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ISBN | 9788119808281 |
Format | HardBound |
Language | English |
Year of Publication | 2024 |
Bib. Info | xii, 212p.; ills. 23 cm. |
Product Weight | 700 gms. |
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Kotalingala is an early historic site lying on the banks of River Godavari in the Karimnagar district of Telangana. The discovery of coins from Kotalingala in 1978 is considered as an important event in south Indian numismatics. Staggering variety of coins were found in the surface as well as in excavations conducted at this site. The coins included punch marked, uninscribed and inscribed coins. Punch marked coins belonged to Nanda and Maurya dynasties. Uninscribed coins belonged to local rulers. Inscribed coins belonged to both Pre-Satavahana local rulers namely Gobhada, Narana, Kamvayasa, Sirivayasa and Samagopa and early Satavahana kings Chimuka and Satakani etc. Chimuka was the founder of the Satavahana dynasty. There were also coins of the satraps or officials of that era. The book lists the coins found at Kotalingala and analyses their contribution to the history of Satavahana dynasty.