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100			_aSahni, Birbal
245		4	_aThe technique of casting coins in ancient india / _cBirbal Sahni
250			_aSoftcover
260			_aBombay : _bThe Numsmatic society if india / _c1945.
300			_a68 p.; _c28 cm.
490			_aMemoirs of the Numismatic Society of India
520			_aThe book investigates the methods and technology used for casting coins in ancient India. Sahni's research was prompted by his discovery at Rohtak in 1936 of an ancient mint site containing thousands of terracotta coin moulds and unfinished coins. He examines archaeological evidence from Rohtak, Taxila, Mathura, Kashi and other sites, describing different types of moulds, dies and casting processes. The work also compares Indian coin-casting techniques with methods used in China and the Roman world.
650			_a Coins, Indic.
650			_aNumismatics -- India.
942			_cRBK
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