The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c10.15

c10.15

The above arguments are not however conclusive. Thus argument (a) can only show that Kācha cannot be later than the time of Chandragupta II, when the average weight of the Gupta gold coins went up to 124 grains. Argument (b) is also inconclusive; for mere paraphrasing of a legend need not prove identity. The legend in question occurs in almost the same form on the swordsman type of Kumāragupta I, where it reads as *Gāmavajitya sucharitaiḥ Kumāragupto divaṃ jayati*. Surely we cannot argue that Kumāragupta I is identical with Kācha or Samudragupta because of the above striking resemblance in the wording of the legends. Argument (c) can only show that Kācha coins were issued soon after the Tiger-slayer and the Aśvamedha types of Samudragupta; they may have been struck by him or by his successor or rival.