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A captivating presentation on the coinage of the Western Ganga dynasty marked Day 2 of the World Heritage Week organised by the Mangaluru Chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), in association with Art Kanara Trust. The talk and coin collection showcase, titled “Marked by History: The Western Ganga Dynasty Coins,” was delivered by noted numismatist M. Prashanth Shet of S.L. Shet Jewellers and Diamond House, on Thursday, November 20, at 5:30 p.m. at the Kodial Guthu Centre for Art and Culture. The Western Ganga dynasty ruled for nearly 650 years, from around 350 to 999 AD, governing large parts of southern Karnataka and regions of present-day Andhra Pradesh, with their capitals at Kolar in the early period and later at Talak

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