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Coins Of Gupta Period The Gupta dynasty emerged as a powerful force in India around 260 A.D. and was the first dynasty of kings to truly unite the region and create a unified empire in India that stretched from the Arabian sea in the western region to the Bay of Bengal in the east. Samudragupta was the first major king of the dynasty and strengthened his alliances by marrying into the Licchavi clan to Kumaradevi. He united the kingdoms between the samudra's to the west and east and hence proclaimed himself the title "Samudra-gupta". One of the major sources of historically accurate data on the Gupta Dynasty comes from the Allahabad Pillar inscriptions, which details out the chronological history of the Gupta Dynasty as well as the details of the conquests of the Gupta Kings and the formation of the Gupta Empire. The Shivlee Collection of coins from the Gupta Empire has been formed over many decades and is presented here online as a resource to further the resear...

Coins Of Different Countries You could, of course, decide to specialize in the coins of one particular country. This is a very common way for collectors to start. Others go to the opposite extreme and try to collect coins from as many different countries as possible. Many collectors will only collect coins from a certain period in history, such as collectors of ancient coins. Coins Of Different Countries

Coins Of Pakistan Pakistan was a part of undivided India earlier in the last century. There were partition riots all over India and Pakistan that developed hatred ness among both these country men. However it is the politicians and some particular society that intended to make profit out of developing this hatred ness even among the second and third generations. Generally a brotherly affection prevails among many Pakistanis and some Indians. The Pakistanis outnumber Indians in love and care and also they outnumber Indians in terrorist groups. These terrorist groups operate in a systematic manner. Coins Of Pakistan

Coins Of Mughal Period Technically, the Mughal period in India commenced in 1526 AD when Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodhi, the Sultan of Delhi and ended in 1857 AD when the British deposed and exiled Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal Emperor after the great uprising. The later emperors after Shah Alam II were little more than figureheads. The most significant monetary contribution of the Mughals was to bring about uniformity and consolidation of the system of coinage throughout the Empire. The system lasted long after the Mughal Empire was effectively no more. The system of tri-metalism which came to characterise Mughal coinage was largely the creation, not of the Mughals but of Sher Shah Suri (1540 to 1545 AD), an Afghan, who ruled for a brief time in Delhi. Sher Shah issued a coin of silver which was termed the Rupiya. This weighed 178 grains and was the precursor of the modern rupee. It remained largely unchanged till the early 20th Century. Together with the silver Rupiya w...

Coins Of Japan The currency for Japan is yen. Coins are available in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 and 500 yen with paper currency in denomination of 1,000, 2,000, 5,000 and 10,000 yen. Make sure to check the exchange rates before you head out on your Japan vacation to make sure you bring enough cash for your trip. Coins Of Japan

Coins Of Samudragupta Among the Gupta kings, the coins of Samudra Gupta are especially significant. Six types of his coins have been found which can be mentioned as follows: Standard type of Garud-dhvaja type: On the one side of coin a king is represented having a garud-dhvaja in his left hand and making offerings to the fire with his right hand. He is wearing a cap, coat and ornaments. Round the king there are inscribed the word `samarshatavitatavijayojitari-purajit Divam jayati` in a circular form. Under his left hand Samudra or samudra Gupta is written. On the reverse of the coins goddess Lakshami seated on the lion has been represented. This portion of the coin also inscribes the title `parakrama` and some meaningless letters as well. Archer type: The obverses of such coins represent the king with a bow and garud-dhvaja. The name of Samudra Gupta is written under the left hand. On the four sides of the king there is a word written in a circular form. And the word can b...