Studies in South Indian Coins, Volume VI/edited by A.V. Narasimha Murthy. 1996, 140 p., 51 plates, $13.
Contents: 1. Roman coins from South India/Peter Berghaus. 2. A note on a signet-ring from Karur/K.V. Raman. 3. On an enigmatic Khaharata coin/Ajay Mitra Shastri. 4. A new coin type of King Satavahana/A.H. Siddhiqui, M. Kasturi Bai and Ch. Bhanukumari. 5. An important coin of Sri Siva Skanda Satakarni/A.H. Siddhiqui, M. Kasturi Bai and U. Lakshmi Devi. 6. Nedumkandam hoard of Roman Dinarii/T. Satyamurthy. 7. A Roman coin die from Karur, Tamilnadu/R. Krishnamurthy. 8. Coins from Peddavegi excavations, (1985-87)/I.K. Sarma. 9. A note on the Gajapati Pagoda/M.D. Sampath. 10. A new gold coin of Rajendra Chola--I/R. Shanthi. 11. A unique coin of the Hoysalas of the Tamil country/A. Seetharaman and N. Jayanthi. 12. New types of silver coins of Vijayanagar empire/Shailendra U. Bhandare and Subodh S. Pethe. 13. Yet another coin of Saluva Timma/Harihariah Oruganti. 14. Two new coins of Sri Ranga Raya I of Vijayanagar/M.T. Karunakaran. 15. Ganesa type of Vijayanagar gold coin/R. Gopal. 16. Numismatic data for dating Talakad sand dunes/D.V. Devaraj and M.S. Krishna Murthy. 17. Copper coin of Angusaraya/A.V. Narasimha Murthy and P. Kundanmal Jain. 18. Dutch colonial coinage in the Coramandel coast/J. Raja Mohamad. 19. Swadeshi gold coins of Madras/N. Rajendran. Book reviews: 1. P.V.Parabrahma Sastry, Satavahana Epoch--a new light/A.V. Narasimha Murthy. 2. Michael Mitchiner, coin circulation in southernmost India/R. Krishnamurthy.
"This volume, the sixth in the series, contains description of recently discovered coins and new interpretation of known discoveries. "Illustrated with photographs, the volume will be of use to archaeologists, numismatists, historians, coin collectors and the general reader." (jacket)