Arthaśālā

A Numismatic Collection of Artha from India’s Past

NAVIGATION

CLASSICAL INDIA

This section includes coins minted during the Classical Period of India, which begins with the emergence of the Mauryan Empire in the fourth century BCE, and ends with the decline of the Gupta Empire in the sixth century CE.

Mauryan, Punchmarked Silver Karshapana | 2nd Century BCE

Sunga, Multi-symbol Copper Coin | 2nd Century BCE

City of Vidisha, Bronze Coin | 2nd Century BCE

City of Taxila, Bronze Coin | 220 BCE - 100 CE

Alchon Huns, Khingila Alloy Coin | 5th Century CE

MEDIEVAL INDIA

This section includes coins minted during the Medieval Period of India, which begins with the decline of the Gupta Empire in the sixth century CE, and ends with the onset of European colonial expansion across the Indian subcontinent,

Hindu Rajas of Kashmir, Didda Rani Copper Coin | 979 - 1003

Eastern Ganga Dynasty, Bhanudeva IV, Year 17 Gold Fanam | 1431

Gujarat Sultanate, Nasir al-din Mahmud Shah I Coin | 1476 - 1477

COLONIAL INDIA

This section includes coins minted during the Colonial Period of India, which begins in the mid-18th century, and ends with the emergence of the Republic of India. The coins displayed under this section were minted under city-states, independent kingdoms, princely states, and European colonial powers that had a foot-hold on the Indian subcontinent.