From busy ancient markets where traders arrived from all corners of the globe to British-colonial India, coins were, as anywhere else on the globe as the lifeblood of commerce and trade.

The Yuezhi tribes of Central Asia, who had pushed the Shakas into the Indian subcontinent, were the last to make their way ...

Here are some ancient coins worth a lot of money ... as having been on the Dutch East India Company ship Vliegenthart when it sank nearly 300 years ago, according to GovMint.

The find includes 20 sets of copper plates, comprising 72 leaves, as well as gold coins. The epigraphy ... is one of the most revered and ancient pilgrimage sites in India. Situated in the ...

Two philatelists in Indore preserve a unique collection of over 100 rare stamps and special postal covers related to the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj and Simhastha Mela in Ujjain. These collections ...