Indian Coins History
This is a first coins in india By Mahajanapadas
The first coins in India were minted around the 6th century BC by the Mahajanapadas of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, and certainly before the invasion of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. The coins of this period were punch-marked coins called Puranas, Karshapanas or Pana Cowry shells was first ... Which is said to be existed at least 5,000 years ago
Elephannt On Anciennt Satavahana Coin
An elephant is depicted on obverse of this ancient Karshapana of the Satavahana (Andhra) Empire. At its peak the empire controlled most of central and southern India. The reverse depicts the Ujjain symbol, also known as the Satavahana symbol. The symbol comprises of four circles attached to the ends of the bars of a cross. The coin was issued by the early Satakarni dynasty between about 30 AD and 107AD. The Satavahana Empire ruled most of central and southern India and engaged in trade with the Roman Empire. The coin is struck in a copper and lead alloy called potin .
Weight : 4.45 gm, Diameter: 19 mm.
We had seen in our discussion of coins 36 and 37 that the slave dynasty had lost its grip on the Delhi Sultanate, which had passed into the hands of Ala-ud-din Khilji around the end of the 13th century. The Sultanate had expanded into western India (including Gujarat and Malwa) and even further south into the realm of the Yadavas of Devagiri, the Hoysalas of Dorasamudra and the Pandyas of Madura. Thus Ala-ud-din Khilji brought the Delhi Sultanate to its maximum extent. Besides being a great general, Ala-ud-din was also an able administrator. However, he failed to establish an orderly succession. Soon after his death in 1316, a succession struggle broke out and, by 1320, the Delhi Sultanate passed into the hands of the Tughluq dynasty.
The Tughluqs ruled Delhi for the remainder of the 14th century, locked in an on-going struggle to preserve their kingdom. It was a losing battle. Bengal broke away and the Bengal Sultanate became established as an independent kingdom (see coin 37 above). The southern provinces also broke away and the new Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar was established in 1336, along with Muslim-ruled sultanates in Bijapur, Ahmadnagar and Golconda. The death blow occurred in 1398, with the invasion of Timur (Tamerlane), a Mongol, descendent of Genghis Khan, and the ruler of a large kingdom that encompassed modern Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Timur advanced to Delhi, looting and pillaging along the
Hisam al-Din Hushang Shah (1405-35)
Sultans of Malwa, Nasir Shah, Silver tanka,
Weight : 4.45 gm, Diameter: 19 mm.
As it happens, I have no coin from
the 15th century included here, but rather have four coins from the 16th
century. Nevertheless, coins 39 and 40 are representative of 15th century coins
as they exhibit the style and type of 15th century coins of the respective
dynasties: coin 39 being a silver tanka of the Malwa Sultanate and coin 40
being a silver sasnu of the Kashmir Sultanate.
We had seen in our discussion of coins 36 and 37 that the slave dynasty had lost its grip on the Delhi Sultanate, which had passed into the hands of Ala-ud-din Khilji around the end of the 13th century. The Sultanate had expanded into western India (including Gujarat and Malwa) and even further south into the realm of the Yadavas of Devagiri, the Hoysalas of Dorasamudra and the Pandyas of Madura. Thus Ala-ud-din Khilji brought the Delhi Sultanate to its maximum extent. Besides being a great general, Ala-ud-din was also an able administrator. However, he failed to establish an orderly succession. Soon after his death in 1316, a succession struggle broke out and, by 1320, the Delhi Sultanate passed into the hands of the Tughluq dynasty.
The Tughluqs ruled Delhi for the remainder of the 14th century, locked in an on-going struggle to preserve their kingdom. It was a losing battle. Bengal broke away and the Bengal Sultanate became established as an independent kingdom (see coin 37 above). The southern provinces also broke away and the new Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar was established in 1336, along with Muslim-ruled sultanates in Bijapur, Ahmadnagar and Golconda. The death blow occurred in 1398, with the invasion of Timur (Tamerlane), a Mongol, descendent of Genghis Khan, and the ruler of a large kingdom that encompassed modern Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Timur advanced to Delhi, looting and pillaging along the
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