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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 15 · No. 1

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Foreign Denominations of Ancient Indian Coins

By Surendra Kishore Chakraborty

This numismatic study traces how foreign coin names and standards entered the Indian monetary system. It begins with indigenous punch‑marked coins of the first millennium BCE, such as the…

March - 1939Vol. 15 · No. 1pp. 65–74

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 11 · No. 2

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The Seleucidan Emperors: their Coins and Coin-imitations in India

By Surendra Kishore Chakraborty

Surveying the history of the Seleucid Empire from Seleucus I Nicator’s reconquest of Babylon in 312 B.C. to the later kings, the article focuses on their coinage and its influence on neighbouring…

June - 1935Vol. 11 · No. 2pp. 241–252

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 10 · No. 1

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Persian and Greek Coins and their Imitations in Ancient India

By Surendra Kishore Chakraborty

Surveying the history of coinage, the author argues that India’s earliest punch‑marked coins are indigenous. He cites Rapson and Bhandarkar to show that the origin of Indian coinage lies within India…

March - 1934Vol. 10 · No. 1pp. 67–81

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 8 · No. 3

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Miscellany – Kapardaka Purāṇa

By Surendra Kishore Chakraborty

This short essay reconsiders the term kapardaka‑purāṇa found in Sena dynasty copper‑plate inscriptions. Previous scholars identified it with a silver coin called purāṇa, but the author argues that…

September - 1932Vol. 8 · No. 3pp. 595–599

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The Indian Historical Quarterly

Vol. 6 · No. 3

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The State in Relation to Coinage in Ancient India

By Surendra Kishore Chakraborty

The initiative behind coinage in ancient India remains debated, with scholars divided on whether merchants or the State took the lead. Merchants, driven by commercial needs, likely issued early coins…

September - 1930Vol. 6 · No. 3pp. 529–537

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Foreign Denominations of Ancient Indian Coins

The Seleucidan Emperors: their Coins and Coin-imitations in India

Persian and Greek Coins and their Imitations in Ancient India

Miscellany – Kapardaka Purāṇa

The State in Relation to Coinage in Ancient India

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