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The Indus valley civilization of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa dates back between 2500 BC and 1750 BC. There, however, is no consensus on whether the seals excavated from the sites were in fact coins. Seals of Mohenjo-Daro
Punch Marked Coin, Silver Bentbar Seven Symbols
Five Symbols
Indo-Greek Coins
Coins of the Kushans
Coins of the Satavahana
Coins of the Western Kshatrapas Rudrasimha I, AD
Viradaman, AD Coins of the Western Kshatrapas
Coin of the Yaudheyas
Coins of the Guptas King as Horseman It is described that in Mourya Era – one could sense vapors of Gold - such a richness
King as Lion Slayer
King & Queen Type
Fan-Tailed Peacock
Seated Lakshmi
Bull & Horseman
Coins of the Cheras 11th - 13th Centuries
Padmatankas, Coins of the Yadavas of Devagiri 12th - 14th Centuries
Coins of the Alupas of Udipi 11th - 13th Centuries
Coins of the Cholas 9th - 13th Centuries
Poetic legends (largely eulogistic) were introduced on coins by the Guptas (3 rd to 6 th Century AD). For instance, the horseman type coins of the Guptas carried the following legend in poetic meter: Guptakulamalachnadro Mahendrakarmajito i.e. 'The Spotless Moon in the firmament of the Gupta family, invincible, valorous as Mahendra, conquers the enemy'.
Roman Aureus of Augustus Roman Find in South India
Byzantine Find in South India
Roman Find in South India
Coin of Nasiru-d-din Mahmud AD Coins of the Delhi Sultanate
Coin of Ghiyasu-d-din Balban AD
Coins of the Khiljis
Silver Coin, Malwa
Pagoda, East India Company inspired by the coins of the Vijayanagar Empire
Coins of the Mughal Empire Mohur-Akbar One Rupee-Sher Shah Suri(Afghan) Mohur-Humayun
Mohur- Aurangzeb Mohur- Farrukhsiyar
The East India Company carried on the tradition of poetic couplets. This mohur struck in the name of Shah Alam II at Mursheedabad carried the following couplet Sicca zad bar haft kishwar saya fazle ilah Hami deen-e- Muhammed Shah Alam Badhshah Coins struck by the defender of the faith, Shah Alam by the Grace of God, May it be current throughout the seven climes With the issuance of the English type of coins in 1835, this tradition gradually came to an end. Couplet Coin
Chatrapati Shivaji
Silver, Pune Mint
Coins of Avadh
Coin of Hyder Ali Rupee of Tipu Sultan
Coins of the Sikh
Coins of Hyderabad AshrafiRupee8 Annas4 Annas
Coins of Datia State Coins of Faridkot State Some Coins of other Princely States
Coins of Udaipur Rupee Half Rupee One Fourth Rupee One Eight Rupee One Sixteenth Rupee Not to the scale
Mohur struck in the name of Shah Alam II, Murshidabad Mint Two Pagodas in vogue in Madras Presidency The Surat Rupee Suratee
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