Government of IndiaCatalogue of the Coins in the Indian Museum Calcutta Including the Cabinet of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol. I Part II: Ancient Coins of Indian Types
Author: Smith, Vincent A.
Keywords: Catalogue, Coins, Numismatics, Indian Museum
Publisher: Oxford Clarendon Press, Oxford
Description: Prepared by the prominent art historian Vincent Smith, this is a catalogue of coins in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. This work is part II in the series and discusses 'Ancient Coins of Indian Types.' The catalogue has been categorised according to coin types like Punch marked coins, Tribal Coins, Coins of Rajas and miscellaneous. These categories are then discussed in great detail. The author explores multiple facets of this coinage: history, features, technique, symbols and legends. In addition, the lists of coins in the museum are detailed in tables according to their weight, metal, size, obverse and reverse.
Source: Central Secretariat Library
Type: Rare Book
Received From: Central Secretariat Library
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Smith, Vincent A. |
| dc.coverage.spatial | India India |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-11T11:39:35Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-11T11:39:35Z |
| dc.description | Prepared by the prominent art historian Vincent Smith, this is a catalogue of coins in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. This work is part II in the series and discusses 'Ancient Coins of Indian Types.' The catalogue has been categorised according to coin types like Punch marked coins, Tribal Coins, Coins of Rajas and miscellaneous. These categories are then discussed in great detail. The author explores multiple facets of this coinage: history, features, technique, symbols and legends. In addition, the lists of coins in the museum are detailed in tables according to their weight, metal, size, obverse and reverse. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | Oxford Clarendon Press, Oxford |
| dc.subject | Catalogue, Coins, Numismatics, Indian Museum |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1906 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-002032 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Smith, Vincent A. |
| dc.coverage.spatial | India India |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-11T11:39:35Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-11T11:39:35Z |
| dc.description | Prepared by the prominent art historian Vincent Smith, this is a catalogue of coins in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. This work is part II in the series and discusses 'Ancient Coins of Indian Types.' The catalogue has been categorised according to coin types like Punch marked coins, Tribal Coins, Coins of Rajas and miscellaneous. These categories are then discussed in great detail. The author explores multiple facets of this coinage: history, features, technique, symbols and legends. In addition, the lists of coins in the museum are detailed in tables according to their weight, metal, size, obverse and reverse. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | Oxford Clarendon Press, Oxford |
| dc.subject | Catalogue, Coins, Numismatics, Indian Museum |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1906 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-002032 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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