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.
The museum’s hoard of 2,37,963 coins is kept in the treasury vaults since there is no 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 plan to have a numismatics gallery where 400 coins will be put on display. The work will be completed in a couple of months,” said Mr Ramulu Naik, assistant director, State Museum.
A committee of experts from AP and Telangana state is segregating the coins. Mr Naidu said the committee had segregated 25,000 coins so far.
