INDIA ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL Coins
Jital Coin: Medieval Hindu-Islamic Trade Denomination
Illustrated Specimen Details: Jital Coin Example Specimen: Jital, 1179-1192 (Chauhans of Delhi and Ajmer, India) Historical Context: Issued under Ruler Prithviraj III (Prithviraj Chauhan), a king from the Indian Chauhan dynasty…
Fanam: One of the smallest gold coins in human history
Illustrated Specimen Details: Gold Fanam (Cochin) Example Specimen: Fanam, 17-18th centuries (Kingdom of Cochin, India) This gold coin is relatively popular among numismatists and is known for several unique reasons: It is o…
Dam Coin: Mughal Empire and Indo-Persian History
Illustrated Specimen Details: 1 Dam (Mughal Empire) Example Specimen: 1 Dam of Aurangzeb (Mughal Empire) Design & Numismatic Features: Struck during the long and influential reign of the 6th Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb (1658…
Tanka: coin from Sultanate of Jaunpur (India)
TANKA: COIN OF JAUNPUR (INDIA) Tanka, 1401-1441: Sultanate of Jaunpur Jaunpur Sultanate (Persian "سلطنت جونپور") — Muslim kingdom in northern India between 1394 and 1494. Nowadays Jaunpur is a city and a municipal board in Jaunpur distric…
Tetradrachm: coin of Kushan Empire (Ancient India)
TETRADRACHM: COIN OF KUSHAN EMPIRE (INDIA) Tetradrachm, 155-187: Kushan Empire (India) Ruler: Huvishka — emperor of the Kushan Empire. MAO : the name of the moon god is mistakenly given, but another deity is depicted (different sources give conflic…
Kakini: coin of Nava Naga dynasty (Narwar, India)
KAKINI: COIN OF ANCIENT INDIA 1/4 kakini, 200-340: Nava Naga dynasty (Ancient India, Narwar) The Naga dynasty ruled parts of north-central India during the 3rd and the 4th centuries, after the decline of the Kushan Empire and before the rise of t…
Karshapana: coin from Maurya Empire (India)
KARSHAPANA: COIN OF ANCIENT INDIA Karshapana, 322-184 BC: Maurya Empire (Ancient India) It is very difficult to identify these protocoins with any accuracy due to their often poor condition and a large number of varieties (we a…