Indeed numismatics is such source material which is based on facts. A coin although carries very little information, but what it carries it is definite and accurate.

The numismatics book tilted, ‘Ancient Romans and Greeks in Kashmir” authored by the reputed Numismatist and archaeologist of Kashmir Iqbal Ahmad and Published by HSRA publishers Bangalore has made such significant revelations which have first time appeared on the ancient historiography of Jammu and Kashmir. The author in this wonderful research book has attempted to explore the ancient Roman and Greek - Kashmir connections through the numismatic and archaeological studies

Ancient Indo Greek Coin of Emperor Menandra

The book basically is the study of two ancient numismatic hoards, which very earlier have been found in Kashmir and preserved in its state museum at Srinagar. These two hoards have carried few copper and silver coins of ancient Romans, Byzantine, Indo Greeks, Indo Scythians, Indo Parthians and kushan Emperors. In fact Greek, Scythian and Kushan coins are very much recorded to have been found in Jammu and Kashmir, but finding of Roman coins in Kashmir has been a great mystery which has puzzled the numismatists and archaeologists. The author in this book has been very striate forward and has used very simple tongue to express his researches, The author on its first page of his book writes,
‘During my longest stay in Jammu and Kashmir’s largest and oldest museum at Srinagar and in my archaeological survey travels, I came across certain very interesting and wonderful archaeological and numismatic evidences of several ancient foreign tribes in my this land of Jammu and Kashmir.
These included the archaeological artifacts, ancient coins and architectural influences of, ancient Romans, Byzantine, Indo -Greek, Indo Scythian, Indo- Parthian and Kushan Empires.
The finding of such evidences of these civilizations within the land of Jammu and Kashmir itself is a wonderful mystery which has created curiosity among the scholars and intellectuals of this land.

Ancient Roman Coin of Julia Mamaea

The book titled ‘Ancient Romans and Greeks in Kashmir’ is an attempt on part the author to explore the hither to unknown facts of the ancient history of Kashmir.
Basically it is a scientific study and documentation of ancient archaeological, numismatic and architectural evidences of the above mentioned civilizations which have been found in Jammu and Kashmir till the advent of 22nd century AD.
In this book are first time identified and deciphered the archaeological artifacts and ancient coins of ancient Roman, Byzantine, Indo Greek, Indo Scythian and Kushan empires and an attempt has been made to interpret these physical evidences in their proper perspective.
The events related to the ancient history, political, Cultural, economic, technological, trade and commercial links of Jammu and Kashmir with in the western and eastern world have been explored on the bases of available numismatic data.

Copper Coin of Augustus

In the book are deciphered and described the coins of ancient Roman empire which have been first time found in Jammu and Kashmir, besides the chronology of Indo Greek, Indo Scythian, Indo Parthian and Kushan emperors in Jammu and Kashmir, which accounts about seven hundred years from 200 BC to 500 AD, have also been first time dealt in context with the standing numismatic and archaeological evidences.
The readers, particularly the students and research scholars pursuing their studies in ancient Kashmir, Roman, Byzantine, Greek, Scythian, Parthian and Kushan, history, Archaeology and numismatics would find this book more interesting and informative.
This book with amazing revealing deals our ancient history with more scientific and physical approaches. The book is available at Gulshan books private limited residency road Srinager, on Amazon and flipkart with its eBook editions as well.

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