Mitchiner, Michael, Oriental Coins and their Values - Non-Islamic States & Western Colonies AD 600-1979, London, 1979, 640 pages, with nearly every type photographed, hardcover. More than 4750 coins cataloged with photos: 1) India from the fall of the Guptas through rise of Islam, 2) Colonial & modern India & Ceylon, 3) Nepal, Assam, Tripura, Arakan, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Malay peninsula & Indonesia 600 AD to present, 4) (less useful) China, Japan, Annam & Korea from T ang to present. Dynastic tables, historical background. Most items include the original script, usually with translation. The India section alone is worth the price. Important listings of southeast Asian odd & curious items. His catalog numbers are widely used and this is still an important reference.
