Department of
History and Kannada,Christ University in
collaboration with Karnataka Numismatics Society , Bangalore organized a one
day exhibition, workshop and lecture on
numismatics” on 12 July,2014 in Gourmet extension and Assembly Hall ,Block -2
from 9 am to 3pm.
The programme
was divided into two slots, exhibition and lecture session.
The programme
began with an inauguration of the
exhibition in gourmet basement at 9.30 by Mahesh Jambulingam , President ,
Karnataka Numismatic Society and Dr.John Joseph Kennedy, Dean, Department of
Humanities and Social Sciences, Christ University. Faculty members along with
prominent members from Numismatics
Society witnessed the session.
The next slot
of the programme was held in Assembly Hall, block 2, from 9.45 am to 11 am. The
session was presided by Dr. John Joseph Kennedy where Mahesh Jambulingam's lecture on
numismatics included origin and preservation of coins, coins of various dynasties- Chalukyas, Cholas, Pallavas, Mughals,
Mauryans, etc and of different types- punch marked, ducats, boat money,etc.He
stated that the coins were of different eras starting from Magadha period to
the present 21st century and of various metals- copper, silver,
gold, bronze, stone, etc.
In his
Presidential remarks Dr. Kennedy explained how numismatics is an important
source for historical construction and hoped that students would find it
noteworthy.
The
exhibition session from 11 am to 3 pm consisted of a workshop and demonstration
of coins in the gourmet basement. The workshop focussed on how coins must be preserved and maintained. Along
with the workshop for all the interested numismatists , demonstration of
various coins from different eras, of scarce metals, of varied concepts, of
diverse dominant rulers and colonial governors , was done.
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