of this reading list is printed in Devanagari, which the University's own PDF does not release as reliable text. Those entries are not set here; they are in the document above, as she printed them.
Module 1: Understanding Coins in India
- a Definition and History of Indian Numismatics
- b Ancient Indian Coinage: Punch-Marked, Satavahana, Western Kshatrapas, Kushana and Gupta Coins
- c Medieval Indian coins, Maratha coins, coins of some Princely States, British Indian coins
Module 2: Relevance of Indian Coins
- a Coins of independent India – Fractional currency to decimal system
- b Contribution of Numismatics to Indian History & culture
- c Field visit / activity based learning on coin collection and exhibition
Reference
- 1 Altekar A. S., Coinage of the Gupta Empire, Numismatic Society of India, Varanasi, 1957
- 2 Altekar A.S., Catalogue of Coins of the Gupta Empire, Varanasi, Numismatic Society of India, 1937
- 3 Chakraborty, S. K., A Study of Ancient Indian Numismatics, Mymensingh, 1931
- 4 Datta, Mala, A Study of the Satavahana Coinage, Harman Publishing House, Delhi, 1990
- 5 Gardener P, The Coinage of the Greek and Scythic Kings of Bactria and India in British Museum, 1986
- 6 Goyal S R, Indigenous Coins of Early India, Kusumanjali Prakashan, Jodhpur, 1994
- 7 Handa Devendra, Tribal Coins of Ancient India, Aryan Books International, New Delhi, 1997
- 8 Jha, Amiteshwar and Dilip Rajgor, Studies in the Coinage of Western Kshatrapas, Indian Institute of Research in Numismatic Studies, Anjaneri, 1994
- 9 Rajgor, Dilip, Punch-Marked Coins of Early Historic India, Reesha Books, International, 2001
- 10 Rapson, E J, Catalogue of Coins of Andhra Dynasty, Western Kshatrapas etc., British Museum, London, 1908
- 11 Sircar D C, Studies in Indian Coins, Motilal Banarasidas, Delhi, 1968