Lectures On Ancient Indian Numismatics

About the Book:-This work, of course, the author had to do, when he was lecturing to the ‘Archaeology’" class. As some of his conclusions and points of view were thought by his friends to be interesting and worth placing before scholars, they were embodied in a course of five lectures which he delivered last cold season before the public in the University. It is these lectures that have been published in this volume, and he is glad they are now before scholars for their constructive and helpful criticism at the University of Calcutta in 1920-21. The lectures are lengthy and scholarly and discuss (i) the importance of the study of Numismatics (ii) Antiquity of coinage in India (iii) Karshapana coins and their antiquity (these are coins which are mentioned in the Jataka tales) (iv) Science of coinage in Ancient India, and finally (v) The history of coinage in ancient India. So, the subject matter of the book is good and based on Numismatics which generates lot of interest amongst the student of history and researchers. About the Author:-Devadatta Ramakrishna Bhandarkar was born in Marathi Gaud Saraswat Brahmin family. He was an Indian archaeologist and epigraphist who worked with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). He was the son of eminent Indologist, R. G. Bhandarkar. On graduating in History, Bhandarkar joined the ASI and was posted to the western circle as an assistant to Henry Cousin.As Assistant Superintendent, Bhandarkar worked in the then Rajputana, excavating the city of Nagari in Chittorgarh district in 1915-16. He succeeded George Thibaut as the Carmichael Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture in the University of Calcutta and held the post from 1917 to 1936. Gandhiji met Dr. Bhandarkar in 1915 at Pune, Bombay Presidency in regards to the South African Indian question. The Title 'Lectures On Ancient Indian Numismatics written/authored/edited by D. R. Bhandarkar', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121245623 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 241 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-