Contents

Introduction: Coins as Political and Cultural Documents - Himanshu Prabha Ray

Roman Coins in India: A Re-evaluation - Himanshu Prabha Ray

A Tale of Two Dynasties: The Kshaharatas and the Satavahanas in the Deccan - Shailendra Bhandare

Religious Icons and Money: Shiva Images on Kushana Coins - Rita Devi Sharma and Himanshu Prabha Ray

Coinage and Gender: Early Medieval Kashmir - Devika Rangachari

Kings and Coins: Money as the State Media in the Indian Sultanates - Syed Ejaz Hussain

Muhammad bin Tughluq: A Numismatic Reappraisal of an Enigmatic Persona - Sanjay Garg

The Monarch and the Millennium: A New Interpretation of the Alf Coins of Akbar - Najaf Haider

A Metallic Mirror: Changing Representations of Sovereignty during the Raj - Shailendra Bhandare

Conducting Excavations and Collecting Coins: Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s Kingdom - Jean-Marie Lafont

Coins: Some Persistence Issues - Indira Rajaraman

Index