The city known for its slew of museums celebrated International Museum Day 2024 the theme of which was “Museums for Education and Research”, on Saturday.
Leading the celebrations was the Department of Archaeology Museums and Heritage which conducted an exhibition of coins of various dynasties in what was a throw back to a bygone era.
The coin collection on display belonged to P.K. Keshav Murthy of Hunsur who has hundreds of coin expos to his credit. The 5th-century punch-marked coin, coins minted by the Guptas, Kushanas, Satavahanas, Greeks, Romans, Kadambas, Cholas, Pandyas as also the Mughlas, were on display apart from the currencies that were in vogue during the British period, the Wadiyars of Mysuru and other kingdoms.
