Suvarna Mohur is a coffee table book where India’s history is expressed through a different perspective – it’s rare coins. Coins provide not only evidence of trade and economy but also bear testimony to the history, politics and art of a nation.
Suvarna Mohur traces India’s history from the time the first coins were minted about 2500 years ago. Our political and social landscape has changed significantly from century to century with each successive period enriching our ancient civilisation and making it a more diverse country than it ever has been. Such diversity is also reflected in India’s coinage. Ranging from punch-marked types to rather uniquely shaped octagonal ones, from the world’s largest coins to the smallest ones, from coins used for everyday transactions to much sought after ones that were used as jewellery and from resplendent gold coins to the more ubiquitous copper varieties; India’s coins are not just a collector’s delight but also serve to illuminate our magnificent culture. The remarkable history of an epoch appears to spring to life when viewed in conjunction with the coinage representing that era.
Suvarna Mohur, while charting India’s history over the millennia, presents a bouquet of 133 rare coins which, in the author’s opinion, are best illustrative of our country’s antiquity, ethos and traditions.
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Arun Ramamurthy
ARUN RAMAMURTHY is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta and has had a long and distinguished career as a senior banker. After spending close to 15 years working for top multinational banks, he went on to start his own business in the fast evolving world of financial technology. Arun is fond of writing and has penned articles on diverse subjects including authoring India’s first book on credit scores. Currently, Arun divides his time between his twin passions: his work in the field of finance and his hobby involving collecting rare Indian coins and exploring Indian history in the context of these coins.
