"The book is the product of sustained research put in by the author for many years as data had to be gathered in bits and pieces.. to analyse those to provide an integrated narrative in a chronological format." Prof J.B. Bhattacharjee
"….It looks like a big improvement on the previous book and should now remain the definitive work on the subject. Congratulations and best wishes." Stan Goron
Publications by the Library of Numismatic Studies
“ …. In my opinion the book is an excellent work on the topic and will remain so for a long time to come." Prof. J. P. Singh
"N.G.Rhodes and S.K.Bose must be particularly thanked for their dedication of collecting so many Manikya coins and for analysing the coinage in plain and simple language, bereft of any jargon….. it is aimed at students and researchers, especially those of numismatics, for whom this is part of the curriculum. The book meets the syllabi requirements of the Universities." Prof. Mahadev Chakravarti
"The authors of this joint work are well known in the field of numismatic studies of North East India, the neighbouring Himalayan region and South East Asia, and have been publishing books and articles for quite sometime now. …. I would like to join my friend Mahadev Chakravarti to congratulate them both ‘for their excellent attempt to add up a significant book to India’s numismatic literature’. … The book will be found useful by all those interested in this study of the history and coinage of Tripura for a long time to come." Prof. J.P.Singh
"An important aspect of this new study is the correspondence of the officers of the British Administration on coin circulation, their paucity, rate of exchange and other related matters." Prof. J P Singh
"The Coinage of Assam (Vol.I) is an upto date study on the rather brief coinage of early Assam….This is a very good book on the topic that it covers. Both Rhodes and Bose should be congratulated for bringing out this informative and scholarly work….." Prof. J.P.Singh
"The Coinage of Assam, Vol. I, is indeed a seminal work of N.G.Rhodes and S.K.Bose on the coinage and monetary development in Assam in the Pre-Ahom Period. The authors have not only exhaustively listed and elaborately discussed the numismatic aspects of the coins issued by various political authorities in and outside Assam but discovered in the soils of Assam and the currencies of other types, e.g. cowrie shells, but also placed them in the historical perspectives of Assam …. to explain the linkage of the coinage in socio-political and cultural development in the context of time and space." Prof. J.B. Bhattacharjee
"… the book itself is a significant addition within the domain of economic history of modern India, the economic historians of the period cannot miss the contents of the documents in Appendix A and B of the book which Basu has brought to their notice. The book is just excellent, both visually and intellectually, and it is the first book, and so far only, on the tea tokens in India. The reading public and academia alike will like it." Prof. J. B. Bhattacharjee
“On the coinage of Manipur, the book is undoubtly excellent and it will remain as the most valuable reference in the subject for a long time to come.” Dr Jayati Bhattacharjee
"The book under review is indeed fascinating for the themes covered as well as the source-materials used for constructing the glorious history of a kingdom that held its head high in the Northeast for a long time…The work of this nature is sure to be appreciated by all." Dr K. L. Chattopadhyay
"Understanding Northeast through Coinage’ is the message, - loud and clear." Prof. J.B. Bhattacharjee
"The present work by N.G.Rhodes and S.K.Bose who are eminently qualified for the job, gives the readers a highly valuable insight for reconstructing the economic history of the Ahom period." Prof. J.N.Phukan