Government of IndiaCatalogue of the Gupta Gold Coins in the Bayana Hoard
Author: Altekar, Anant Sadashiv
Keywords: Bayana Hoard, Bayana, Gupta, Coins, Numismatics
Publisher: The Numismatic Society of India, Bombay
Description: This work is a catalogue of the famous Bayana Hoard of the Gupta coins discovered in the year 1946 near Bayana in Rajasthan. Containing 2000 gold coins issued by the Gupta rulers, this is the largest coin hoard ever found in India. Collated by A.S. Altekar, this catalogue discusses the history of the Gupta dynasty and the specificity of coinage under each of its rulers. The work also enlists the coin as per their type, metrology, palaeography and symbols.
Source: Central Secretariat Library
Type: E-Book
Received From: Central Secretariat Library
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Altekar, Anant Sadashiv |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-03-06T11:18:15Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-03-06T11:18:15Z |
| dc.description | This work is a catalogue of the famous Bayana Hoard of the Gupta coins discovered in the year 1946 near Bayana in Rajasthan. Containing 2000 gold coins issued by the Gupta rulers, this is the largest coin hoard ever found in India. Collated by A.S. Altekar, this catalogue discusses the history of the Gupta dynasty and the specificity of coinage under each of its rulers. The work also enlists the coin as per their type, metrology, palaeography and symbols. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | clviii, 363 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | The Numismatic Society of India, Bombay |
| dc.subject | Bayana Hoard, Bayana, Gupta, Coins, Numismatics |
| dc.type | E-Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1954 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-013916 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Altekar, Anant Sadashiv |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-03-06T11:18:15Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-03-06T11:18:15Z |
| dc.description | This work is a catalogue of the famous Bayana Hoard of the Gupta coins discovered in the year 1946 near Bayana in Rajasthan. Containing 2000 gold coins issued by the Gupta rulers, this is the largest coin hoard ever found in India. Collated by A.S. Altekar, this catalogue discusses the history of the Gupta dynasty and the specificity of coinage under each of its rulers. The work also enlists the coin as per their type, metrology, palaeography and symbols. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | clviii, 363 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | The Numismatic Society of India, Bombay |
| dc.subject | Bayana Hoard, Bayana, Gupta, Coins, Numismatics |
| dc.type | E-Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1954 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-013916 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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