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James Prinsep

James Prinsep in medal cast {{circa|1840}} from the [[National Portrait Gallery (London)|National Portrait Gallery]] James Prinsep (20 August 1799 – 22 April 1840) was an English scholar, orientalist and antiquary. He was the founding editor of the ''Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal'' and is best remembered for deciphering the Kharosthi and Brahmi scripts of ancient India. He studied, documented and illustrated many aspects of numismatics, metallurgy, meteorology apart from pursuing his career in India as an assay master at the mint in Benares. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Useful tables, forming an appendix to the Journal of the Asiatic Society. by Prinsep, James, 1799-1840

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    Useful tables, forming an appendix to the Journal of the Asiatic Society : part the first, coins, weights, and measures of British India. by Prinsep, James, 1799-1840

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    Essays on Indian Antiquities, Historic, Numismatic, and Palaeographic : To Which are Added Tables, Illustrative of Indian History, Chronology, Modern Coinages, Weights, Measures, e...

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    Essays on Indian Antiquities, Historic, Numismatic, and Palaeographic : To Which are Added Tables, Illustrative of Indian History, Chronology, Modern Coinages, Weights, Measures, e...

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