Syllabus

Course Code: 16/20AIH404    Course Name: Group - A) Elements of Ancient Indian Numismatics

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 1. Numismatics: Importance as source of history.

2. Origin and Early History of coinage in India.
2 3. Evolution of the Punch Marked coins.

4. Salient features of Indo-Greek coinage and their influence.
3 5. Coinage of Janpadas : The Yaudheyas, Kunindas andAudumbars

6. Satavahana coins ; Salient features and regional distribution
4 7. Kushanas Coins : The coins of Kanishka and the religious and cultural significance of Kushana coinage.

8. Coinage of the Guptas.

9. Early Medieval coins.
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