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Bella Jaisinghani, TNN Nov 7, 2013, 06.49PM IST
MUMBAI: The astounding display at a coin fair opening at Churchgate Friday makes it the perfect weekend outing for children, historians and numismatists.
'Coinex 2013' will be held at Sunderbai Hall from November 8-10. Numismatic books will be sold at discounted rates and four coin auctions are on the anvil.
Around 60 dealers from all parts of India will participate. The Mumbai University booth will be represented by the Dinesh Mody Institute of Numismatic and Archaeological Studies.
An entire exhibition is dedicated to the various kinds of coins minted in honour of Lord Buddha. "Several countries including Nepal, Vietnam and Japan have minted these artefacts. Viewers will get to see coins bearing the image of the Standing Buddha, similar to the Bamiyan statue that was destroyed by the Taliban in Afghanistan," says organiser Girish Veera.
Veera declines to give a monetary value for the items that are up for auction. "It is the historical not financial worth that matters. A silver rupee struck by the Marathas in Lahore reflects the span from 1759-65, when the Marathas' rule spanned 'Atak to Cuttack', that is Afghanistan to modern day Orissa," he says.
"A silver rupee from the northeast shows how the rulers of Assam and Tripura inscribed their queens' names on the coins. If a king had four wives, he would issue separate coins with each of their names on it. Interestingly, most of these coins were octagonal not circular." The history of India will come alive for browsers and bidders alike.
Bella Jaisinghani, TNN Nov 7, 2013, 06.49PM IST
MUMBAI: The astounding display at a coin fair opening at Churchgate Friday makes it the perfect weekend outing for children, historians and numismatists.
'Coinex 2013' will be held at Sunderbai Hall from November 8-10. Numismatic books will be sold at discounted rates and four coin auctions are on the anvil.
Around 60 dealers from all parts of India will participate. The Mumbai University booth will be represented by the Dinesh Mody Institute of Numismatic and Archaeological Studies.
An entire exhibition is dedicated to the various kinds of coins minted in honour of Lord Buddha. "Several countries including Nepal, Vietnam and Japan have minted these artefacts. Viewers will get to see coins bearing the image of the Standing Buddha, similar to the Bamiyan statue that was destroyed by the Taliban in Afghanistan," says organiser Girish Veera.
Veera declines to give a monetary value for the items that are up for auction. "It is the historical not financial worth that matters. A silver rupee struck by the Marathas in Lahore reflects the span from 1759-65, when the Marathas' rule spanned 'Atak to Cuttack', that is Afghanistan to modern day Orissa," he says.
"A silver rupee from the northeast shows how the rulers of Assam and Tripura inscribed their queens' names on the coins. If a king had four wives, he would issue separate coins with each of their names on it. Interestingly, most of these coins were octagonal not circular." The history of India will come alive for browsers and bidders alike.
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