MEDIEVAL PERIOD COINS OF INDIA – TYPES AND CLASSIFICATION
Collectors who are looking to build a collection
of medieval India coins have a lot to explore.
Coins of medieval India can be broadly
classified based on the various dynasties that ruled different parts of India.
Mughal and Maratha coins are the most
popular in this category.
Delhi Sultan coins from Tughlaq Dynasty, Khilji’s,
Sayyids etc are early medieval coins of India.
Hindu Kingdom empires like Chudasama, Katoch,
Imperial Chola, Vaghela etc also issued coins of their own.
Later sultans like Malwa Sultans, Sultans of
Kashmir, Sultans of Sindh also issued interesting coins of Medieval India.
Mughal coins can be classified based on the
emperors who issued them.
Coins of Akbar and Jeghangir are the most
sought after coins of medieval India.
Many of these coins also featured dates on
them.
Independent kingdoms like Mysore, Ahom,
Vijayanagar Maratha etc also have a rich history of coinage.
Many coins issued by Ahom kingdom was
hexagonal and square shaped.
Special Hon coins were issued when Chatrapati
Shivaji was coronated.
Several Princely states also issued coins of their
own.
The most famous of them were medieval coins
issued by Bhavnagar, Awadh, Bikaner, Bhopal, Jaipur, Indore etc.
From Sultanate rule to Princely states, there is a lot
to explore when it comes of medieval coins of India.