SCOTT SEMANS WORLD COINS

FORTHCOMING WORK (UNTITLED)

PART ONE
By Wilfried PIEPER



HISTORICAL COMMENTARY



Ch. I. THE EARLIEST COINAGES OF INDIA

A. About the dating of Indiaâs first coins

B. The local Janapada punch-marked silver coins (ca.early 5th- 4th century B.C.)



Ch. II THE IMPERIAL PERIOD OF LATE MAGADHA, MAURYA AND SUNGA RULE

(late 4th-2nd century B.C.)



Ch. III LOCAL POST-MAURYAN COPPER COINS OF CENTRAL INDIA

(NARBADA VALLEY)

A. Ujjain region in western Malwa

B. Eran region in eastern Malwa

C. Inscribed coins from eastern Malwa

D. Civic issues of Erich on the Betwa river



Ch. IV EARLY DECCAN COINS

A. Post-Mauryan/ pre-Satavahana Deccan coins

B. Early Deccan lead coins

C. Satavahana coins

D. Pallava coins/ Vishnukundin coins



Ch. V ANCIENT DYNASTIES OF SOUTHERNMOST INDIA

A. Ancient Pandyan coins/ ancient Sri Lankan coins

B. Ancient Chera coins

C. Ancient Chola coins

D. Ancient Malayaman coins



Ch. VI WESTERN KSHATRAPAS & CONTEMPORARIES / GUPTAS & SUCCESSOR DYNASTIES

A. Parata Rajas

B. Western Kshatrapas

C. Abhiras and Traikutakas

D. Guptas

E. Gupta successor dynasties



Ch. VII LOCAL COINS OF THE GANGES VALLEY UNTIL THE GUPTA CONQUEST

A. Kushan hold on Northern India/ Rise of the Guptas

B. Kausambi

C. Ajodhya

D. Panchala

E. Mathura

F. Almora



Ch.VIII SMALL LOCAL COPPER COINS OF ANCIENT EASTERN RAJASTHAN

AND WESTERN MADHYA PRADESH

A. The Malavas

B. The Nagas



Ch. IX ANCIENT PUNJAB AND UPPER INDUS VALLEY COINS

A. Taxila

B. Yaudheyas

C. Kunindas

D. Audumbaras







Ch.X. THE KUSHAN COPPER COINS AND THEIR IMITATIONS

A. Kushan copper series

B. Kushano-Sasanian copper series

C. Kota Kula series

PART 2

BACTRIAN COINS (based on a large private collection)

by Osmund Bopearachchi