The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c10.24

c10.24

R. D. Banerji was of opinion that Kācha coins are commemorative medals issued by Samudragupta in memory of a brother, who had died in the war of liberation.¹ This is quite an ingenious theory; *sarvarājochchhettā* on the reverse may suggest the name of the issuer and Kācha on the obverse the name of the person commemorated. The artistic excellence and the numismatic originality displayed by the type may be explained by the assumption that Samudragupta issued the commemorative pieces late in his reign.