NEW BOOK: TRAVERSING TRAVANCORE THROUGH COINS

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The E-Sylum: Volume 20, Number 20, May 14, 2017, Article 3

NEW BOOK: TRAVERSING TRAVANCORE THROUGH COINS

As noted earlier, sites like PrintsAsia.com may be able to offer better deals for books published in India, but here's a title published last year available from Bagchee.com. Below is Bagchee's overview. -Editor

This book attempts to identify coins of the erstwhile princely state of Travancore against their historical background and in the course, illustrates coins that have a bearing on Travancore history.In short short, the history of Travancore is glimpsed through coins.

The identification and attribution of Venad / Travancore coins on the basis of the emblems depicted on the stone inscriptions of Venad rulers and by comparison with the contemporary coinage and seals of neighbouring kingdoms, was for the first time taken up by the author who has published several research papers.this book is the compilation of the outcome of painstaking research spanning two decades.

Authors (s): Beena Sarasan (Author)
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 8130017784
ISBN-13: 9788130017785
Pages: 210p., Colour; Plates
Pub. date: 17.10.2016, 2nd. revi. ed.
Publisher: Poorna Publications
Language (s): English
Bagchee ID: BB104253
List price: US $ 225,00
Bagchee price: US $ 202,50
Member price: US $ 182,25

To read the complete article, see:
Traversing Travancore through the Ages on Coins (www.bagchee.com/books/BB104253/traversing-travancore-through-the-ages-on-coins)

THE BOOK BAZARRE

SHIELD, LIBERTY HEAD, BUFFALO, JEFFERSON. . . . . The 3rd edition of Whitman Publishing’s MEGA RED (the Deluxe Edition Guide Book of United States Coins) includes a 314-page illustrated feature on nickel five-cent pieces from 1866 to date, covering 545 varieties, in-depth coin-collecting history, data, pricing, market analysis, and more! Get your copy for $49.95—online at Whitman.com , or call 1-800-546-2995.

Wayne Homren, Editor

The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org.

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