Catalogue of the Coins of the Naga Kings of Padmavati (Review)
By Dineshchandra Sircar
Summary
This review deals with Dr H.V. Trivedi’s 'Catalogue of the Coins of the Nāga Kings of Padmāvatī'. The introduction summarises the history of the Nāga rulers and examines the types, legends and metrology of their coins. The book lists about 400 coins, organised into fourteen sections based on typologyfile:///home/oai/share/563034_compressed-243-389.pdf#:~:text=SusHi.%20Kumar%20,of%20the%20legends%20%E0%AA%AD%E0%AA%BE%20the. The reviewer notes that many legends on the coins are difficult to read because the letters are ligatured or rubbed and that the author has attempted to resolve these readings by comparing known varietiesfile:///home/oai/share/563034_compressed-243-389.pdf. The catalogue also includes discussions on problems such as the sequence of rulers and the provenance of coin hoards. The reviewer states that Trivedi’s work fills a gap in numismatic literature and provides a reliable basis for further research on Nāga coinage.
Conclusion
The reviewer praises Trivedi’s detailed catalogue, noting that it provides the first systematic listing of Nāga coin types and their legendsfile:///home/oai/share/563034_compressed-243-389.pdf#:~:text=SusHi.%20Kumar%20,of%20the%20legends%20%E0%AA%AD%E0%AA%BE%20the. By resolving difficult readings and discussing issues of chronology and provenancefile:///home/oai/share/563034_compressed-243-389.pdf, the work becomes an essential reference for numismatists and historians of central India.