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Forgotten Books The Coins of India (Classic Reprint) by C J Brown
Excerpt from The Coins of India A detailed description will be found opposite each of the plates giving transliterations and translations of the coin legends; and these with the list of selected authorities at the end of the book should provide the key to a fuller knowledge of the subject. To almost all the works mentioned in the latter the writer is indebted although it has been impossible to acknowledge all obli gations in detail. Mention must also be made of Dr. George Macdonalds fascinating little study T/ze Evolu tion of Coznoge (the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature) as well as of the late Dr. Vincent Smiths Oxford History of India which has in general been accepted as the authority for the historical facts and dates somewhat plentifully incorporated throughout the book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses stateoftheart technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.show more