Telangana plans display of rare coins

Hyderabad: Four hundred gold, silver, bronze, copper and other coins, dating from the pre-Satavahana period to those of the Asaf Jah dynasty, will be put on display at the Telangana  State Museum.

Museum officials selected these coins from its vast collection. Its hoard of 2,37,963 coins are kept in the treasury vaults since there is no exclusive gallery for coins at the museum.

Ms M.R. Visalatchy, director, department of archaeology and museums, and a team of experts segregated the collection based on the rulers who minted the coins, the metal used, size and description and selected the best for display.

“We planning to have a numismatics gallery where 400 coins of various periods will be put on display. Work on the gallery will be completed in a couple of months,” Mr Ramulu Naik, assistant director, State Museum, told this newspaper.

A committee of experts from AP and Telangana segregated the coins depending on the metal and period of origin. Mr Naidu said the committee had segregated 25,000 coins.