Numismatics
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Shunga era coins depicting Hindu gods Coin of Agnimitra shows vedic god 'Agni' with burning flames on his head 🔥 Legend on it reads - अगमित्रस 1] https://t.co/GKX0HOnlLr
Epigraphic; numismatic refrncs of ancient Bharat's geopolitical influence in NE African littoral till Horn of Africa. Thread Barabaria by greeks; Bilad al Barbar by Arabs & Barvva...
Coin of Krishnaraja Wodeyar with his name inscribed in Nagari script. 19th century. Nagari was officially used in royal inscriptions and coins of Karnataka until 19th century. htt...
Minting coins across india in name of mughals was common practice .the mughals though barely had any power across subcontinent but the house of timur still bore legitimacy and sign...
🧵Gold Coins of Emperor Chandragupta II Emperor Chandragupta continued issuing most of the gold coin types introduced by his father Emperor Samudragupta such as Sceptre type , Arch...
Silver Karsha Pana in my collection and their story. Please read on. This busts the myth of Romila Thaper and leftist historians. #Thread https://t.co/Uv3XAO003g
On 17 Feb 1946, Maharaja Brijender Singh of Bharatpur, went on a hunting expedition to a village named Nagla Chela, in Bayana block. Little did he knew, that his expedition would...
1. Sisodiya ruler of Mewar (direct scion of Pratap) issued coin in the name of Mughal dynast Alamgir II. https://t.co/Dr0Mgot8GY https://t.co/k6ZYA0PtZP
James Prinsep (1799 – 1840) was an English scholar, orientalist and antiquary. He was the founding editor of the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal and is best remembered for...
1/11 A list of Mogadishu coins from the 11th to the 17th century names of rulers and more interestingly the message they put on these coins wich tells us of military victories and...
GUPTA EMPIRE REMARKABLE SERIES OF GOLD COINS ISSUED BY CHANDRAGUPT https://t.co/rQLycaqoQN
Ethiopia minted its own coins over 1,500 years ago. The Aksumite currency was created and used in the Kingdom of Aksum (or Axum), which was located in modern-day Eritrea and Ethio...
RARE 👁️ Side-Profile of Dakshinapāthapati Maharathiganakayiro Satavahana Emperors 👑 Offering a look at ancient Hindu Aryan faces. Powerful, robust, noble expressive faces of mig...
British East India Company coin, struck at Pune during 1820-1830 CE when British were paramount power on earth. "ShivaRāya" & "Chattra-Pati" Paisa coin. As late as 1830 CE, *over...
On the occasion of World Lion Day... The Lion-Slayer Type coins issued by the Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya https://t.co/Ja6gvFIGi7
An interesting observation I made on an Indus seal. Possible continuity of Indus script. See this seal from Harappan civilization, you see a human figure confronting two tigers....
Krishna-Balram Coins of Greco-Bactrian king Agathocles. (Time Frame: ~170BC) The die-struck silver coins found at Ai-Khanoum, of King Agathocles are extremely important discoveri...
