Overview
- The two-day national seminar opened at the Dr. Marri Channa Reddy HRD Institute with Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao inaugurating the sessions.
- Organizers said 76 research papers from scholars across states are slated for presentation under the theme “Coinage and Economy of Southern India.”
- An exhibition features excavated coins, with speakers highlighting how regional finds help reconstruct economic, political and technological histories.
- The Deputy Chief Minister released new publications on Telangana archaeology and numismatics, including works on Chada, the Krishna–Tungabhadra valley and South Indian fanams.
- The Heritage Department marked its first coin-focused national seminar in its 114-year history, with leaders citing the State Museum’s extensive holdings and recent discoveries such as Koti Lingala and Peddabankur.