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Selected numismatic publications by A. M. Fishman (these and other works are available for sale on www.numismall.com) |
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Fishman/Todd (2025): The Ardha-māṣakas of Magadha and Maurya: Analysis, classification and illustrated catalogue of the smallest punchmarked coins of ancient India. Expanding on the pioneering studies of V.S. Agrawala, Terry Hardaker and others, The Ardha-māṣakas of Magadha and Maurya presents a groundbreaking analysis of the minuscule one-rattī weight punchmarked coins of ancient India. This work not only explores the style and metrology of a significant group of these ancient coins, but also, for the first time, introduces metallurgical data to the examination of this series, offering new insights for economic historians, numismatists and collectors alike. Additionally, the book revises Hardaker’s 1999 catalogue, correcting and expanding his work to present a more comprehensive typological listing accompanied by unprecedented metrological data. Drawing on published hoards and newly analyzed specimens, this book clarifies the historical context of these small and poorly known coins and refines our understanding of their weight standard and typology. It is a must-read for collectors and those interested in ancient Indian coinage and the monetary history of ancient India. Available for purchase the book here. |
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I.J. Todd / A.M. Fishman 2025: The Silver Coinage of the Gupta Empire and Associated States in Western India
New catalogue (published March 2025): I.J.Todd / A.M.Fishman, The Silver Coinage of the Gupta Empire and Associated States in Western India: Analysis, classification and illustrated catalogue.
A new detailed catalogue, classifying hundreds of types of post-Kshatrapa silver coins and listing numerous exciting discoveries, new inscription translations and interpretations. A long and extensive catalogue, a must for a collector of ancient Indian coinage.
Dealing with the silver coinage and events around the time of the fall of the Western Kshatrapa kingdom in the period 398-415 CE, and in the century that followed, this work comprehensively catalogues unprecedented integrated coin classifications for – and fresh historical conclusions about – the Gupta empire and associated states including the Traikutakas and Kalachuris. It also broadens the known history of the Western Kshatrapas by identifying the coinage of two individuals who succeeded the kingdom’s last great ruler; and through detailed analysis introduces the previously unknown “Second Ksatrapa Kingdom” ruled by a king named Madasena and his sons, and with coinages formerly misattributed to the Maitrakas of Valabhi and the Western Ksatrapas.
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A.M. Fishman / I. J. Todd "The Silver Damma. On the mashas, daniqs, qanhari dirhams and other diminutive coins of India, 600-1100 CE" - new catalogue - IIRNS publication, 2018
The result of over a decade of study, this work presents in 423 pages a vast range of new material on a super-series of coins which uniquely bridges Hindu and Islamic India from the 7th century CE onwards; its interpretations open a whole new horizon in the numismatic history of early medieval India. The book comprehensively examines the nature and historical context of the earliest native tiny silver dammas as well as all their various Islamic and Hindu descendants, traversing the early coinages of Sindh, Punjab and ancient Gandhara, as well as the later Sindhi, Multani and Ghaznavid types, and subsequent coins from north-western and central India, covering the period from about 600 to 1100 CE. A survey of later coins from western, central and south India is included in the Addendum to the main work for the sake of completeness and to demonstrate the pervasiveness of the tiny silver damma over time and throughout India. Comprehensive descriptions, translations and historical notes are provided for every one of the hundreds of coin types, together with illustrations of one or more specimens of each, including line drawings where appropriate.
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Comprehensive detailed catalogue - The Silver Coinage of the Western Satraps in India (50-400 AD), Catalogue and Price Guide (A.M.Fishman)
This 392 page book is the most comprehensive study of the rich silver coinage of the Western Satraps ever written. The Western Satraps (also known as Indo-Sakas or Indo-Scythians) of Gujarat and the surrounding areas in Western India issued a plethora of beautiful rich coinage which until now has not been well understood outside of a small circle of specialists. This is the perfect guide for the new or experienced collector. The coins of the Western Satraps (also known as the "Western Kshatrapas") were issued for over three centuries (from the 1st century AD to the early 5th century AD) and covered thirty eight rulers from two distinct dynasties (Kshaharatas and Kardamakas).
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"The Base-Metal Coinage of the Western Satraps in India (50-400 AD), Catalogue and Price Guide" (A.M.Fishman)
"The Base-Metal Coinage of the Western Satraps in India (50-400 AD), Catalogue and Price Guide", A.M.Fishman This is the brand new publication. This 216 page book is the most comprehensive study of the poorly known and understood base-metal (billon, lead, copper, bronze and potin) coinage of the Western Satraps ever written. The Western Satraps (also known as Indo-Sakas or Indo-Scythians) of Gujarat and the surrounding areas in Western India issued a plethora of beautiful rich coinage and sparse and poorly-studied base-metal coinage. This is the perfect guide for the new or experienced collector. The coins of the Western Satraps (also known as the "Western Kshatrapas") were issued for over three centuries (from the 1st century AD to the early 5th century AD) and covered thirty eight rulers from two distinct dynasties (Kshaharatas and Kardamakas).
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Links to selected online numismatic pages on this site |
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List of late Roman monograms, 5th century |
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Shatamanas & fractions from Gandhara - 1st coins of India (600-500BC) |
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Catalogue of early (1st and 2nd) issue large Magadha karshapanas (550-470 BC) |
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Online catalogue of unpublished "Sri Yashaaditya silver Hephthalite obols, 5th-6th century |
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First reports of the forgeries of ancient silver coins of the Western Kshatrapas |
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A note on newly discovered modern cast counterfeits of the ancient Indian coins from Malayaman Kingdom, 1st-3rd century AD (by Ian Todd) |
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