Archive · 12 Jan 2026
Hinduja Collection Reveals Post-Mauryan North India
A new book called Early North India and Its Coinage shows ancient coins from a time after the Mauryan Empire ended.
These coins help us learn about the rulers, trade, and daily life in North India between 300 BCE and 300 CE.
The book has pictures and details of over 850 coins from places like Mathura and Uttarakhand.
These coins show gods and temples, and they help us understand history better.
The Hinduja Foundation, which has a big collection of coins, helped make this book.
They plan to show some of these coins in the Lucknow Museum.
Many other coins are still not studied, but they could tell us even more about our past.
Book 'Early North India and Its Coinage' documents post-Mauryan coinage (300 BCE to 300 CE).
Features 850 coins from regions like Mathura, Uttarakhand, and Punjab.
Coins depict gods, temples, and daily life, offering insights into trade and culture.
Hinduja Foundation's collection includes 34,000 coins, with plans to display some in Lucknow Museum.
Many unstudied coin hoards could provide new historical insights.
- Who
- Dr. Devendra Handa, Hinduja Foundation
- What
- Book on early North Indian coinage
- When
- Unveiled last week
- Where
- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- To document and study post-Mauryan coinage
- Author
- Dr. Devendra Handa
- Support
- Hinduja Foundation
- Time Period
- 300 BCE to 300 CE
- Coins Examined
- 850
- Total Collection
- 34,000
- Regions Covered
- Mathura, Kannauj, Panchal, Kaushambi, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan
- Deities Depicted
- Kārttikeya, Śiva, Lakṣmī
- Unveiling Location
- Lucknow