Mumbai University Numismatics

After B.A I want to take admission in Master of Arts in Numismatics and Archaeology Degree Course at Dinesh Mody Institute for Numismatics & Archaeology affiliated to University of Mumbai so please give me details for admission including eligibility criteria?

Hello sir I want to know about the Numismatics program of Mumbai University so please provide me the information about this.

[Shaleen]

The University of Mumbai conducts the MA (Numismatics & Archaeology) programme through the Dinesh Mody Institute of Numismatics & Archaeology.

Numismatics

Numismatics is an upcoming field for research in Indian history and there is huge burgeoning market in trading of Indian coins both nationally and internationally.

Syllabus

The syllabus of the course ambitiously covers the entire gamut of Indian coinage right from the ancient Punch marked coins of the pre-Buddhist era (8th-6th century BC).

Coins are Indian dynasties like Guptas, Kushans, Satavahanas, Cholas, Pandyas, Vijayanagara empire, the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughals and the British till the latest coins.

In addition, the students are encouraged to learn numerous scripts ranging from the oldest Indian scripts, Ashokan Brahmi and Kharosthi to Nagari to Greek, Arabic and Persian as Indian coins are inscribed in these indigenous and foreign scripts.

Lastly, the students are instructed about the basics of Archaeology, its methodology and various findings to give them an idea of how the various coin hoards are discovered.

About the course

The course opens avenues for a host of foreign scholarships at foreign institutions with collections of Indian coins such as the British Museum, Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge University), Ashmolean Museum (Oxford University), among others.

Contact info

Dinesh Mody Institute of Numismatics & Archaeology
Saroj Sadan, Kalina Campus,
Santacurz (E), Mumbai – 400 098