BVR Badragirish, an environmental engineer from Telangana, has collected over 1,000 ancient coins spanning from the Asamaka Janapada era to the British period. His collection includes rare Satavahana, Kakatiya, and Roman coins, reflecting trade and history of Telugu states

Sangareddy: While pursuing Chemical Engineering at Osmania University and later post-graduation from IIT-Madras, BVR Badragirish developed a deep interest in history and archaeology, particularly in ancient Indian numismatics. Even after taking up a job as an environmental engineer with the Pollution Control Board three decades ago, he continued his passion for studying coins minted by rulers of the Telugu states.

Over the years, Badragirish has collected more than 1,000 ancient coins. The oldest in his collection i

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