The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c10.3
The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c10.3
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c10.3
The type of Kācha closely resembles the Standard type of Samudragupta. On the obverse of both we find the king standing to left and offering oblations on altar. But while Samudragupta has an ordinary standard in his left hand, Kācha has a *Chakradhvaja* or wheel-topped banner. The reverse, however, shows a remarkable variation; for on the coins of Kācha, we find the goddess standing to left and holding a flower in her right hand; she is not shown as seated on the throne as on the coins of the Standard type of Samudragupta.